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5.12.2025

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Chemical
3,4,5-Trichlorophenol
CAS-number :
609-19-8
 
Synonyms :
3,4,5-trikloorifenoli
Phenol, 3,4,5-trichloro-
 
Sumformula of the chemical :
C6H3Cl3O
EINECS-number :
2101830
 
Log octanol/water coefficient, log Pow :
3.69  3.69 - 4.41, Sabljic 1987
4.41 
 
Log soil sorption coefficient, log Kom :
3.56  observed, Sabljic 1987
2.99  calculated, Sabljic 1987
 
Aerobic degradation in soil :
AEROBIC DEGRADATION IN SOIL
Maximum adsorption wavelength: 295 nm
NON-STERILE SOIL
% decomposition at the termination of the experiment: 160d, 17%
STERILE SOIL
% decomposition at the termination of the experiment: 160d,  0%
(Baker et al. 1980)
 
Anaerobic degradation in soil :
ANAEROBIC DEGRADATION IN SOIL
Maximum adsorption wavelength: 295 nm
NON-STERILE SOIL
% decomposition at the termination of the experiment:  80d, -2%
STERILE SOIL
% decomposition at the termination of the experiment:  80d,  4%
(Baker et al. 1980)
 
Other information of degradation :
Degradation of 3,4,5-trichlorophenol:
*--------------------------------------------------------------*
ENVIRONMENT  INIT.CONC   REDOX-       TEMP   DEGRADATION  REF
             mg/l        COND.        °C     %/day
*--------------------------------------------------------------*
water (PCP-ad.)  -       aerobic       -       0/1        a
soil             1       aerobic      23      17/160      b
sterile soil     1       aerobic      23       0/160      b
soil             1       anaerobic    23       0/80       b
sterile soil     1       anaerobic    23       4/80       b
*--------------------------------------------------------------*
a) Steiert & Crawford 1985   b) Baker & Mayfield 1980
(Anon. 1987b).
 
LC50 values to fishes, mg/l :
1.1  24 hr, Poelicia reticulata,Könemann 1979

References
2333Anon. 1987b. Nedbrydelighed af miljøfremmede organiske stoffer. Utredningsrapport U1. Lossepladsprojektet.
2350Baker, M.D. & Mayfield, C.I. 1980. Microbial and non-biological decomposition of chlorphenols and phenol in soil. Water, Air & Soil Poll. 13: 411 - 424.
761Könemann, W.H. 1979. Quantitative structure-activity relationships for kinetics and toxicity of aquatic pollutants and their mixtures in fish. Univ. Utrecht, Netherlands.
2324Sabljic, A. 1987. On the prediction of soil sorption coefficients of organic pollutants from molecular structure: application of molecular topology model. Environ. Sci. Technol. 21: 358 - 366.
2387Steiert, J.G. & Crawford, R.L. 1985. Microbial degradation of chlorinated phenols. Trends Biotechnol. 3: 300 - 305.

 
 
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