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CDDT is used to produce [[cyclododecane]], which is used in the production of dodecanedioic acid.
 
CDDT is used to produce [[cyclododecane]], which is used in the production of dodecanedioic acid.
  
It has a high volatility, which causes it to have an aquatic half-life (by evaporation) of only 1,3 hours. In the atmosphere it will be degraded rapidly (in less than 30 minutes).  As a consequence CDDT will be found mostly in soils, and very little in water, air or sediment. It however is considered not to be biodegradable. It has a low tendency towards [[bioaccumulation]]. Concentrations above 0,2 mg/l cause acute toxicity to fish, algae and invertebrates. Doses of 2,5 g/kg body weight were lethal to rats.
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It has a high volatility, which causes it to have an aquatic half-life (by evaporation) of only 1,3 hours. In the atmosphere it will be degraded rapidly (in less than 30 minutes).  As a consequence CDDT will be found mostly in soils, and very little in water, air or sediment. It however is considered not to be biodegradable. It has a low tendency towards [[bioaccumulation]].  
  
Considering CDDT it is only used as an intermediate in the production of other chemicals, its high volatility and degradability, it has only a minor potential aquatic exposure and thus also only a minor risk to aquatic organisms.<ref name="epa">[http://www.epa.gov/hpv/pubs/summaries/cyclo/c13404rr.pdf EPA High Production Volume Challenge Program (HPV) 2003: Robust Summaries & Test Plans: C1,5,9-Cyclododecatriene] </ref>
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Aquatic concentrations above 0,2 mg/l cause acute toxicity to fish, algae and invertebrates. A dose of 2,5 g/kg body weight is lethal to rats.
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Considering CDDT it is only used as an intermediate in the production of other chemicals, its high volatility and degradability, it has only a minor potential aquatic exposure and thus poses only a minor risk to aquatic organisms.<ref name="epa">[http://www.epa.gov/hpv/pubs/summaries/cyclo/c13404rr.pdf EPA High Production Volume Challenge Program (HPV) 2003: Robust Summaries & Test Plans: C1,5,9-Cyclododecatriene] </ref>
  
 
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Revision as of 11:03, 27 August 2009

Definition of 1,5,9-Cyclododecatriene (CDDT):
1,5,9-Cyclododecatriene is a liquid with a yellow tint and pungent odour. [1]
This is the common definition for 1,5,9-Cyclododecatriene (CDDT), other definitions can be discussed in the article

Notes

1,5,9 cyclododecatriene
CDDT
Formula
C12H18

CDDT is used to produce cyclododecane, which is used in the production of dodecanedioic acid.

It has a high volatility, which causes it to have an aquatic half-life (by evaporation) of only 1,3 hours. In the atmosphere it will be degraded rapidly (in less than 30 minutes). As a consequence CDDT will be found mostly in soils, and very little in water, air or sediment. It however is considered not to be biodegradable. It has a low tendency towards bioaccumulation.

Aquatic concentrations above 0,2 mg/l cause acute toxicity to fish, algae and invertebrates. A dose of 2,5 g/kg body weight is lethal to rats.

Considering CDDT it is only used as an intermediate in the production of other chemicals, its high volatility and degradability, it has only a minor potential aquatic exposure and thus poses only a minor risk to aquatic organisms.[1]


Environmental standards and legislation

Included in the OSPAR list of substances of priority action


References