Improving ready biodegradability testing of fatty amine derivatives
| Autor: | C.G. van Ginkel, M. Galobardes, J. Rosenblom, Ph. Lemaire, C. Gancet, M. Hirschen |
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| Rok vydání: | 2008 |
| Předmět: |
Environmental Engineering
Health Toxicology and Mutagenesis Diamines Chloride chemistry.chemical_compound Dioctadecylamine medicine Environmental Chemistry Organic chemistry Amines Fatty amine Sewage Chemistry Silica gel Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Aqueous two-phase system General Medicine General Chemistry Biodegradation Pollution Bioavailability Quaternary Ammonium Compounds Biodegradation Environmental Amine gas treating Water Pollutants Chemical medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | Chemosphere. 73:506-510 |
| ISSN: | 0045-6535 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2008.06.037 |
| Popis: | This study assesses the biodegradation potential of a number of fatty amine derivatives in tests following the OECD guidelines for ready biodegradability. A number of methods are used to reduce toxicity and improve the bioavailability of the fatty amine derivatives in these tests. Alkyl-1,3-diaminopropanes and octadecyltrimethylammonium chloride are toxic to microorganisms at concentrations used in OECD ready biodegradability tests. The concentration of these fatty amine derivatives in the aqueous phase can be reduced by reacting humic, or lignosulphonic acids with the derivatives or through the addition of silica gel to the test bottles. Using these non-biodegradable substances, ready biodegradability test results were obtained with tallow-1,3-diaminopropane and octadecyltrimethylammonium chloride. Demonstration of the ready biodegradability of the water-insoluble dioctadecylamine under the prescribed standard conditions is almost impossible due to the limited bioavailability of this compound. However, ready biodegradability results were achieved by using very low initial test substance concentrations and by introducing an organic phase. The contents of the bottles used to assess the biodegradability of dioctadecylamine were always mixed. False negative biodegradability results obtained with the fatty amine derivatives studied are the result of toxic effects and/or limited bioavailability. The aids investigated therefore improve ready biodegradability testing. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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