|
Ready biodegradability |
Potential bioaccumulation |
Aquatic toxicity, EC/LC50 (mg/l) |
Remarks (and human health hazard class for
selected substances) |
Reference to this report |
Anionic surfactants |
Environmental hazard class 0 |
C6-8 dialkylsulfosuccinate |
No |
No data |
10-100
C8, D. magna, 33, Section 3.6.2 |
Not ultimately biodegradable under anoxic conditions
Human health hazard class 00 |
Section 3.6 |
Environmental hazard class 3A |
C10-13 linear alkylbenzene sulfonate (avg.
C11.6)
(CAS No. 25155-30-0) |
Yes |
No |
£ 1
C12, M. aeruginosa: 0.9, Tab. 3.15
C10-13, A. tonsa: 0.54, Tab. 3.16 |
Not ultimately biodegradable under anoxic conditions
Human health hazard class 2E |
Section 3.3 |
C16-18 a
-olefine sulfonate |
Yes |
No data |
£ 1
C16-18, S. gairdneri: 0.8, Tab. 3.21 |
Not ultimately biodegradable under anoxic conditions
Human health hazard class 2E |
Section 3.5 |
Environmental hazard class 3 |
C12 alkyl sulfate (CAS No. 151-21-3) |
Yes |
No |
£ 1
C12, A. tonsa: 0.6, Tab. 3.5 |
Human health hazard class 2D |
Section 3.1 |
C12-14 alkyl sulfate |
Yes |
No |
£ 1
C12, A. tonsa: 0.6, Tab. 3.5 |
Human health hazard class 2D |
Section 3.1 |
C16-18 alkyl sulfate |
Yes |
No |
£ 1
C16, O. latipes: 0.5, Tab. 3.6 |
|
Section 3.1 |
C16 alkyl ether sulfate, 2-6 EO |
Yes |
No |
£ 1
C16 + C14-16, P. promelas, 0.84 (gmv.),
Tab. 3.12 |
Human health hazard class 3E |
Section 3.2 |
Environmental hazard class 4 |
C12 alkyl ether sulfate, 1-4 EO
(CAS Nos. 9004-82-4, 1335-72-4) |
Yes |
No |
1-10
C12, P. promelas: 1.5, Tab. 3.12 |
Human health hazard class 3E |
Section 3.2 |
C14-17 secondary alkane sulfonate
(CAS No. 68037-49-0) |
Yes |
No data |
1-10
C14-15,
P. phoxinus + C16,
C18, L. macrochirus,
6.5 (gmv.), Tab. 3.20 |
Not ultimately biodegradable under anoxic conditions
Human health hazard class 2E |
Section 3.4 |
C15-18 secondary alkane sulfonate |
Yes |
No data |
1-10
C15,
P. phoxinus + C16, C18, L. macrochirus,
3.7 (gmv.), Tab. 3.20 |
Not ultimately biodegradable under anoxic conditions
Human health hazard class 2E |
Section 3.4 |
C14-16 a
-olefine sulfonate |
Yes |
No data |
1-10
C14-16, I. idus: 3.4, Tab. 3.21 |
Not ultimately biodegradable under anoxic conditions
Human health hazard class 2E |
Section 3.5 |
Coconut fatty acid soap, C8-18
(CAS No. 61789-31-9) |
Yes |
No data |
1-10
Na-soap, O. latipes: 5.9, Tab. 3.27 |
Human health hazard class 3E |
Section 3.7 |
Palm oil/palm kernel oil fatty acid soap, C8-18
(CAS No. 61789-89-7; 61790-97-2) |
Yes |
No data |
1-10
Na-soap, O. latipes: 5.9, Tab. 3.27 |
Human health hazard class 3E |
Section 3.7 |
Tallow fatty acid soap, C14-18
(CAS No. 8052-48-0) |
Yes |
No data |
1-10
Na-soap, O. latipes: 5.9, Tab. 3.27 |
Human health hazard class 3E |
Section 3.7 |
Nonionic surfactants |
Environmental hazard class 0 |
C10-13 alcohol alkoxylate, EO6, PO3 |
Yes |
No data |
1-10
C10-13 EO6, PO3, alga, Tab. 4.10 |
Not ultimately biodegradable under anoxic conditions
(no data; assessment) |
Section 4.1 |
Fatty acid amides, ethoxylated |
Yes/No |
No data |
1-10
C12-14 EO4, Daphnia sp., 2.5, Tab. 4.24 |
|
Section 4.4 |
Environmental hazard class 2 |
C13 alcohol ethoxylate, EO7-8;
1 internal CH3; 46% branching |
No |
No |
1-10
C13 EO7-8, S. subspicatus, 5, Tab. 4.9 |
|
Section 4.1 |
C10-14 alcohol ethoxylate, EO7;
2.9 internal CH3, quaternary C-atom |
No |
No |
1-10
C13 EO7, S. capricornutum, 7.5, Tab. 4.9 |
|
Section 4.1 |
C11-15 alcohol ethoxylate, EO7;
4 internal CH3, quaternary C-atom |
No |
No |
1-10
C11-15 EO7, P. promelas, 6.1, Tab. 4.14 |
|
Section 4.1 |
Environmental hazard class 3A |
C13-15 alcohol ethoxylate, EO3
(CAS No. 68213-23-0) |
Yes |
Yes |
£ 1
C12-13 EO4.5-6.5 + C14 EO3-4,
D. magna, 0.76 (gmv.), Tab. 4.11 |
Indications for bioconcentration in aquatic
organisms, but not sufficient evidence to fulfil the criteria for environmental hazard
class 1.
