Substance Identity
CAS Number 95-63-6
Chemical Name Benzene, 1,2,4-trimethyl-
Type of substance Organic
SMILES c(ccc(c1C)C)(c1)C
Moiety of concern organic
Categorization Results

Meets Government of Canada Categorization Criteria? No
Meets Human Health Categorization Criteria? No
Meets Environmental Criteria for Categorization? No
Persistent (P)? No
Rational for P Category
Bioaccumulative (B)? No
Rational for B Experiment
Inherently Toxic to Aquatic Organisms (iT)? No
Rational for iT Experiment
DSL Quantity range (tonnes/year) >1T to 1000T

Ecological data supporting decisions

Underlying data regarding persistence

Media of concern leading to Categorization Air-Soil
Experimental Biodegradation half-life (days) Not Available
Predicted Ultimate degradation half-life (days) 37.5
MITI probability of biodegradation 0.5837
TOPKAT probability of biodegradation 0.001
Experimental Ozone Reaction half-life (days) 8,814.10256410256
Reference (ozone reaction) ATKINSON,R.; KINETICS AND MECHANISMS OF THE GAS-PHASE REACTIONS OF THE HYDROXYL RADICAL WITH ORGANIC COMPOUNDS.; JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL REFERENCE DATA. MONOGRAPH NO. 1.; 1989
EPI Predicted Ozone reaction half-life (days) 999
Experimental Atmospheric Oxidation half-life (days) 0.329059829059829
Reference (oxidation) ATKINSON,R.; KINETICS AND MECHANISMS OF THE GAS-PHASE REACTIONS OF THE HYDROXYL RADICAL WITH ORGANIC COMPOUNDS.; JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL REFERENCE DATA. MONOGRAPH NO. 1.; 1989
EPI Predicted Atmospheric Oxidation half-life (days) 0.6406

Underlying data regarding Bioaccumulation

Empirical Log Kow 3.63
Reference (Log Kow) HANSCH,C & LEO,AJ (1985)
Log Kow predicted by KowWin 3.63
Log BAF T2MTL predicted by Gobas 1.75600017091247
Log BCF 5% T2LTL predicted by Gobas 1.73342686610299
Log BCF Max predicted by OASIS 2.97277304300557
Log BCF predicted by BCFWIN 2.095
Experimental BCF (log) 2.13357699272566
Reason for pivotal value Average Vertebrate BCF
Test species BCF/BAF (Latin) Cyprinus carpio
Test species BCF/BAF (Common) Common carp
Mean water concentration (ug/l) 20
Mean water concentration (comment) Below water solubility by a factor of 5
Water concentration: Measured/Nominal/Uncertain Measured
RadioLabel No
Exposure duration (days) 56
Exposure duration (comment) Sufficient exposure duration for 80% steady state; "Reported steady state"
Exposure type Flow-through
Mean temperature (deg. Celcius) 22
Exposure route Water (but fed)
Exposure media Fresh Water
Tissue analysed Whole body
Calculation method Cb/Cw
Comment (BAF/BCF) Average BCF; Apparent measured water concentrations; Reported "Steady state"
Reference (BAF/BCF) Chemicals Evaluation and Research Institute. 1992. Biodegradation and Bioconcentration of Existing Chemical Substances under the Chemical Substances Control Law. http://qsar.cerij.or.jp/cgi-bin/DEGACC/index.cgi?e

Underlying data regarding inherent toxicity to aquatic organisms

Pivotal value for iT (mg/l) 5.1
Experimental result iT (mg/l) 5.1
Test species iT (Latin) Cancer magister
Test species iT (Common) Dungeness or edible crab
Final EndPoint iT LC50
Exposure duration iT (hours) 96
Reference iT In: D.A.Wolfe (Ed.) Fate and Effects of Petroleum Hydrocarbons in Marine Ecosystems and Organisms, Pergamon Press, NY :210-220
Robust Study Summary iT
95636-AT-LC50-I-duncra-canmag.doc
95636-AT-LC50-I-Elapec.doc
Toxicity to fathead minnow (LC50 in mg/l) as predicted by Topkat v6.1 8.4
Toxicity to fish (LC50 in mg/l) as predicted by Ecosar v0.99g 2.616
Toxicity to fish (LC50 in mg/l) as predicted by Oasis Forecast M v1.10 4.1753
Toxicity to fish (LC50 in mg/l) as predicted by Aster 3.563261
Toxicity to fish (LC50 in mg/l) as predicted by PNN 11.34222
Toxicity to daphnia (EC50 in mg/l) as predicted by Topkat v6.1 2.4
Toxicity to fish, daphnia, algae or mysid shrimp (EC50 or LC50 in mg/l) as predicted by Ecosar v0.99g 0.236
Chronic toxicity to daphnia or algae (EC50 in mg/l) as predicted by Ecosar v0.99g 0.328
Toxicity to fish (LC50 in mg/l) as predicted by Neutral Organics QSAR in Ecosar v0.99g 2.62E+000

Human Health data supporting decisions
Underlying data regarding potential for exposure

LPE/IPE/GPE Lowest Potential for Exposure (HC Simple Exposure Tool)

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Underlying data regarding Complex Hazard Assessment