Division CRITERION 3 — BIODEGRADABILITY AND BIOACCUMULATIVE POTENTIAL
United Kingdom
Requirements for the biodegradability of organic compounds and bioaccumulative potential shall be fulfilled by each intentionally added or formed substance at or above the concentration of 0,10 % weight by weight in the final product.
The lubricant shall not contain substances that are both non-biodegradable and (potentially) bioaccumulative. However, the lubricant may contain one or more substances with a certain degree of degradability and potential or actual bioaccumulation up to a cumulative mass concentration as indicated in Table 4.
Table 4
Cumulative mass percentage (%w/w) limits for substances present in the product with respect to their biodegradability and bio-accumulation potential
| ALL | PLL | TLL | Greases(ALL,PLL,TLL) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Readily aerobically biodegradable | > 90 | > 75 | > 95 | > 80 |
| Inherently aerobically biodegradable | ≤ 10 | ≤ 25 | ≤ 5 | ≤ 20 |
| Non-biodegradable and non-bioaccumulative | ≤ 5 | ≤ 20 | ≤ 5 | ≤ 15 |
| Non-biodegradable and bioaccumulative | ≤ 0,1 | ≤ 0,1 | ≤ 0,1 | ≤ 0,1 |