Human health hazard class 2E |
Section 4.1 |
C14 alcohol ethoxylate, EO4 |
Yes |
Yes |
£ 1
D. magna, 0.76 (gmv.; see above) |
Indications for bioconcentration in aquatic
organisms, but not sufficient evidence to fulfil the criteria for environmental hazard
class 1.
Human health hazard class 2E |
Section 4.1 |
C16 alcohol ethoxylate, EO8 |
Yes |
Yes |
£ 1
C14-15 EO6 + C15 EO7-8,
S. subspicatus, 0.07 (gmv.), Tab. 4.8 |
Indications for bioconcentration in aquatic
organisms, but not sufficient evidence to fulfil criteria for environmental hazard class1.
Human health hazard class 2E |
Section 4.1 |
C13 alcohol ethoxylate, EO7-8;
1 internal CH3, 25% branching |
Yes |
No |
£ 1
C13 EO7-8, S. subspicatus,
0.5, Tab. 4.9 |
Not ultimately biodegradable under anoxic conditions
(no data; assessment) |
Section 4.1 |
C15 alcohol ethoxylate, EO7-8;
1 internal CH3, 25% branching |
Yes |
No |
£ 1
C15 EO7-8, S. subspicatus,
0.05, Tab. 4.9 |
Not ultimately biodegradable under anoxic conditions
(no data; assessment) |
Section 4.1 |
C13-15 alcohol alkoxylate, EO6, PO3Environmental
hazard class 3 |
Yes |
No data |
£ 1
C13-15, EO6, PO3, alga, 0.5, Tab. 4.10 |
Not ultimately biodegradable under anoxic conditions
(no data; assessment) |
Section 4.1 |
C12-14 alcohol ethoxylate, EO3/9EO (CAS
No. 68439-50-9) |
Yes |
No |
£ 1
C12-13 EO4.5-6.5 + C12-14 EO7-8,
D. magna, 0.56 (gmv.), Tab. 4.11 |
|
Section 4.1 |
C12-15 alcohol ethoxylate, EO7
(CAS No. 68131-39-5) |
Yes |
No |
£ 1
P. promelas, 0.48, Tab. 4.13 |
Human health hazard class 2E |
Section 4.1 |
C13-15 alcohol ethoxylate, EO7
(CAS No. 68213-23-0) |
Yes |
No |
£ 1
C12-15 EO7-8, D. magna, 0.6 (gmv.),
Tab. 4.11 |
Human health hazard class 2E |
Section 4.1 |
C16-18 alcohol ethoxylate, EO30 |
No |
No |
10-100
C16-18 EO30, D. magna, 18, Tab. 4.11 |
Human health hazard class 2E |
Section 4.1 |
Oxo-C13-15 alcohol ethoxylate, EO7-8; 10%
branching |
Yes |
No |
£ 1
C13-15 EO7-8, S. subspicatus, 0.5, Tab. 4.9 |
|
Section 4.1 |
C12-14 alcohol ethoxylate, EO10,
butylether (end-capped) (CAS No. 147993-63-3) |
Yes |
No |
£ 1
C12-14 EO9, alga, 0.3, Tab. 4.10 |
Conflicting results on the anaerobic biodegradability
of end-capped AE (this study; Appendix, Tables A10-11) |
Section 4.1 |
Environmental hazard class 4 |
C9-11 alcohol ethoxylate, EO3-9 (CAS No.
