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Endpoint:
biodegradation in water: sediment simulation testing
Type of information:
calculation (if not (Q)SAR)
Adequacy of study:
key study
Reliability:
2 (reliable with restrictions)
Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
accepted calculation method
Justification for type of information:
Data is from computational model developed by USEPA
Qualifier:
according to guideline
Guideline:
other: Modeling database
Principles of method if other than guideline:
Fugacity Model by EPI Suite estimation database
GLP compliance:
not specified
Specific details on test material used for the study:
- Name (IUPAC): N,N,N-triethylethanaminium chloride
- Molecular formula: C8H20ClN
- Molecular weight: 165.706 g/mol
- Smiles notation: [N+](CC)(CC)(CC)CC.[ClH-]
- InChl: 1S/C8H20N.ClH/c1-5-9(6-2,7-3)8-4;/h5-8H2,1-4H3;1H/q+1;/p-1
- Substance type: Organic
- Physical state: liquid
Radiolabelling:
not specified
Oxygen conditions:
other: estimation
Inoculum or test system:
not specified
Parameter followed for biodegradation estimation:
test mat. analysis
Details on study design:
Level III Fugacity model
EPI Suite contains a Level III fugacity model. In general, fugacity models predict the partitioning of an organic compound in an evaluative environment. A Level III model assumes steady-state but not equilibrium conditions. The Level III model in EPI Suite predicts partitioning between air, soil, sediment and water using a combination of default parameters and various input parameters that may be user defined or estimated by other programs within EPI Suite.

The model environment consists of 4 main compartments: air, water sediment and soil. There are also sub-compartments such as an aerosol phase, suspended solids, and biota phase, within specific main compartments. A fixed temperature of 25ᵒC is assumed. Mass transport between the compartments via volatilization, diffusion, deposition and runoff are modeled. level III models is a steady state, non-equilibrium model. Steady state conditions mean that the change in concentration of a chemical in each compartment (i) with respect to time eventually approaches zero. The model does not assume that a common equilibrium (fugacity) exists between the phases, so if a chemical is emitted into one compartment it can partition to the other compartments. Loss of chemical occurs through two processes: reaction and advection. Reaction is the biotic or abiotic degradation of the chemical that is calculated using the user specified or model calculated half-lives of the chemical in each of the 4 main compartments. Advection processes are considered for the air, water and sediment compartments. Advection is the removal of chemical from a compartment through losses other than degradation (reaction). The rate of advection in a given compartment is determined by a flow rate (m3/hour), calculated by dividing the volume of the compartment by an advection time.
Compartment:
water
% Recovery:
19.6
Remarks on result:
other: Other details not known
Compartment:
sediment
% Recovery:
0.108
Remarks on result:
other: Other details not known
Key result
% Degr.:
50
Parameter:
other: Half-life in water
Sampling time:
15 d
Remarks on result:
other: Other details not known
Key result
% Degr.:
50
Parameter:
other: Half-life in sediment
Sampling time:
135 d
Remarks on result:
other: Other details not known
Key result
Compartment:
water
DT50:
15 d
Type:
other: estimated data
Temp.:
25 °C
Remarks on result:
other: Other details not known
Key result
Compartment:
sediment
DT50:
135 d
Type:
other: estimated data
Temp.:
25 °C
Remarks on result:
other: Other details not known
Transformation products:
not specified
Evaporation of parent compound:
not specified
Volatile metabolites:
not specified
Residues:
not specified

Mass Amount

(percent)

Half-Life (hr)

Emissions (kg/hr)

Water

19.6

360

1000

Sediment

0.108

3240

0

 

Fugacity (atm)

Reaction (kg/hr)

Advection (kg/hr)

Reaction (percent)

Advection (percent)

Water

2.18e-016

842

437

28.1

14.6

Sediment

1.88e-016

0.516

0.0482

0.0172

0.00161
Validity criteria fulfilled:
not specified
Conclusions:
Estimated half life of test chemical N,N,N-triethylethanaminium chloride in water was 15 days ( 360 h) and in sediment estimated to be 135 days ( 3240 h).
Executive summary:

Estimation Programs Interface (EPI Suite, 2017) prediction model was run to predict the half-life in water and sediment for the test compound  N,N,N-triethylethanaminium chloride (CAS No.56 -34 -8). If released in to the environment, 19.6 % of the chemical will partition into water according to the Mackay fugacity model level III and the half-life period of test chemical N,N,N-triethylethanaminium chloride in water is estimated to be 15 days (360 hrs). The half-life ( 15 days estimated by EPI suite) indicates that the chemical is not persistent in water and the exposure risk to aquatic animals is moderate to low whereas the half-life period of test chemical N,N,N-triethylethanaminium chloride in sediment is estimated to be 135 days (3240 hrs). However, as the percentage release of test chemical into the sediment is less than 1% (i.e, reported as 0.108 %), indicates that test chemical N,N,N-triethylethanaminium chloride is not persistent in sediment.

Description of key information

Estimation Programs Interface (EPI Suite, 2017) prediction model was run to predict the half-life in water and sediment for the test compound  N,N,N-triethylethanaminium chloride (CAS No.56 -34 -8). If released in to the environment, 19.6 % of the chemical will partition into water according to the Mackay fugacity model level III and the half-life period of test chemical N,N,N-triethylethanaminium chloride in water is estimated to be 15 days (360 hrs). The half-life ( 15 days estimated by EPI suite) indicates that the chemical is not persistent in water and the exposure risk to aquatic animals is moderate to low whereas the half-life period of test chemical N,N,N-triethylethanaminium chloride in sediment is estimated to be 135 days (3240 hrs). However, as the percentage release of test chemical into the sediment is less than 1% (i.e, reported as 0.108 %), indicates that test chemical N,N,N-triethylethanaminium chloride is not persistent in sediment.

Key value for chemical safety assessment

Half-life in freshwater:
15 d
at the temperature of:
25 °C
Half-life in freshwater sediment:
135 d
at the temperature of:
25 °C

Additional information

Estimation Programs Interface (EPI Suite, 2017) prediction model was run to predict the half-life in water and sediment for the test compound  N,N,N-triethylethanaminium chloride (CAS No.56 -34 -8). If released in to the environment, 19.6 % of the chemical will partition into water according to the Mackay fugacity model level III and the half-life period of test chemical N,N,N-triethylethanaminium chloride in water is estimated to be 15 days (360 hrs). The half-life ( 15 days estimated by EPI suite) indicates that the chemical is not persistent in water and the exposure risk to aquatic animals is moderate to low whereas the half-life period of test chemical N,N,N-triethylethanaminium chloride in sediment is estimated to be 135 days (3240 hrs). However, as the percentage release of test chemical into the sediment is less than 1% (i.e, reported as 0.108 %), indicates that test chemical N,N,N-triethylethanaminium chloride is not persistent in sediment.