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Toxicity to soil microorganisms

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Description of key information

There are no toxicity test data to soil microorganisms available for ethylbenzene.  However, chemical and physical properties indicate that direct or
indirect exposure to the soil compartment is unlikely.

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Ethylbenzene is readily biodegradable and has a BCF of 110. The results from a fugacity model (McKay Level I) based on key physical and chemical properties concluded that direct or indirect exposure to the soil compartment is unlikely.