**COA United States

|_| JEnvironmental Protection Agency

Office of Chemical Safety and
Pollution Prevention

Final Risk Evaluation for
1,4-Dioxane

Systematic Review Supplemental File:

Data Quality Evaluation of Environmental Fate and

Transport Studies

CASRN: 123-91-1

December 2020


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This document is a compilation of tables for the data extraction and evaluation for 1,4-
Dioxane. Each table shows the data point or set or information element that was extracted
and evaluated from a data source in accordance with Appendix D of the Application of
Systematic Review in TSCA Risk Evaluations. If the source contains more than one data set
or information element, the review provides an overall confidence score for each data set or
information element that is found in the source. Therefore, it is possible that a source may
have more than one overall quality/confidence score.

Table of Contents

Kelley, S. L., Aitchison, E. W., Deshpande, M., Schnoor, J. L., Alvarez, P. J. J
Biodegradation of 1,4-dioxane in planted and unplanted soil: Effect of bioaugmentation with
Amycolata sp CB1190. Water Research. 2001. 35:3791-3800. HERO ID: 1462050 	3

Boethling, R. S. and D. Mackay (2000). Handbook of property estimation methods for
chemicals: Environmental and health sciences. Boca Raton, FL, Lewis. HERO ID: 196353 ... 6

U.S, EPA. 2012. Estimation Programs Interface Suite™ for Microsoft® Windows, version
4.11. HERO ID: 2347246	8

Lyman, W., W. Reehl, and D. Ronsenblatt. 1982. Handbook of Chemical Property Estimation
Methods (Ch 8, P 8-4). HERO ID: 4795691	 11

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Study
Reference:

Kelley, S. L., Aitchison, E. W., Deshpande, M., Schnoor, J. L., Alvarez, P. J. J
Biodegradation of 1,4-dioxane in planted and unplanted soil: Effect of bioaugmentation
with Amycolata sp CB1190. Water Research. 2001. 35:3791-3800. HERO ID: 1462050

Domain

Metric

Qualitative
Determination
[i.e., High,
Medium,
Low,
Unacceptable,
or Not rated]

Comments

Metric
Score

Metric
Weighting
Factor

Weighted
Score



1. Test

substance

identity

High

The test substance
was identified by
chemical name.

1

2

2

Test

Substance

2. Test

substance

purity

Medium

The source and purity
of 1,4-dioxane were
not reported under
materials and
methods; a brief
description (p. 3797)
of the tracer material
was reported.

2

1

2



3. Study
Controls

Medium

Reference substance
was not reported but
some experimental
controls were run
with the test material.

2

2

4

Test Design

4. Test

Substance

stability

Medium

Details regarding this
metric were not
reported but this does
not limit the
interpretation of the
results.

2

1

2



5. Test

Method

Suitability

High

The test method was
suitable for the test
substance.

1

1

1

Test

Conditions

6. Testing
Conditions

Medium

Some testing
conditions (soil
details) were not
provided; however,
the omissions were
not likely to have had
a substantial impact
on the study results.

2

2

4



7. Testing
Consistency

High

No inconsistencies
were reported or
identified.

1

1

1



8. System
Type and
Design

High

System design was
reported and
appropriate.

1

1

1

Test

9. Test

Organism

Degradation

High

Pure culture test
organism described.

1

2

2

Organisms

10. Test

Organism

Partitioning

Not rated (NR)

The metric is not
applicable to this
study type.

NR

NR

NR

Outcome
Assessment

11. Outcome
Assessment

Medium

The experiment with
hybrid poplar trees

2

1

2

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Study
Reference:

Kelley, S. L., Aitchison, E. W., Deshpande, M., Schnoor, J. L., Alvarez, P. J. J
Biodegradation of 1,4-dioxane in planted and unplanted soil: Effect of bioaugmentation
with Amycolata sp CB1190. Water Research. 2001. 35:3791-3800. HERO ID: 1462050

Domain

Metric

Qualitative
Determination
[i.e., High,
Medium,
Low,
Unacceptable,
or Not rated]

Comments

Metric
Score

Metric
Weighting
Factor

Weighted
Score



Methodology



evaluated dioxane
removal by
evapotranspiration
and biodegradation
and may not be
relevant to typical
environmental
conditions.









12. Sampling
Methods

Medium

The experiment with
hybrid poplar trees
evaluated dioxane
removal by
evapotranspiration
and biodegradation
and may not be
relevant to typical
environmental
conditions.

2

1

2

Confounding/

Variable

Control

13.

Confounding
Variables

Low

49-67% total
recovery was
reported; the
authors indicated that
the remaining 51-
33% may have leaked
from the system.

3

1

3



14. Outcomes
Unrelated to
Exposure

Not rated

The metric is not
applicable to this
study type.

NR

NR

NR

Data

Presentation
and Analysis

15. Data
Reporting

Medium

Some information
was not reported (i.e.,
mass balance);
however, these
omissions were not
likely to have had a
substantial impact on
the study results.

