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Perylene

CAS Number: 198-55-0

Basic Information

The chemical structure of Perylene Synonym(s): Dibenz[de,kl]anthracene; Perylene
Formula: C20H12
 Molecular Weight: 252.315
 Melting Point (°C): 273 - 274
 Contaminant Type: Perylene is a polyclyclic aromatic hydrocarbon.

Solubility (in water)

  • Solubility: insoluble d
  • Solubility: 4.00E-04 mg/l ak
    Temperature (°C): 25
     Formulation: in distilled water

Half-Life (in soil unless otherwise noted)

  • t1/2: 11 % ak
    Temperature (°C): 20
     Environment: abiotic degradation in sandy loam in the dark at 700 mg/kg
  • t1/2: 16 months ak
    Temperature (°C): 20
     Environment: biodegradation in sandy loam in the dark at 700 mg/kg

Toxicity Effects

  • Organism Type: Crustaceans ak
    Common Name: Daphnia
     Scientific Name: Daphnia magna
     Toxicity: > 0.00075 mg/l
     Test: 24h EC0
  • Organism Type: Fish ak
    Common Name: Zebra danio
     Scientific Name: Brachydanio rerio
     Toxicity: >0.00015 mg/l
     Test: 48h LC0

Octanol-Water Partition Coefficients

  • Log Kow: Kow: 1150000 ao
  • Log Kow: 6.21 ay
  • Log Kow: 6.12; 6.5 ak

Work Cited

d ChemFinder. Cambridge MA: CambridgeSoft Corporation. Retrieved November, 2003 from http://chemfinder.cambridgesoft.com
ak Verschueren, K. 2001. Handbook of Environmental Data on Organic Chemicals, 4th edition. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York.
ao Santodonato, J., P. Howard, D. Basu, S.D. Lee, Si Duk, and L. Grant. 1981. Health and ecological assessment of polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons. Pages 1-364 in Journal of environmental pathology and toxicology, volume 5(1). Park Forest South, Ill. : Pathotox Publishers.
ay Nagpal, N. K. 1993. Ambient Water Quality Criteria For Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs). Pages retrieved April 2005 from http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/wat/wq/BCguidelines/pahs/index.html. British Columbia Ministry of Environment.