68439-46-3) |
Yes |
No |
1-10
C10-12 EO6, L. macrochirus, 6.4, Tab. 4.13 |
Human health hazard class 2E |
Section 4.1 |
Iso-C13 alcohol ethoxylate, EO7-8; 3
internal CH3, highly branched (CAS No. 69011-36-5) |
Yes |
No |
1-10
C13 EO7-8, S. subspicatus, 0.5, Tab. 4.9 |
Not ultimately biodegradable under anoxic conditions
(no data; assessment) |
Section 4.1 |
C8-10 alkyl polyglycoside, DP 1.4 (CAS No.
54549-25-6) |
Yes |
No data |
10-100
C8-10, D. magna, 20, Tab. 4.19 |
|
Section 4.3 |
C12-14 alkyl polyglycoside, DP 1.4 (CAS
No. 141464-42-8) |
Yes |
No data |
1-10
C12-14, B. rerio, 3.0, Tab. 4.20 |
|
Section 4.3 |
C12 fatty acid glucose amide |
Yes |
No data |
10-100
C12, P. promelas, 39, Tab. 4.20 |
Human health hazard class 00 |
|
C12-14 fatty acid glucose amide |
Yes |
No data |
1-10
C12-14, B. rerio, 7.5, Tab. 4.20 |
Human health hazard class 00 |
|
C14 fatty acid glucose amide |
Yes |
No data |
1-10
C14, P. promelas, 2.9, Tab. 4.20 |
Human health hazard class 00 |
|
Cocodiethanolamide (CAS Nos. 68603-42-9, 61791-31-9) |
Yes |
No data |
1-10
S. subspicatus, 2.3, Tab. 4.23 |
Human health hazard class 2B |
Section 4.4 |
Cocomonoethanolamide (CAS No. 68140-00-1) |
Yes |
No data |
1-10
S. subspicatus, 8.8 (gmv.), Tab. 4.23 |
Human health hazard class 2E |
Section 4.4 |
Cationic surfactants |
Environmental hazard class 1 |
C9, C10
dialkyldimethylammonium chloride; isononyl (CAS No. 138698-36-9) |
No |
No |
£ 1
C(16-18)2, M. aeruginosa, 0.05, Tab. 5.6 |
Not ultimately biodegradable under anoxic conditions |
Section 5.2 |
C(10)2 dialkyldimethylammonium
chloride (CAS No. 7173-51-5) |
No |
No |
£ 1
C(16-18)2, M. aeruginosa, 0.05, Tab. 5.6 |
Not ultimately biodegradable under anoxic conditions |
Section 5.2 |
Dicocodimethylammonium chloride (avg. C12)
CAS No. 61789-77-3) |
No |
No |
£ 1 C(16-18)2,
M. aeruginosa, 0.05, Tab. 5.6 |
Not ultimately biodegradable under anoxic conditions |
Section 5.2 |
C(12-15)2 dialkyldimethylammonium
chloride (CAS No.68910-56-5) |
No |
No |
£ 1
C(16-18)2, M. aeruginosa, 0.05, Tab. 5.6 |
Not ultimately biodegradable under anoxic conditions |
Section 5.2 |
C(16-18)2 dialkyldimethylammonium
chloride (CAS No.61789-80-8) |
No |
No |
£ 1
C(16-18)2, M. aeruginosa, 0.05, Tab. 5.6 |
Not ultimately biodegradable under anoxic conditions |
Section 5.2 |
Environmental hazard class 3A |
C16 alkyltrimethylammonium bromide
(CAS No. 57-09-0) |
No |
Yes/No |
£ 1
C16, S. capricornutum, 0.09, Tab. 5.2 |
Convincing evidence for aerobic aquatic
biodegradability
Not ultimately biodegradable under anoxic conditions
>10%: Human health hazard class 2E
<5%: Human health hazard class 4E |
Section 5.1 |
C16 alkyltrimethylammonium chloride
(CAS No. 112-02-7) |
No |
Yes/No |
£ 1
C12, M. aeruginosa, 0.12, Tab. 5.2 |
Convincing evidence for aerobic aquatic
biodegradability
Not ultimately biodegradable under anoxic conditions
Human health hazard class 2E |
Section 5.1 |
C16-18 alkyltrimethylammonium
chloride |
No |
Yes/No |
£ 1
C12, M. aeruginosa, 0.12, Tab. 5.2 |
Convincing evidence for aerobic aquatic
biodegradability
Not ultimately biodegradable under anoxic conditions |
Section 5.1 |
Alkyldimethylbenzylammonium bromides;
benzalkonium bromides
(CAS No. 91080-29-4) |
No |
Yes/No |
£ 1
C12-14 ADMBAC,
C. pyrenidosa, 0.67, Tab. 5.10 |
Convincing evidence for aerobic aquatic
