Substance Identity
CAS Number 118-60-5
Chemical Name Benzoic acid, 2-hydroxy-, 2-ethylhexyl ester
Type of substance Organic
SMILES O=C(OCC(CCCC)CC)c(c(O)ccc1)c1
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 QSAR
Bioaccumulative (B)? No
Rational for B Category
Inherently Toxic to Aquatic Organisms (iT)? Yes
Rational for iT QSAR
DSL Quantity range (tonnes/year) 0 to 1T

Ecological data supporting decisions

Underlying data regarding persistence

Media of concern leading to Categorization Soil
Experimental Biodegradation half-life (days) Not Available
Predicted Ultimate degradation half-life (days) 15
MITI probability of biodegradation 0.69
TOPKAT probability of biodegradation 0.154
EPI Predicted hydrolysis half-life (days) 3.90E+003
EPI Predicted Ozone reaction half-life (days) 999
EPI Predicted Atmospheric Oxidation half-life (days) 0.4902

Underlying data regarding Bioaccumulation

Log Kow predicted by KowWin 5.97
Log BAF T2MTL predicted by Gobas 5.66422788138588
Log BCF 5% T2LTL predicted by Gobas 4.44224134864055
Log BCF Max predicted by OASIS 4.76743883570009
Log BCF predicted by BCFWIN 3.895

Underlying data regarding inherent toxicity to aquatic organisms

Pivotal value for iT (mg/l) 0.132
Toxicity to fish (LC50 in mg/l) as predicted by Ecosar v0.99g 0.132
Toxicity to fish (LC50 in mg/l) as predicted by Oasis Forecast M v1.10 0.2483
Toxicity to fish (LC50 in mg/l) as predicted by PNN 0.74932
Toxicity to fish, daphnia, algae or mysid shrimp (EC50 or LC50 in mg/l) as predicted by Ecosar v0.99g 0.038
Toxicity to fish (LC50 in mg/l) as predicted by Neutral Organics QSAR in Ecosar v0.99g 3.90E-002

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