Document ID: EPA-HQ-OPPT-2002-0051-0020
Agency: epa
Document Type: Supporting & Related Material
Title: 
Posted Date: 2006-03-07T05:00Z

BIODEGRADATION
(BOD/
COD)

TEST
SUBSTANCE
Identity:
Perfluorooctanoic
acid,
ammonium
salt;
may
also
be
referred
to
as
PFOA
ammonium
salt,
Ammonium
perfluorooctanoate,
FC­
116,
FC­
126,
FC­
169,
or
FC­
143.
(Octanoic
acid,
pentadecafluoro­,
ammonium
salt,
CAS
#
3825­
26­
l)

Remarks:
The
3M
production
lot
number
was
not
noted.
The
test
sample
is
FC­
126
and
is
referred
to
by
the
testing
laboratory
as
E1282­
1
and
E1282­
2.
It's
purity
was
not
sufficiently
characterized,
though
current
information
indicates
it
is
a
mixture
of
78
­
93%
test
substance
and
7
­
22%
C5,
CS,
and
C7
perfluoro
analogue'compounds.

METHOD:

Method:
EPA
approved
standard
method
numbers
507
and
508A.
Type:
Aerobic
(BOD)
and
Dichromate
reflux
(COD)
GLP:
No
Year
completed:
1987
Contact
time:
20
days
Inoculum:
Not
noted
RESULTS
Chemical
Oxygen
Demand
(COD):
825
mg/
kg*
Biochemical
Oxygen
Demand
(BOD):
5­
Day:
140
mg/
kg
1
O­
Day:
500
mg/
kg
20­
Day:
710
mg/
kg
*Average
of
two
tests.

CONCLUSIONS
No
reliable
conclusions
can
be
derived
from
this
study.

Submitter:
3M
Company,
Environmental
Laboratory,
P.
O.
Box
33331,
St.
Paul,
Minnesota,
55133
DATA
QUALITY
Reliability:
Klimisch
ranking
4.
Summary
was
created
using
only
a
listing
of
test
values.
The
original
study
procedure
and
raw
data
were
not
found.
However,
there
was
a
discrepancy`
noted
in
the
data
values.
Data
GO3703
was
reported
as
"mg/
L"
by
the
testing
laboratory,
but
was
entered
as
"mg/
kg"
values
in
the
3M
Environmental
Laboratory
archive
system
without
proper
conversion
from
volume
to
mass
units.
Therefore,
the
data
is
invalid
as
stated.

REFERENCES
The
COD
and
BOD
studies
were
conducted
by
Pace
Analytical
of
Minneapolis,
MN
at
the
request
of
the
3M
Company,
Lab
Request
,
number
E1282,
5129187.

OTHER
Last
changed:
5/
24/
00
2
.
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t
)6/
02/
1987
1
ENVIRONMENTAL
LABORATORY
FINAL
REPORT
1
/
.
LAB
REQUES,
NO.
El282
3EQUESTOR
NAME:
CONTRACT
LAB:
PACE
>EPARTMENT:
053
CONTRACT
LAB
COST:
95
?ROJECT
NO:
9970012900
3I'I
E­
L
HOURS:
1ATE
RECEIVED:
02/
27/
1987
EXP
COMP
DATE:
0::
08,1987
3ESC:
BASE
ECOTOX
SET
­
x­
126
DATE
COMPLETED:
05/
29/
1987
__­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­
SAMPLE
DATE
CODE
DESCRIPTION
RESULT
#IN
DET
LIMIT
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1'
02/
18/
87
FC­
126
LOT
390
DAPHNIA
ACUTE
TEST
FISH
ACUTE
TEST
*BID­
05
(CARBONACEOUS)
*BID­
lo
(CARBONACEOUS)
f
*BID­
20
(CARBONACEOUS)
*coD
(DICHROMATE
REFLUX)
MICROTOX
­
EC50
*INORGANIC
TESTS
REPORT
SLUDGE
RESPIRATION
­
EC50
COMPLETE
COMPLETE
*
­
CONTRACT
LAB
SUBMITTED
BY:
DATED:
&i­
z­?
7
REPORT
OF
LABORATORY
ANALYSIS
"
E
LZSL
May
20,
1987
Mr.
Wade
Scheil
3M
Environmental
Laboratory
935
Bush
Avenue
Bldg.
2­
3E
St.
Paul,
MN
55133
Dear
Mr.
Scheil:

Enclosed
is
the
report
of
laboratory
analyses
for
samples
received
03/
02/
87.

If
you
have
any
questions
concerning
this
report,
please
feel
free
to
contact
Tom
Halverson
or
wself.

Sincerely,
?

oratory
Services
Enclosures
.

1710
Douglsr
Drive
North
0
Mlnneapoli8,
MN
56422
Cl
Phone
(612)
644­
6643
w3706
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REPORTOFLABORATORY,
ANALYSlS
.
­labor­
atones,
nc
3M
Environmental
Laboratory
935
Bush
Avenue
Bldg.
2­
3E
St.
Paul,
MN
55133
Attn:
Mr.
Wade
Scheil
El282
Date
Sample(
s)
Collected:
By
Client
Date
Sample(
s)
Received:
03/
02/
87
PACE
Sample
Number:

Parameter
Carbonaceous
Biochemical
Oxygen
Demand(
l)
Carboneceous
Biochemical
Oxygen
Demand(
l)
Carboneceous
Biochemical
Oxygen
Demand(
l)
Chemical
Oxygen
Demand(
E)
u
*ts
MDL
mg/
L
i
60
mg/
L
(:!­
mg/
L
6":
mg/
L
50
MDL
Method
Detection
Limit
(1)
BOD
analysis
was
performed
in
accordance
with
standard
methods
#507
(2)
COD
analysis
was
performed
in
accordance
with
standard
methods
#508A
May
20,
1987
PACE
Project
Number:
870303508
029790
029800
E1282­
1
E1282­
2
140
­
500'
710
820
830
The
data
contained
in
this
report
was
obtained
using
EPA
or
other
approved
methodologies.
supervision.
All
analyses
were
performed
by
me
or
under
my
direct
Manager
1710
Douglas
Drive
North
Cl
Minneapolis,
MN
55422
0
phone
(612)
5445543