biodegradability
Not ultimately biodegradable under anoxic conditions
>10%: Human health hazard class 2D
5-10%: Human health hazard class 3D
<5%: Human health hazard class 4D |
Section 5.3 |
Alkyldimethylbenzylammonium chlorides;
benzalkonium chlorides
(CAS Nos. 8001-54-5, 68391-01-5, 68424-85-1, 85409-22-9, 61789-71-7) |
No |
Yes/No |
£ 1
C12-14, C. pyrenidosa, 0.67, Tab. 5.10 |
Convincing evidence for aerobic aquatic
biodegradability
Not ultimately biodegradable under anoxic conditions
>10%: Human health hazard class 2D
5-10%: Human health hazard class 3D
<5%: Human health hazard class 4D |
Section 5.3 |
Environmental hazard class 4 |
Esterquat |
Yes |
No data |
1-10
Fish, 3.0, Tab. 5.13 |
Human health hazard class 30 |
Section 5.4 |
Diesterquat |
Yes |
No data |
1-10
O. mykiss, 7.0, Tab. 5.13 |
Human health hazard class 00 |
Section 5.4 |
DEEDMAC |
Yes |
No data |
1-10
S. capricornutum, 2.9, Tab. 5.13 |
|
Section 5.4 |
Amphoteric surfactants |
Environmental hazard class 4 |
Cocoamidopropyl betaine
(CAS Nos. 61789-40-0, 83138-08-3, 86438-79-1) |
Yes |
No data |
1-10
B. rerio, 2.0, Tab. 6.2 |
>20%: Human health hazard class 3E
<20%: Human health hazard class 4E |
Section 6.1 |
C12-14 alkyl betaine |
Yes |
No data |
1-10
C12-14, alga, 2.5, Tab. 6.2 |
|
Section 6.1 |
Complexing agents |
Environmental hazard class 3 |
Phosphonates |
No |
No |
10-100
HEDP, D. magna, <25, Tab. 7.2 |
The apparent toxicity determined in tests with algae
is neglected |
Section 7.2 |
EDTA
(CAS No. 60-00-4) |
No |
No |
10-100 |
Human health hazard class 3D |
Section 7.6 |
NTA
(CAS No. 139-13-9) |
No |
No data |
>100-200 |
Human health hazard class 3B |
Section 7.7 |
Environmental hazard class 4 |
Polycarboxylates
(P(AA), CAS No. 9003-01-4, and P(AA-MA), CAS No. 52255-49-9) |
No |
No |
>100-1,000 |
Human health hazard class 5E |
Section 7.3 |
Disodium citrate (CAS No. 144-33-2) and trisodium
citrate (CAS No. 68-04-2) |
Yes |
No |
> 500 |
Human health hazard class 4E |
Section 7.4 |
Zeolite (CAS No. 1318-02-1) |
Not applicable |
No |
>100-1,000 |
Human health hazard class 4E |
Section 7.5 |
Preservatives |
Environmental hazard class 0 |
Butylparaben (CAS No. 94-26-8) |
Yes |
Yes |
1-10
(estimated from data for other parabens, Tab. 8.7) |
Assessment of aquatic toxicity based on ethyl-,
methyl-, and propylparaben Human health hazard class 4D |
Section 8.2 |
Benzyl alcohol (CAS No. 100-51-6) |
Yes |
No |
10-100
D. magna, 55 |
Human health hazard class 3D |
Section 8.2 |
Phenoxyethanol (CAS No. 122-99-6) |
Yes |
No |
10-100 |
|
Section 8.2 |
Environmental hazard class 1 |
2-Bromo-2-nitropropane-1,3-diol (Bronopol) (CAS No.
52-51-7) |
No |
No |
£ 1
S. capricornutum, 0.37, Tab. 8.9 |
>10%: Human health hazard class 2D
5-10%: Human health hazard class 3D
<5%: Human health hazard class 3D |
Section 8.3 |
5-Chloro-2-(2,4-dichlorophenoxy) phenol (Triclosan)
(CAS No. 3380-34-5) |
No |
Yes |
£ 1
P. promelas, 0.25 |
Human health hazard class 4D |
Section 8.4 |
Environmental hazard class 3A |
2-Methyl-4-isothiazolin-3-one (CAS No. 2682-20-4) |
No |
No |
£ 1
Kathon, D. magna, 0.16, Tab. 8.1 |
Convincing evidence for aerobic aquatic
biodegradability
<0.6% (Kathon): Human health hazard class 5A
>0.6% (Kathon): Human health hazard class 2A |
Section 8.1 |
5-Chloro-2-methyl-4-isothiazolin-3-one (CAS No.
