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GENERAL INFORMATION

Description: Has a variety of applications including use as an antimicrobial, bactericide, fungicide and a virucide.

Introduction: -

EC Directive 1107/2009 (repealing 91/414):

Status	Excluded from Annex 1
Dossier rapporteur/co-rapporteur	Poland
Date inclusion expires	Not applicable

Approved for use () or known to be used () in the following European countries:

AT

BE

BG

CY

CZ

DE

DK

EE

EL

ES

FI

FR

HU

IE

IT

LT

LU

LV

MT

NL

PL

PT

RO

SE

SI

SK

UK

General status:

Pesticide type	Fungicide, Bactericide, Other product consitituent
Other Constituent Type	Disinfectant
Substance group	Aldehyde
Substance origin	Synthetic
Mode of action	Inhibits the synthesis of macromolecules
CAS RN	111-30-8
EC number	203-856-5
CIPAC number	-
US EPA chemical code	043901
Chemical formula	C5H802
SMILES	C(CC=O)CC=O
International Chemical Identifier (InChI)	InChI=1/C5H8O2/c6-4-2-1-3-5-7/h4-5H,1-3H2
Structure diagram/image available?	Yes
Molecular mass (g mol-1)	100.12
IUPAC Name	-
CAS Name	1,5-pentanedial
Other status information	-
Herbicide Resistance Classification (HRAC)	Not applicable
Insecticide Resistance Classification (IRAC)	Not applicable
Fungicide Resistance Classification (FRAC)	Not applicable
Physical state	Colourless liquid with pungent fruity odour
Related substances & organisms	-

Formulations:

Property	Value
Example manufacturers of products using this active	Laohekou Jinghong Chemical Co. Ltd.
Example products using this active	-
UK LERAP status	No UK approval for use or outside scope
Formulation and application details	-

ENVIRONMENTAL FATE

Property		Value	Source/Quality Score/Other Information	Interpretation
Solubility - In water at 20oC (mg l-1)		167000	V3	High
Solubility - In organic solvents at 20oC (mg l-1)		Miscible	CA3 - Ethanol	-
Melting Point (oC)		-6	Q3	-
Boiling Point (oC)		188	Q3	-
Degradation point (oC)		-	-	-
Flashpoint (oC)		Not highly flammable	Q3	-
Octanol-water partition coefficient at pH 7, 20oC	P	6.03 X 10-01	Calculated	-
	Log P	-0.22	E3	Low
Bulk density (g ml-1)/Specific gravity		1.06	Q3	-
Dissociation constant (pKa) at 25oC		-	-	-
		Note:
Vapour pressure at 25oC (mPa)		79992	V3	Intermediate state
Henry's law constant at 25oC (Pa m3 mol-1)		0.011	V3	Non-volatile
Henry's law constant at 20oC (dimensionless)		1.97 X 10-05	Calculated	Moderately volatile
GUS leaching potential index		-	-	-
SCI-GROW groundwater index (µg l-1) for a 1 kg ha-1 or 1 l ha-1 application rate	Value	-	-	-
	Note	-
Potential for particle bound transport index		-	-	-
Maximum UV-vis absorption L mol-1 cm-1		-	-	-
Surface tension (mN m-1)		-	-	-

Degradation:

Property		Value	Source/Quality Score/Other Information	Interpretation
Soil degradation (days) (aerobic)	DT50 (typical)	5	Q3	Non-persistent
	DT50 (lab at 20oC)	-	-	-
	DT50 (field)	-	-	-
	DT90 (lab at 20oC)	-	-	-
	DT90 (field)	-	-	-
	Note	General literature gives DT50 as a few days
Aqueous photolysis DT50 (days) at pH 7	Value	-	-	-
	Note	-
Aqueous hydrolysis DT50 (days) at 20oC and pH 7	Value	-	-	-
	Note	-
Water-Sediment DT50 (days)		-	-	-
Water phase only DT50 (days)		-	-	-

Soil adsorption and mobility:

Property		Value	Source/Quality Score/Other Information	Interpretation
Linear	Kd	-	-	-
	Koc	-
	Notes and range	-
Freundlich	Kf	-	-	-
	Kfoc	-
	1/n	-
	Notes and range	-
pH sensitivity		-

