US EPA

1628447 

Technical Report 

Application of the criteria for classification of existing chemicals as dangerous for the environment 

Knacker, T; Schallnass H-J; Klaschka, U; Ahlers, J 

1995 

Yes 

Environmental Science and Pollution Research
ISSN: 0944-1344
EISSN: 1614-7499 

BIOSIS/96/04508 

2 

3 

179-187 

English 

24234620 

10.1007/BF02987538 

BIOSIS COPYRIGHT: BIOL ABS. The criteria for classification and labelling of substances as "dangerous for the environment" agreed upon within the European Union (EU) were applied to two sets of existing chemicals. One set (sample A) consisted of 41 randomly selected compounds listed in the European Inventory of Existing Chemical Substances (EINECS). The other set (sample B) comprised 115 substances listed in Annex I of Directive 67/548 which were classified by the EU Working Group on Classification and Labelling of Existing Chemicals. The aquatic toxicity (fish mortality, Daphnia immobilisation, algal growth inhibition), ready biodegradability and n-octanol/water partition coefficient were measured for sample A by one and the same laboratory. For sample B, the available ecotoxicological data originated from many different sources and therefore was rather heterogeneous. In both samples, algal toxicity was the most sensitive effect parameter for most substances. Furthermore, it was found that, clas 

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