Substance Identity
CAS Number 4390-04-9
Chemical Name Nonane, 2,2,4,4,6,8,8-heptamethyl-
Type of substance Organic
SMILES C(CC(CC(CC(C)(C)C)C)(C)C)(C)(C)C
Moiety of concern organic
Categorization Results

Meets Government of Canada Categorization Criteria? Yes
Meets Human Health Categorization Criteria? No
Meets Environmental Criteria for Categorization? Yes
Persistent (P)? Yes
Rational for P Experiment
Bioaccumulative (B)? No
Rational for B Category
Inherently Toxic to Aquatic Organisms (iT)? Yes
Rational for iT Category
DSL Quantity range (tonnes/year) 0 to 1T
Basis for Environment Categorization (PiT, BiT, PBiT) if categorized? PiT

Ecological data supporting decisions

Underlying data regarding persistence

Media of concern leading to Categorization Air-Soil
Experimental Biodegradation half-life (days) Not Available
Experimental Biodegradation result (%) 0
Reference (biodegradation result) CHEMICALS INSPECTION AND TESTING INSTITUTE.; BIODEGRADATION AND BIOACCUMULATION DATA OF EXISTING CHEMICALS BASED ON THE CSCL JAPAN.; JAPAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRY ECOLOGY - TOXICOLOGY AND INFORMATION CENTER.ISBN 4-89074-101-1.; 1992
Robust Study Summary (biodegradation result)
MITI book - P data.doc
Predicted Ultimate degradation half-life (days) 60
MITI probability of biodegradation 0.1898
TOPKAT probability of biodegradation 0
EPI Predicted Ozone reaction half-life (days) 999
EPI Predicted Atmospheric Oxidation half-life (days) 1.232

Underlying data regarding Bioaccumulation

Log Kow predicted by KowWin 7.79
Log BAF T2MTL predicted by Gobas 6.5726914117553
Log BCF 5% T2LTL predicted by Gobas 4.15762267880266
Log BCF Max predicted by OASIS 4.25255245601186
Log BCF predicted by BCFWIN 3.725

Underlying data regarding inherent toxicity to aquatic organisms

Pivotal value for iT (mg/l) 0.003
Toxicity to fish (LC50 in mg/l) as predicted by PNN 1.0777
Toxicity to fish, daphnia, algae or mysid shrimp (EC50 or LC50 in mg/l) as predicted by Ecosar v0.99g 0.003
Chronic toxicity to daphnia or algae (EC50 in mg/l) as predicted by Ecosar v0.99g 0.000625
Toxicity to fish (LC50 in mg/l) as predicted by Neutral Organics QSAR in Ecosar v0.99g 2.75E-003

Human Health data supporting decisions
Underlying data regarding potential for exposure

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

Underlying data regarding Previous Assessments

Underlying data regarding Simple Hazard Assessment


Underlying data regarding Complex Hazard Assessment