ECOTOXICOLOGY

Property		Value	Source/Quality Score/Other Information	Interpretation
Bio-concentration factor	BCF	-	-	-
	CT50 (days)	-		-
Bioaccumulation potential		-	Calculated	Low
Mammals - Acute oral LD50 (mg kg-1)		134	V3 Rat	Moderate
Mammals - Short term dietary NOEL	(mg kg-1)	-	-	-
	(ppm diet)	-		-
Birds - Acute LD50 (mg kg-1)		820	V3 Anas platyrhynchos	Moderate
Birds - Short term dietary (LC50/LD50)		-	-	-
Fish - Acute 96 hour LC50 (mg l-1)		-	-	-
Fish - Chronic 21 day NOEC (mg l-1)		-	-	-
Aquatic invertebrates - Acute 48 hour EC50 (mg l-1)		22.5	E3 Daphnia magna	Moderate
Aquatic invertebrates - Chronic 21 day NOEC (mg l-1)		11.5	E3 Daphnia magna	-
Aquatic crustaceans - Acute 96 hour LC50 (mg l-1)		-	-	-
Sediment dwelling organisms - Acute 96 hour LC50 (mg l-1)		-	-	-
Sediment dwelling organisms - Chronic 28 day NOEC, static, water (mg l-1)		-	-	-
Sediment dwelling organisms - Chronic 28 day NOEC, sediment (mg kg-1)		-	-	-
Aquatic plants - Acute 7 day EC50, biomass (mg l-1)		-	-	-
Algae - Acute 72 hour EC50, growth (mg l-1)		-	-	-
Algae - Chronic 96 hour NOEC, growth (mg l-1)		-	-	-
Honeybees - Acute 48 hour LD50 (µg bee-1)		-	-	-
Earthworms - Acute 14 day LC50 (mg kg-1)		-	-	-
Earthworms - Chronic 14 day NOEC, reproduction (mg kg-1)		-	-	-
Other soil macro-organisms - e.g. Collembola	LR50product ha EC50product ha NOECproduct ha % Effect	-	-	-
Other arthropod (1)	LR50 g ha-1	-	-	-
	% Effect	-	-	-
Other arthropod (2)	LR50 g ha-1	-	-	-
	% Effect	-	-	-
Soil micro-organisms		-	-	-
Mesocosm study data	NOEAEC mg l-1	-	-	-
	NOEAEC mg l-1	-	-	-

HUMAN HEALTH AND PROTECTION

General:

Property		Value	Source/Quality Score/Other Information	Interpretation
Mammals - Acute oral LD50 (mg kg-1)		134	V3 Rat	Moderate
Mammals - Dermal LD50 (mg kg-1 body weight)		-	-	-
Mammals - Inhalation LC50 (mg l-1)		-	-	-
Other Mammal toxicity endpoints		-		-
ADI - Acceptable Daily Intake (mg kg-1bw day-1)		-	-	-
ARfD - Acute Reference Dose (mg kg-1bw day-1)		-	-	-
AOEL - Acceptable Operator Exposure Level - Systemic (mg kg-1bw day-1)		-	-	-
Dermal penetration studies (%)		-	-	-
Dangerous Substances Directive 76/464		-	-	-
Exposure Limits		-	-	-
Exposure Routes	Public	-
	Occupational	[The most common routes of exposure are via inhalation, ingestion, and skin contact.]
Examples of European MRLs (mg kg-1)	Value	0.01
	Note	Default EU MRL according to Art 18(1)(b) Reg 396 / 2005. For the EU pesticides database click here
Drinking Water MAC (µg l-1)		-	-	-

Health issues:

Carcinogen	Mutagen	Endocrine disrupter	Reproduction / development effects	Acetyl cholinesterase inhibitor	Neurotoxicant	Respiratory tract irritant	Skin irritant	Eye irritant
	-	-		-	-
General human health issues		[May cause irreversible eye damage], [May cause asthmatic signs and symptoms in hyper-reactive individuals]

: Yes, known to cause a problem
: No, known not to cause a problem
: Possibly, status not identified
- : No data

Handling issues:

Property		Value	Source/Quality Score/Other Information	Interpretation
General		[Corrosive], [Flammable], [May react with formaldehyde]
EC Risk Classification		[T - Toxic: R23, R25], [H - Handling risks: R34], [Xi - Irritant: R42, R43], [N - Dangerous for the environment: R50]
EC Safety Classification		S26, S36, S37, S39, S45, S61
WHO Classification		NL	-	Not listed
US EPA Classification (formulation)		V3 Rat	-	-
UN Number		-
Waste disposal & packaging		-

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