From: Proposal for a harmonised PBT identification across different regulatory frameworks
Criterion | PBT identification | vPvB identification |
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Persistence | • Half-life (degradation) > 60 days in marine water, or | • Half-life (degradation) > 60 days in marine, fresh or estuarine water, or |
• Half-life (degradation) > 40 days in fresh or estuarine water, or | ||
• Half-life (degradation) > 180 days in marine sediment, or | • Half-life (degradation) > 180 days in marine, fresh or estuarine sediment, or | |
• Half-life (degradation) > 120 days in fresh or estuarine sediment, or | ||
• Half-life (degradation) > 120 days in soil | • Half-life (degradation) > 180 days in soil | |
Bioaccumulation | • BCF > 2,000 L/kg | • BCF > 5,000 L/kg |
Toxicity | • NOEC (long-term) < 0.01 mg/L for marine or freshwater organisms, or | • Not applicable |
• Classification as carcinogenic (category 1 or 2), mutagenic (category 1 or 2), or toxic for reproduction (category 1 or 2), or | ||
• Other evidence of chronic toxicity, as identified by the classifications STOT RE 1 or STOT RE 2 pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 |