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Table 1 PBT and vPvB criteria across the various European substance regulations

From: Proposal for a harmonised PBT identification across different regulatory frameworks

Criterion

PBT identification

vPvB identification

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