m-Cresol - ipcs inchem

OECD SIDS
m-CRESOL
3. ENVIRONMENTAL FATE AND PATHWAYS ID: 108-39-4
DATE: 24.05.2004
Result :
Kinetic of testsubst. : 38 hour(s) 50 %
46 hour(s) 90 %
%
%
%
Deg. product :
Method : other: Die-away Test
Year : 1990
GLP : no
Test substance : other TS: gas chromatographic grade
Result : no lag phase
Reliability : (2) valid with restrictions
No standard test procedure, but in accordance with generally accepted
scientific standards and described in sufficient detail
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Type : aerobic
Inoculum : other: denitrifying cultures from unadapted mixed wastewater
Concentration : .39 mg/l related to Test substance
related to
Contact time :
Degradation : 100 (±) % after 17 day(s)
Result :
Deg. product :
Method : other: measured
Year : 1989
GLP : no
Test substance : other TS: m-cresol, no purity reported
Result : lag phase 3 days, completely degraded in 17 d
Test condition : inoculum prepared by mixing waste water samples from 12
denitrifying treatment plants
incubated at 27 degrees C in the dark
Reliability : (2) valid with restrictions
Study in accordance with generally accepted scientific
standards and described in sufficient detail
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Type : anaerobic
Inoculum : other: municipal sewage sludge from primary anaerobic digesters
Concentration : 50 mg/l related to Test substance
related to
Contact time : 56 day(s)
Degradation : 100 (±) % after 49 day(s)
Result :
Deg. product : yes
Method :
Year : 1983
GLP : no
Test substance : other TS: m-cresol, no purity reported
Deg. products : 74-82-8 200-812-7 methane
Result : substance disappeared completely after 7 weeks
net CH4 production >90% of theoretical value
no transformation products observed
Test condition : mineral salt medium with 10% sludge
Temperature 35 degrees C
Reliability : (2) valid with restrictions
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