| Chemical |
Fluorene |
| CAS-number : |
86-73-7 |
| |
| Synonyms : |
| 2,2'-methylenebiphenyl |
| Fluoreeni |
| o-biphenylenemethane |
| |
| Sumformula of the chemical : |
| C13H10 |
| EINECS-number : |
| 2016955 |
| |
| Water solubility, mg/l : |
| 100 |
< 100, MITI 1992 |
| |
| Melting point, °C : |
| 112 |
112-115, MITI 1992 |
| |
| Boiling point, °C : |
| 298 |
MITI 1992 |
| |
| Log octanol/water coefficient, log Pow : |
| 4.18 |
observed, Chin et al. 1986 |
| 4.38 |
Mackay 1982 |
| 4.18 |
Sangster 1989 |
| |
| Photochemical degradation in air : |
Photooxidation half-life in air:
2.8d - 6.81hr, scientific judgement based upon estimated rate
constant for reaction with hydroxyl radical in air
(Howard 1991).
|
| |
| Half-life in air, days : |
| 2.8 |
2.8d - 6.81hr, |
| 0.28 |
scientific judgement based upon estimated photooxidation halflife in air. |
| |
Howard 1991 |
| |
| Half-life in soil, days : |
| 60 |
60d - 32d, |
| 32 |
based upon aerobic soil die-away test data. |
| |
Howard 1991 |
| |
| Half-life in water, days : |
| 60 |
60d - 32d, |
| 32 |
in surface water: based upon aerobic soil die-away test data. |
| 120 |
120d - 64d, |
| 64 |
in ground water: scientific judgement based upon estimated unacclimated aqueous aerobic biodegradation half-life. |
| |
Howard 1991 |
| |
| Aerobic degradation in water : |
Aerobic half-life:
60d - 32d, based upon aerobic soil die-away test data
(Howard 1991).
|
| |
| Anaerobic degradation in water : |
Anaerobic half-life:
240d - 128d, scientific judgement based upon estimated
unacclimated aqueous aerobic biodegradation half-life
(Howard 1991).
|
| |
| Total degradation in water : |
Biodegradation:
0% by BOD
period: 28d
substance: 100 mg/l
sludge: 30 mg/l
(MITI 1992)
|
| |
| Bioconcentration factor, fishes : |
| 396 |
396 - 821, 8w, Cyprinus carpio, conc 0.02 mg/l, |
| 821 |
|
| 219 |
219 - 830, 8w, Cyprinus carpio, conc 0.002 mg/l, |
| 830 |
MITI 1992 |
| |
| LD50 values to birds in oral exposure, mg/kg : |
| 101 |
>101, orl-Agelaius phoeniceus |
| |
Schafer et al. 1983 |
| |
| EC50 values to algae, mg/l : |
| 15.5 |
rpd, act, Dunaliella bioculata |
| |
Heldal et al. 1984 |
| |
| LC50 values to fishes, mg/l : |
| 5.15 |
48hr, Oryzias latipes, MITI 1992 |
References |
| 2282 | Chin, Y., Weber, W.J. & Voice, T.C. 1986.
Determination of
partition coefficients and aqueous solubilities by reverse
phase chromatography - II: Evaluation of partitioning and
solubility models.
Wat Res. 20 (11): 1443 - 1450. |
| 566 | Heldal, M., Norland, S., Lien, T., Knutsen, G., Tjessem, K. &
Aarberg, A. 1984.
Toxic responses of the green alga
Dunaliella bioculata (Chlorophyta, Volvocales) to selected
oxidized hydrocarbons.
Environ.
Pollut.
Ser A 35(2): 119 - 132. |
| 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.,
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| 2777 | Mackay, D. 1982.
Correlation of bioconcentration factors.
Environ.
Sci.
Technol., 16(5): 274 - 278. |
| 3105 | MITI 1992.
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| 1198 | Rossi, S.S. & Neff, J.M. 1978.
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| 3104 | Sangster, J. 1989.
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| 1743 | Schafer , E.W.Jr., Bowles, W.A.Jr., Hurlbut, J. 1983.
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