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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2009-761/annex-V/division-1/division-1.5",
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  "legislation": "eur/2009/761",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Regulation (EC) No 761/2009 of 23 July 2009 amending, for the purpose of its adaptation to technical progress, Regulation (EC) No 440/2008 laying down test methods pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2009-761",
  "path": "annex/V/division/1/division/1.5",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "1.5",
  "heading": "INFORMATION ON THE TEST SUBSTANCE",
  "text": "Both radiolabelled and non-labelled test substances can be used in this test. 14C-labelling technique is recommended and labelling should normally be in the most stable part(s) of the molecule (see also section 1.4). For substances containing more than one aromatic ring, one or more carbons in each ring should preferably be 14C-labelled. In addition, one or more carbons on both sides of easily degradable linkages should preferably be 14C-labelled. The chemical and/or radiochemical purity of the test substance should be > 95 %. For radiolabelled substances, a specific activity of approx. 50 μCi/mg (1,85 MBq) or more is preferred in order to facilitate 14C measurements in tests conducted with low initial concentrations. The following information on the test substance should be available:\nsolubility in water [Method A.6],\nsolubility in organic solvent(s) (substances applied with solvent or with low solubility in water),\ndissociation constant (pKa) if the substance is liable to protonation or deprotonation [OECD TG 112] (5),\nvapour pressure [Method A.4] and Henry’s law constant,\nchemical stability in water and in the dark (hydrolysis) [Method C.7].\nWhen poorly water-soluble substances are being tested in seawater, it may also be useful to know the salting out constant (or ‘Setschenow constant’) Ks, which is defined by the expression: log (S/S’) = Ks Cm, where S and S’ are the solubility of the substance in fresh water and seawater, respectively, and Cm is the molar salt concentration.\nIf the test is carried out as a ‘suspended sediment test’ the following information should also be available:\nn-octanol/water partition coefficient [Method A.8],\nadsorption coefficient [Method C.18].\nOther useful information may include:\nenvironmental concentration, if known or estimated,\ntoxicity of the test substance to microorganisms [Method C.11],\nready and/or inherent biodegradability [Methods C.4 A-F, C.12, C.9, OECD TG 302 (5)],\naerobic or anaerobic biodegradability in soil and sediment/water transformation studies [Methods C.23, C.24].",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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