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Fatty acids, C14-18 and C16-18-unsatd., zinc salts:

Reliable studies of the toxicity of Fatty acids, C14-18 and C16-18-unsatd., zinc salts to terrestrial plants are not available. Thus, read-across to the assessment entities soluble zinc substances and C14-18 fatty acids is applied, since zinc cations and fatty acid anions determine its fate and toxicity in the environment. Since C14-18-satd. and C16-18-unsatd. fatty acids have a low potential for ecotoxicity, the hazard assessment of Fatty acids, C14-18 and C16-18-unsatd., zinc salts is based on zinc ions. Please refer to the endpoint summary of the respective assessment entity for further details.

 

Fatty acid anions (C14-18-satd. and C16-18-unsatd.):

Fatty acids as contained in plant and animal tissue are a natural component of soil, represent a significant part of the nutritional demands of living organisms, are rapidly degraded and non-bioaccumulative and have a low toxic potential for terrestrial plants. Based on the absence of a hazard potential in the aquatic compartment, a similar low potential is also assumed for terrestrial plants. This is confirmed in the risk assessment of C7 to C18 fatty acids by EFSA (2013) since based on a vegetation/vigour test, the risk to non-target plants is low.

 

ZINC:

NOEC and EC10 values are available for 18 different species and range from 32 mg Zn/kg dw for Trifolium pratense and Vicia sativa to 5855 mg Zn/kg dw for Triticum aestivum.

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