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ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT<br />

Table 8 Half-lives (days) <strong>for</strong> (bulk) soil based on results from st<strong>and</strong>ardised biodegradation test results<br />

56<br />

Kpsoil *<br />

[l . kg -1 ]<br />

Readily biodegradable Readily biodegradable,<br />

failing 10-d window<br />

Inherently biodegradable<br />

≤ 100 30 90 300<br />

>100, ≤ 1000 300 900 3,000<br />

>1000, ≤ 10,000 3,000 9,000 30,000<br />

etc. etc. etc. etc.<br />

* Measured Kpsoil values are preferred, but if not available <strong>and</strong> assuming an EU st<strong>and</strong>ard soil these values correspond to log Kow values of<br />

4.4 (Kpsoil = 100), 5.7 (Kpsoil = 1000), <strong>and</strong> 6.9 (Kpsoil = 10,000) using the TGD QSAR equations <strong>for</strong> Kpsoil as a function of Kow<br />

(cf. Chapter 4).<br />

If no aquatic simulation or screening test data are available, a degradation rate <strong>for</strong> surface water<br />

may be established from a result of a simulation test <strong>for</strong> soil biodegradation. A substance may be<br />

considered readily biodegradable if it is ultimately degraded within 28 days in soil with a halflife<br />

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