UVCB definition
Examples of UVCB in a sentence
A registration may cover compositions of a substance having different hazards profiles: UVCB substances may have more than one reported composition that is relevant for hazard assessment; the same applies to mono-constituent substances with different impurities triggering different classification.
In accordance with the guidance available for assessment of multi-constituent and UVCB substances, the PBT assessment for anthracene oil, anthracene paste, anthracene fraction focuses on the assessment of its PAH-constituents present in concentrations ≥ 0.1% w/w4 such as anthracene (presence 50-70%) and phenanthrene (25-45%).
The constituents of UVCB substances are not subdivided into main-constituents and impurities, thus the purity of UVCB substances is always 100%.
For a UVCB substance like MCCP, observed toxicity may represent toxicity of one or more of its constituents.
In accordance with the guidance available for assessment of multi-constituent and UVCB substances, the PBT assessment for anthracene oil focuses on the assessment of its PAH-constituents present in concentrations ≥ 0.1%3 such as anthracene (presence 3-25%), fluoranthene (2-15%), pyrene (1-10%) and phenanthrene (10- 35%).
Substances can be divided into three main groups: well-defined substances, well-defined substances that require additional identifiers, and substances that qualify as UVCB (Unknown or Variable composition, Complex reaction products or Biological materials) substances.
Quaterphenyls and terphenyls are relevant constituents of the UVCB substance.
However, if the substance has an Unknown or Variable composition, Complex reaction products or Biological materials (UVCB), the concept of impurities does not apply.
Based on the weight-of-evidence assessment of available relevant information, terphenyl, hydrogenated fulfils the B and vB criteria because: - A measured BCF value in Rainbow trout above the vB criterion, 12 993, is determined for o-terphenyl (o-T), a relevant constituent of the UVCB substance (Schlechtriem 2016).