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Hazard for aquatic organisms

Freshwater

Hazard assessment conclusion:
PNEC aqua (freshwater)
PNEC value:
0.116 mg/L
Assessment factor:
1 000
Extrapolation method:
assessment factor
PNEC freshwater (intermittent releases):
1.16 mg/L

Marine water

Hazard assessment conclusion:
PNEC aqua (marine water)
PNEC value:
0.012 mg/L
Assessment factor:
10 000
Extrapolation method:
assessment factor

STP

Hazard assessment conclusion:
PNEC STP
PNEC value:
1 mg/L
Assessment factor:
10

Sediment (freshwater)

Hazard assessment conclusion:
PNEC sediment (freshwater)
PNEC value:
0.802 mg/kg sediment dw
Extrapolation method:
equilibrium partitioning method

Sediment (marine water)

Hazard assessment conclusion:
PNEC sediment (marine water)
PNEC value:
0.08 mg/kg sediment dw
Extrapolation method:
equilibrium partitioning method

Hazard for air

Air

Hazard assessment conclusion:
no hazard identified

Hazard for terrestrial organisms

Soil

Hazard assessment conclusion:
PNEC soil
PNEC value:
0.092 mg/kg soil dw
Extrapolation method:
equilibrium partitioning method

Hazard for predators

Secondary poisoning

Hazard assessment conclusion:
PNEC oral
PNEC value:
91.7 mg/kg food
Assessment factor:
300

Additional information

The available acute aquatic toxicity studies on fish, invertebrate and algae were performed on the primary hydrolysis product of BPA-DA (4,4-Bisphenol A Tetra-Acid (BPA TA; CAS 38103-05-8)). The PNECs derived from the PNEC freshwater are thus also on BPA-TA. This is considered acceptable as BPA-TA is the stable primary hydrolysis product of the hydrolytically unstable BPD-DA (DT50 < 24h).

Conclusion on classification

Based on available data, BPA-DA need not be classified for environmental hazards as all LC50 and EC50 values for its primary hydrolysis product (BPA-TA) are above the cut-off value for Classification and Labelling (i.e., 100 mg/L). Furthermore, the LogPow for BPA-TA of -2.2 (pH 7) does not indicate a potential for bioaccumulation.