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Table 2 Criteria for the categorization of compounds as PBT under REACH or EC Regulation No. 1107/2009

From: Evaluation of evidence that the organophosphorus insecticide chlorpyrifos is a potential persistent organic pollutant (POP) or persistent, bioaccumulative, and toxic (PBT)

Persistent (P)

Bioaccumulative (B)

Toxic (T)

Marine water: t >60 days

BCF >2,000 in aquatic species

Chronic NOEC <0.01 mg/L or is a carcinogen, mutagen, or toxic for reproduction, or other evidence of toxicity

Fresh water t ½>40 days

Marine sediment: t½ >180 days

Freshwater sediment: t½ >120 days

Soil: t½ >120 days

  1. From [7],[8].