| Chemical |
n-Nitrosodiethylamine |
| CAS-number : |
55-18-5 |
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| Synonyms : |
| n-nitrosodietyyliamiini |
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| Sumformula of the chemical : |
| C4H10N2O |
| EINECS-number : |
| 2002261 |
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| Photochemical degradation in air : |
Atmospheric photolysis half-life:
4hr - 8hr,
based upon measured rates for sunlight photolysis in water
(Howard 1991).
Photooxidation half-life in air:
3.7hr - 37hr,
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: 4hr - 8hr,
based upon measured rates for sunlight photolysis in water
(Howard 1991).
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| Half-life in air, days : |
| 0.17 |
4hr - 8hr, |
| 0.33 |
based upon measured rate for sunlight |
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photolysis in water, |
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Howard 1991 |
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| Half-life in soil, days : |
| 20 |
20d - 6mo, |
| 180 |
based upon aerobic soil die-away data, |
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Howard 1991 |
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| Half-life in water, days : |
| 0.17 |
4hr - 8hr, |
| 0.33 |
in surface water, based upon measured rates for |
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sunlight photolysis in water, |
| 40 |
40d - 12mo, |
| 360 |
in ground water, scientific judgement based upon |
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estimated unacclimated aqueous aerobic |
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biodegradation half-lives, |
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Howard 1991 |
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| Aerobic degradation in water : |
Aerobic half-life:
20d - 6mo, based upon aerobic soil die-away data (Howard 1991). |
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| Anaerobic degradation in water : |
Anaerobic half-life:
80d - 24mo, scientific judgement based upon etimated
unacclimated aqueous aerobic biodegradation half-lives
(Howard 1991).
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| LC50 values to fishes, mg/l : |
| 775 |
96hr, Pimephales promelas |
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Draper & Brewer 1979 |
References |
| 359 | Draper, A.C. & Brewer, W.S. 1979.
Measurement of the aquatic
toxicity of volatile nitrosoamines.
J.
Toxicol.
Environ.
Health
5: 985. |
| 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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