| Chemical |
Benzo(b)fluoranthene |
| CAS-number : |
205-99-2 |
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| Synonyms : |
| 3,4-benzfluoranthene |
| B(b)F |
| Benz[e]acephenanthrylene |
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| Sumformula of the chemical : |
| C20H12 |
| EINECS-number : |
| 2059119 |
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| Molecular weight : |
252 |
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| Log octanol/water coefficient, log Pow : |
| 5.78 |
Sangster 1989 |
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| Photochemical degradation in air : |
Photolysis half-life in air:
30d - 8.7hr, scientific judgement based upon measured rate of
photolysis in heptane irradiated with light >290 nm.
Photooxidation half-life in air:
14.3hr - 1.43hr, scientific judgement based upon estimated rate
constant for reaction with hydroxyl radical in air.
(Howard 1991)
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| Photochemical degradation in water : |
Aquatic photolysis half-life:
30d - 8.7hr, scientific judgemend based upon measured rate of
photolysis in heptana irradiated with light >290 nm (Howard
1991).
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| Half-life in air, days : |
| 0.595 |
14.3hr - 1.43hr, |
| 0.06 |
scientific judgement based upon estimated photooxidation half-life in air. |
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(Howard 1991) |
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| Half-life in soil, days : |
| 610 |
1.67yr - 360d, |
| 360 |
based upon aerobic soil die-away test data. |
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(Howard 1991) |
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| Half-life in water, days : |
| 30 |
30d - 0.36d, |
| 0.36 |
in surface water: scientific judgement based upon estimated aqueous photolysis half-life. |
| 1219 |
3.34yr - 1.97yr, |
| 719 |
in ground water: scientifc judement based upon estimated unacclimated aqueous aerobic biodegradation half-life. |
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(Howard 1991) |
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| Aerobic degradation in water : |
Aerobic half-life:
1.67yr - 360d, based upon aerobic soil die-away test data
(Howard 1991).
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| Anaerobic degradation in water : |
Anaerobic half-life:
6.68yr - 3.95yr, scientific judgement based upon estimated
unacclimated aqueous aerobic biodegradation half-life (Howard
1991).
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References |
| 3120 | Howard, P.H., Boethling, R.S., Jarvis, W.F., Meylan, W.M. &
Michalenko, E.M., Handbook of Environmental Degradation Rates,
1991.
Lewis Publicers, Inc., Chelsea, Michigan, U.S.A.,
pp. 725.
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| 3104 | Sangster, J. 1989.
Octanol-water partition coefficients of
simple organic compounds.
J.
Phys.
Chem.
Ref.
Data, Vol 18, No.
3: 1111 - 1229. |
| 1468 | Verschueren, K. 1983.
Handbook of environmental data of
organic chemicals.
Van Nostrand Reinhold Co.
Inc., New York.
1310 s. |
