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Environmental fate & pathways

Biodegradation in water: screening tests

Administrative data

Endpoint:
biodegradation in water: ready biodegradability
Type of information:
experimental study
Adequacy of study:
key study
Study period:
1996
Reliability:
1 (reliable without restriction)
Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
other: Guideline-Studie, ausführlich dokumentiert

Data source

Reference
Reference Type:
study report
Title:
Unnamed
Year:
1996
Report date:
1996

Materials and methods

Test guideline
Qualifier:
according to guideline
Guideline:
EU Method C.4-E (Determination of the "Ready" Biodegradability - Closed Bottle Test)
Deviations:
not specified
GLP compliance:
yes (incl. QA statement)

Test material

Constituent 1
Reference substance name:
D-Penicillamin-Bleisalz
IUPAC Name:
D-Penicillamin-Bleisalz
Constituent 2
Reference substance name:
Bleisalz der 2-Amino-3-mercapto-3-methylbuttersäure
IUPAC Name:
Bleisalz der 2-Amino-3-mercapto-3-methylbuttersäure
Test material form:
other: solid
Details on test material:
- Analytical purity: >99.0%
- Lot/batch No.: 120595
- Storage condition of test material: keine besonderen Maßnahmen
- Charakterisierung: graugelbes Pulver, charakteristischer Geruch
- Summenformel: C5H9NO2PbS

Study design

Oxygen conditions:
aerobic
Inoculum or test system:
activated sludge, domestic, non-adapted
Details on inoculum:
- Source of inoculum/activated sludge : Gemeinschaftsklärwerk Bitterfeld-Wolfen
- Preparation of inoculum for exposure: aerob gehalten, dekantierter Überstand als Inokulum verwendet
Duration of test (contact time):
34 d
Initial test substance concentration
Initial conc.:
5 mg/L
Based on:
test mat.
Parameter followed for biodegradation estimation
Parameter followed for biodegradation estimation:
O2 consumption
Details on study design:
TEST CONDITIONS
- Test temperature: 20-23°C. Kurzzeitig traten Temperaturen bis 19°C auf.
- Inokulum-Konzentration: 0,1 mL Inokulum/L
- Continuous darkness: ja

TEST SYSTEM
- Culturing apparatus: Karlsruher Flaschen
- Number of culture flasks/concentration: 20

SAMPLING
- Sampling frequency: Sauerstoffmessung erfolgte unmittelbar nach dem Befüllen und anschließend mindestens alle 4 Tage bis Tag 21, danach einmal pro Woche
Reference substance
Reference substance:
acetic acid, sodium salt
Remarks:
<90%

Results and discussion

% Degradation
Parameter:
% degradation (O2 consumption)
Value:
0
Sampling time:
34 d

BOD5 / COD results

Results with reference substance:
86% Abbau nach 3 Tagen, 90% nach 6 Tagen

Any other information on results incl. tables

Abbau der Prüfsubstanz: 

Tag

Durchschnittl. Abbau (%)

3

3

6

3

10

2

14

0

17

2

21

0

28

5

34

0

 Das Kriterium für leichte biologische Abbaubarkeit (60% Abbau am Ende des 10- Tage - Fensters) wurde nicht erfüllt.

Applicant's summary and conclusion

Validity criteria fulfilled:
yes
Interpretation of results:
under test conditions no biodegradation observed
Conclusions:
D-Penicillamin-Bleisalz wurde im Geschlossenen Flaschentest nach EU C.4-E nach 34 Tagen nicht abgebaut. Die Testbubstanz ist deshalb als biologisch nicht leicht abbaubar einzustufen.