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Biodegradation in water: screening tests

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4,4-sulphonyldiphenol is considered as not ready biodegradable according to OECD 301 C .

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In a MITI test according to OECD 301C, the biodegradation of 4,4 -sulphonyldiphenol was investigated. Under these test conditions no biodegradation was observed.

Although 4,4'-sulphonydiphenol is assessed as not readily biodegradable, there is evidence that the substance may be degraded by microbial populations after acclimatisation. In fact, in a test conducted according to OECD Guideline 301 B under enhanced conditions, after an adaptation phase of approx 27 days, the biodegradation of 4,4'-sulphonyldiphenol reached 32 % at test termination (day 59). The role of adaptation in the biodegradation process is confirmed by studies dimostrating high removal of 4,4'-sulphonydiphenol from municipal wastewater treatment plants (Qian Sun et al., Environmental Pollution 225: 542 -549, 2017; M. Cesen et al., Science of the Total Environment, 616 -617: 744 -752, 2018; BASF SE, 2006).