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17.3 Environmental fate of glycol ethers 1173
Name [CAS RN], Values Comments Ref.
BOD 5 = 0.95 mmol/mmol
Diethylene glycol monomethyl ether acetate [629-38-9]
acclimated mixed culture, estimated by linear regression
technique from a 20-day test
ThOD = 1.68 g/g, BOD 10 = 1.10 g/g 14
Diethylene glycol monoethyl ether [111-90-0]
5 d = 17% bio-oxidation, 10 d = 71%,
15 d = 75%, 20 d=87%
5 d = 11% bio-oxidation, 10 d = 44%,
15 d = 57%, 20 d=70%
ThOD = 1.91 g/g, BOD5 = 0.20 g/g,
%ThOD = 11, COD = 1.85 g/g,
%ThOD = 97
filtered domestic wastewater, non-acclimated seed, 3, 7,
10 mg/l (at least two), fresh water
filtered domestic wastewater, non-acclimated seed, 3, 7,
10 mg/l (at least two), salt water
effluent from a biological sanitary waste treatment
plant, 20 ± 1°C, unadapted seed, BOD = APHA SM 219,
COD = ASTM D 1252-67
BOD 5 = 0.58 g/g, %ThOD = 30 same conditions, adapted seed 11
COD removed = 95.4% mixed culture, acclimation in a semi-continuous system 12
BOD5 = 5.50 mmol/mmol acclimated mixed culture 17
Diethylene glycol diethyl ether [112-36-7]
ThOD = 2.17 g/g, BOD10 = 0.10 g/g 14
Diethylene glycol monobutyl ether [112-34-5]
ThOD = 2.17 g/g, BOD 5 = 0.25 g/g,
%ThOD = 11, COD = 2.08 g/g,
%ThOD = 96
effluent from a biological sanitary waste treatment
plant, 20 ± 1°C, unadapted seed, BOD = APHA SM 219,
COD = ASTM D 1252-67
COD removed = 95.3% mixed culture, acclimation in a semi-continuous system 12
BOD 5 = 5.95 mmol/mmol acclimated mixed culture 17
5 d = 27% bio-oxidation, 10 d = 60%,
15 d = 78%, 20 d=81%
5d=3%bio-oxidation, 15 d = 70%,
28 d = 88%,
28 d >60% removal
28 d = 58% removal
1 d = 14% removal, 3d=19%,5d=60%,
6 d = 100%
9 d = 100% removal
14 d = 94% removal
BOD APHA SM, no prior acclimation/adaptation of
seed, 20°C
OECD Closed-Bottle test 301D, no prior acclimation/adaptation
of seed, 20°C
OECD 301C, modified MITI test, adapted activated
sludge
OECD 301C, modified MITI test, adapted activated
sludge
OECD 302B, modified Zahn-Wellens test, industrial
non-adapted activated sludge
OECD 302B, modified Zahn-Wellens test, non-adapted
activated sludge
OECD 301A, domestic secondary effluent sewage,
DOC measured
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