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The chemical constituents that comprise hydrocarbons, C11-C14, n-alkanes, isoalkanes, cyclics, <2% aromatics, consist entirely of carbon and hydrogen and do not contain hydrolyzable groups. As such, they have a very low potential to hydrolyze. Therefore, this degradative process will not contribute to their removal from the environment.

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Phototransformation in water and soil:


A conservative approach to estimating a photochemical degradation rate is to assume that degradation will occur in proportion to the amount of light wavelengths >290 nm absorbed by the molecule. Hydrocarbons, C11-C14, n-alkanes, isoalkanes, cyclics, <2% aromatics, contains hydrocarbon molecules that absorb UV light below 290 nm, a range of UV light that does not reach the earth's surface. Therefore, hydrocarbons, C11 -C14, n-alkanes, isoalkanes, cyclics, <2% aromatics, does not have the potential to undergo photolysis in water and soil, and this fate process will not contribute to a measurable degradative loss of this substance from the environment.