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Biodegradation in water and sediment: simulation tests

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Based on the Level III Fugacity Model, the half life period of thetert-butyl-4-methoxyphenol was estimated to be 900 hrs (37.5 days) in water and 337.5 days in sediment respectively. Therfore it is considered that the substance will qualify as not persistent in water medisum as the half life does not exceed the EPA criteria of 60 days. However, it can be observed that tert-butyl-4-methoxyphenol was seem to be persistent in sediment medium but can be ignored the sediment persitence as it does not diffuse in the sediment medium and it's percentage defussion in the sediment medium is reported to be much lower as 0.854 %. 

Key value for chemical safety assessment

Half-life in freshwater:
900 h
at the temperature of:
25 °C
Half-life in freshwater sediment:
8 100 h
at the temperature of:
25 °C

Additional information

 

Mass Amount (percent)

Half-Life (hr)

Emissions (kg/hr)

Water

18.3

900

1000

Sediment

0.854

8.1e+003

0

 

Fugacity (atm)

Reaction (kg/hr)

Advection (kg/hr)

Reaction (percent)

Advection (percent)

Water

1.88e-011

447

581

14.9

19.4

Sediment

2.07e-011

2.31

0.54

0.0771

0.018