Fatty Acid Methyl Esters

Also known as: Fame, Fatty Acid Methyl Esters, Ester Methylique D'Acide Gras

Information on chemical

External resources

CAMEO Chemical Database
WISER Substance List

Description

Formula

CH₃(CH₂)nCOOCH₃

Physical chemical data

Physical State (25°C)

Liquid

Mixed

Yes

Kinematic viscosity (cSt)

4.5 [cSt] at a temperature of 20°C

Solubility (g/L)

0 [g/L] at a temperature of 20°C and salinity of 0‰

Boiling Point (°C)

302

Melting Point (°C)

-12

Behaviour at sea

Additional data

MARPOL pollution category

Transportation data

Reactivity data

GESAMP Hazard profile

Bioaccumulation in logPow (A1A)	0 - e <1, or > ca.7, or Mol. Wt. > 1000
Bioaccumulation (A1)	0 - No potential to bioaccumulate
Biodegradation (A2)	R - Readily biodegradable
Acute aquatic toxicity (B1) (LC/EC/IC50 (mg/l))	2 - Slightly toxic
Acute mammalian toxicity by swallowing (C1) (LD50 (mg/kg))	0 - Negligible
Acute mammalian toxicity by skin penetration (C2) (LD50 (mg/kg))	0 - Negligible
Acute mammalian toxicity by inhalation (C3) (LC50 (mg/l))	2 - Moderate
Skin irritation/corrosivity (D1)	2 - Irritating
Eye irritation/corrosivity (D2)	2 - Irritating
Interference with coastal amenities (E2)	Fp - Persistent slick forming substance
Effects on wildlife and bottom habitats (E3)	2 - Is a persistent floater; and/or is moderately acutely toxic; and/or is irritating to skin and/or eyes; and/or has long-term health effects other than carcinogenicity, mutagenicity or reprotoxicity; and/or is highly flammable; and/or is flammable and is a floater with evaporative properties

Human toxicity threshold

Ecotoxicity

Predicted No Effect Concentration (PNEC) (µg/l)

0.2504 [µg/l] on the Short term

Incident reports

No incident reports available

Emergency Response Guidebook

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