2

2

4



16. Statistical
Methods and
Kinetic
Calculations

Not rated

The metric is not
applicable to this
study type.

NR

NR

NR

Other

17.

Verification
or Plausibility
of Results

Not rated

The metric is not
applicable to this
study type.

NR

NR

NR



18. QSAR
Models

Not rated

The metric is not
applicable to this
study type.

NR

NR

NR







Sum of scores:

22

18

30

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Study
Reference:

Kelley, S. L., Aitchison, E. W., Deshpande, M., Schnoor, J. L., Alvarez, P. J. J
Biodegradation of 1,4-dioxane in planted and unplanted soil: Effect of bioaugmentation
with Amycolata sp CB1190. Water Research. 2001. 35:3791-3800. HERO ID: 1462050

Domain

Metric

Qualitative
Determination
[i.e., High,
Medium,
Low,
Unacceptable,
or Not rated]

Comments

Metric
Score

Metric
Weighting
Factor

Weighted
Score

Midi

Medium

Low

Overall Score = Sum
of Weighted
Scores/Sum of
Metric Weighting
Factors:

1.67

Overall
Score
(Rounded):

1.7

1 ;md 1

1 " ;md : ^

2 ' ;md '





Overall
Quality
Level:

Medium

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Study
Reference:

Boethling, R. S. and D. Mackay (2000). Handbook of property estimation methods for
chemicals: Environmental and health sciences. Boca Raton, FL, Lewis. HERO ID:



196353















Qualitative
Determination





Metric
Weighting
Factor



Domain

Metric

[i.e., High,
Medium, Low,

Comments

Metric
Score

Weighted
Score





Unacceptable,
or Not rated]









1. Test



The test substance







Test

substance
identity

High

was identified by
chemical name.

1

2

2

Substance

2. Test



The metric is not









substance

Not rated

applicable to this

NR

NR

NR



purity



study type (SAR).









3. Study
Controls



The metric is not







Test Design

Not rated

applicable to this
study type (SAR).

NR

NR

NR

4. Test



The metric is not









Substance

Not rated

applicable to this

NR

NR

NR



stability



study type (SAR).









5. Test



The metric is not









Method
Suitability

Not rated

applicable to this
study type (SAR).

NR

NR

NR

Test

6. Testing
Conditions

Not rated

The metric is not
applicable to this
study type (SAR).

NR

NR

NR

Conditions

7. Testing
Consistency



The metric is not









Not rated

applicable to this
study type (SAR).

NR

NR

NR



8. System
Type and
Design

Not rated

The metric is not
applicable to this
study type (SAR).

NR

NR

NR



9. Test



The metric is not







Test

Organism
Degradation

Not rated

applicable to this
study type (SAR).

NR

NR

NR

Organisms

10. Test



The metric is not









Organism

Not rated

applicable to this

NR

NR

NR



Partitioning



study type (SAR).









11. Outcome



The metric is not









Assessment

Not rated

applicable to this

NR

NR

NR

Outcome

Methodology



study type (SAR).







Assessment

12. Sampling
Methods



The metric is not









Not rated

applicable to this
study type (SAR).

NR

NR

NR



13.



The metric is not







Confounding/

Variable

Control

Confounding
Variables

Not rated

applicable to this
study type (SAR).

NR

NR

NR

14. Outcomes



The metric is not







Unrelated to
Exposure

Not rated

applicable to this
study type (SAR).

NR

NR

NR







The metric is not







Data

15. Data
Reporting

Not rated

applicable to this
study type (SAR).

NR

NR

NR

Presentation













and Analysis

16. Statistical
Methods and
Kinetic
Calculations

Not rated

The metric is not
applicable to this
study type (SAR).

NR

NR

NR

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Study
Reference:

Boethling, R. S. and D. Mackay (2000). Handbook of property estimation methods for
chemicals: Environmental and health sciences. Boca Raton, FL, Lewis. HERO ID:



196353















Qualitative













Determination





Metric
Weighting
Factor



Domain

Metric

[i.e., High,
Medium, Low,

Comments

Metric
Score

Weighted
Score





Unacceptable,
or Not rated]









17.













Verification



The metric is not









or

Not rated

applicable to this

NR

NR

NR



Plausibility
of Results



study type (SAR).













Discusses













mechanisms and













QSAR models for







Other





hydrolysis such as
HYDRO WIN 1.67









18. QSAR
Models

High

which has a
defined,
unambiguous
endpoint and
model

performance is
known.

1

1

1







Sum of scores:

2

3

3







Overall Score =







Mid.

Medium

1 AIM

Sum of Weighted

Scores/Sum of
Metric Weighting
Factors:

1

Overall
Score
(Rounded):

1











Overall



1 and 1

1 ~ and : ^

2 'and '





Quality
Level:

High

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Study
Reference:

U.S, EPA. 2012. Estimation Programs Interface Suite™ for Microsoft® Windows,
version 4.11. HERO ID: 2347246

Domain

Metric

Qualitative
Determination
[i.e., High,
Medium,
Low,
Unacceptable,
or Not rated]

Comments

Metric
Score

Metric
Weighting
Factor

Weighted
Score

Test

Substance

1. Test

substance

identity

High

The test substance
was identified by
chemical name.

