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Environmental fate & pathways

Bioaccumulation: aquatic / sediment

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Reference
Endpoint:
bioaccumulation in aquatic species: fish
Data waiving:
study scientifically not necessary / other information available
Justification for data waiving:
the study does not need to be conducted because direct and indirect exposure of the aquatic compartment to the substance is unlikely

Description of key information

Bioaccumulation: aquatic/sediment: Low potential for bioaccumulation

Key value for chemical safety assessment

Additional information

Testing is waived in accordance with Column 2 of REACH Annex IX. Direct or indirect exposure of aquatic organisms to the registered substance is very limited due to the instability of the substance in water. The substance is expected to hydrolyses very rapidly to form monosilicic acid [Si(OH)4] and hydrochloric acid.

Silicic acid condenses at concentrations above approximately 100-150 mg/L as SiO2 to give insoluble amorphous polysilicic acid. These hydrolysis products are inorganic substances which enter natural biogeochemical cycles.

Silicic acid is the bioavailable form of silica that can be absorbed by certain organisms in the environment. In these organisms, silicic acid, precipitated as insoluble amorphous silica, plays a structural and defensive role. In animals, silica is a trace nutrient.