26172-55-4) |
No |
No |
£ 1
Kathon, D. magna, 0.16, Tab. 8.1 |
Convincing evidence for aerobic aquatic
biodegradability |
Section 8.1 |
Environmental hazard class 3 |
Methyldibromoglutaronitrile (CAS No. 35691-65-7) |
Yes |
No |
£ 1
Alga, 0.15 |
|
Section 8.4 |
Environmental hazard class 4 |
Ethylparaben (CAS No. 120-47-8) |
Yes |
No |
10-100
P. subcapitata, 18, Tab. 8.7 |
Human health hazard class 4D |
Section 8.2 |
Methylparaben (CAS No. 99-76-3) |
Yes |
No |
10-100
D. magna, 11.2, Tab. 8.7 |
Human health hazard class 4D |
Section 8.2 |
Propylparaben (CAS No. 94-13-3) |
Yes |
No |
10-100
P. subcapitata, 15, Tab. 8.7 |
Human health hazard class 4D |
Section 8.2 |
Bleaching agents |
Environmental hazard class 3 |
Sodium hypochlorite (CAS No. 7681-52-9) |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
£ 1
(see text, Section 9.3.1) |
NaOCl is rapidly inactivated in the sewer via
reactions with other substances. Possible risk of formation of toxic chloroorganic
compounds.
Human health hazard class 2D |
Section 9.3 |
Sodium dichloroisocyanurate(CAS No. 2893-78-9) and
potassium dichloroisocyanurate (CAS No. 2244-21-5) |
Not applicable |
No |
£ 1
D. magna, 0.23 (gmv.), Tab. 9.5 |
>10%: Human health hazard class 2E
<10%: Human health hazard class 4E |
Section 9.4 |
|
Environmental hazard class 4 |
|
|
|
|
|
Perborates |
Not applicable |
No |
10-100 |
Human health hazard class 20 |
Section 9.2 |
TAED (CAS No. 10543-57-4) |
Yes |
No |
> 100 |
Human health hazard class 5E |
Section 9.1 |
Acids and bases |
Environmental hazard class 4 |
Acetic acid (CAS No. 64-19-7) |
Yes |
No |
10-100 |
>90%: Human health hazard class 1E
25-90%: Human health hazard class 2E
10-25%: Human health hazard class 3E
< 10%: Human health hazard class 4E |
Section 10.1 |
Citric acid (CAS No. 77-92-9) |
Yes |
No |
> 100 |
>20%: Human health hazard class 3E
<20%: Human health hazard class 4E |
Section 10.2 |
Solvents |
Environmental hazard class 2 |
1-Decanol (CAS No. 112-30-1) |
Yes |
Yes |
1-10
L. idus, 1.9 (gmv.), Tab. 11.1 |
|
Section 11.4 |
Environmental hazard class 4 |
Ethanol (CAS No. 64-17-5) |
Yes |
No |
>1,000 |
Human health hazard class 5D |
Section 11.1 |
Isopropanol (CAS No. 67-63-0) |
Yes |
No |
>1,000 |
Human health hazard class 3D |
Section 11.2 |
2-Butoxy ethanol (CAS No. 111-76-2) |
Yes |
No |
>500 |
|
Section 11.3 |
Butoxy diglycol (CAS No. 112-34-5) |
Yes |
No |
>1,000 |
|
Section 11.5 |
Propylene glycol (CAS No. 57-55-6) |
Yes |
No |
>1,000 |
Human health hazard class 4D |
Section 11.6 |
Glycerol (CAS No. 56-81-5) |
Yes |
No |
>1,000 |
|
Section 11.7 |
2-Amino ethanol (CAS No. 141-43-5) |
Yes |
No |
>100 |
|
Section 11.8 |
Dipropylene glycol (CAS No. 25265-71-8) |
No |
No |
>1,000 |
|
Section 11.9 |
Fragrances |
Environmental hazard class 1 |
Polycyclic musks, AHTN (CAS No. 1506-02-1,
21145-77-7) |
No |
Yes |
£ 1
P. promelas, 0.10, Tab. 12.3 |
|
Section 12.2 |
Polycyclic musks, HHCB (CAS No. 1222-05-5) |
No |
Yes |
£ 1
P. promelas, >0.14, Tab. 12.3 |
|
Section 12.2 |
Camphene (CAS No. 79-92-5) |
No |
Yes |
£ 1
D. rerio, 0.72 |
|
Section 12.3 |
2-Pinene (CAS No. 80-56-8) |
No |
Yes |
£ 1
P. promelas, 0.28 |
|
Section 12.4 |