Substance Identity
CAS Number 141-53-7
Chemical Name Formic acid, sodium salt
Type of substance Organic
SMILES OC=O
Moiety of concern organic
Categorization Results

Meets Government of Canada Categorization Criteria? Yes
Meets Human Health Categorization Criteria? Yes
Meets Environmental Criteria for Categorization? No
Persistent (P)? No
Rational for P QSAR
Bioaccumulative (B)? No
Rational for B QSAR
Inherently Toxic to Aquatic Organisms (iT)? No
Rational for iT QSAR
DSL Quantity range (tonnes/year) >1000T

Ecological data supporting decisions

Underlying data regarding persistence

Media of concern leading to Categorization Water
Experimental Biodegradation half-life (days) Not Available
Predicted Ultimate degradation half-life (days) 15
MITI probability of biodegradation 0.9115
TOPKAT probability of biodegradation 1
EPI Predicted Ozone reaction half-life (days) 999
EPI Predicted Atmospheric Oxidation half-life (days) 999

Underlying data regarding Bioaccumulation

Log Kow predicted by KowWin -4.27
Log BAF T2MTL predicted by Gobas 0.0000540371955876
Log BCF 5% T2LTL predicted by Gobas 0.0005144646215092
Log BCF Max predicted by OASIS 0.931267392831137
Log BCF predicted by BCFWIN 0.5

Underlying data regarding inherent toxicity to aquatic organisms

Pivotal value for iT (mg/l) 7004.906
Robust Study Summary iT
141537-AT-LT50-F-Pimpro-3.doc
141537-AT-IC50-I-dapmag.doc
Toxicity to fish (LC50 in mg/l) as predicted by Ecosar v0.99g 7,004.906
Toxicity to fish (LC50 in mg/l) as predicted by Aster 8,329.295
Toxicity to fish, daphnia, algae or mysid shrimp (EC50 or LC50 in mg/l) as predicted by Ecosar v0.99g 3,436.389
Chronic toxicity to daphnia or algae (EC50 in mg/l) as predicted by Ecosar v0.99g 110.714
Toxicity to fish (LC50 in mg/l) as predicted by Neutral Organics QSAR in Ecosar v0.99g 7.01E+001

Human Health data supporting decisions
Underlying data regarding potential for exposure

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

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Underlying data regarding Complex Hazard Assessment