1

2

2

2. Test

substance

purity

Not rated

The metric is not
applicable to this
study type (SAR).

NR

NR

NR

Test Design

3. Study
Controls

Not rated

The metric is not
applicable to this
study type (SAR).

NR

NR

NR

4. Test

Substance

stability

Not rated

The metric is not
applicable to this
study type (SAR).

NR

NR

NR

Test

Conditions

5. Test Method
Suitability

Not rated

The metric is not
applicable to this
study type (SAR).

NR

NR

NR

6. Testing
Conditions

Not rated

The metric is not
applicable to this
study type (SAR).

NR

NR

NR

7. Testing
Consistency

Not rated

The metric is not
applicable to this
study type (SAR).

NR

NR

NR

8. System
Type and
Design

Not rated

The metric is not
applicable to this
study type (SAR).

NR

NR

NR

Test

Organisms

9. Test

Organism

Degradation

Not rated

The metric is not
applicable to this
study type (SAR).

NR

NR

NR

10. Test

Organism

Partitioning

Not rated

The metric is not
applicable to this
study type (SAR).

NR

NR

NR

Outcome
Assessment

11. Outcome

Assessment

Methodology

Not rated

The metric is not
applicable to this
study type (SAR).

NR

NR

NR

12. Sampling
Methods

Not rated

The metric is not
applicable to this
study type (SAR).

NR

NR

NR

Confounding/

Variable

Control

13.

Confounding
Variables

Not rated

The metric is not
applicable to this
study type (SAR).

NR

NR

NR

14. Outcomes
Unrelated to
Exposure

Not rated

The metric is not
applicable to this
study type (SAR).

NR

NR

NR

Data

Presentation
and Analysis

15. Data
Reporting

Not rated

The metric is not
applicable to this
study type (SAR).

NR

NR

NR

16. Statistical
Methods and
Kinetic

Not rated

The metric is not
applicable to this
study type (SAR).

NR

NR

NR

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Study
Reference:

U.S, EPA. 2012. Estimation Programs Interface Suite™ for Microsoft® Windows,
version 4.11. HERO ID: 2347246

Domain

Metric

Qualitative
Determination
[i.e., High,
Medium,
Low,
Unacceptable,
or Not rated]

Comments

Metric
Score

Metric
Weighting
Factor

Weighted
Score



Calculations











Other

17.

Verification or
Plausibility of
Results

Not rated

The metric is not
applicable to this
study type (SAR).

NR

NR

NR

18. QSAR
Models

High

The models in EPI
Suite™ have
defined endpoints.
Chemical domain
and performance
statistics for each
model are known,
and unambiguous
algorithms are
available in the
EPI Suite™
documentation
and/or cited
references to
establish their
scientific validity.
Many EPI
SuiteTM models
have correlation
coefficients >0.7,
cross-validated
correlation
coefficients >0.5,
and standard error
values <0.3;
however,
correlation
coefficients (r2,
q2) for the
regressions of
some

environmental fate
models (i.e.
BIOWIN) are
lower, as expected,
compared to
regressions which
have
specific
experimental
values such as
water

solubility or log
Kow

(octanol-water

partition

coefficient).

1

1

1







Sum of scores:

2

3

3

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Study

U.S, EPA. 2012. Estimation Programs Interface Suite™ for Microsoft® Windows,

Reference:

version 4.11. HERO ID: 2347246













Qualitative
Determination









Domain

Metric

[i.e., High,
Medium,
Low,
Unacceptable,
or Not rated]

Comments

Metric
Score

Metric
Weighting
Factor

Weighted
Score







Overall Score =







Mid.

Medium

I.HM

Sum of Weighted

Scores/Sum of
Metric Weighting
Factors:

1

Overall
Score
(Rounded):

1











Overall



1 ;intl 1 "

l~;md

: ^ ;ind ^





Quality
Level:

High

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Study
Reference:

Lyman, W., W. Reehl, and D. Ronsenblatt. 1982. Handbook of Chemical Property
Estimation Methods (Ch 8, P 8-4). HERO ID: 4795691

Domain

Metric

Qualitative
Determination

[i.e., High,
Medium, Low,
Unacceptable,
or Not rated]

Comments

Metric
Score

Metric
Weighting
Factor

Weighted
Score

Test Substance

1. Test

substance

identity

High

The test substance
was identified by
chemical name.

1

2

2

2. Test

substance

purity

Not rated

The metric is not
applicable to this
study type (SAR).

NR

NR

NR

Test Design

3. Study
Controls

Not rated

The metric is not
applicable to this
study type (SAR).

NR

NR

NR

4. Test

Substance

stability

Not rated

The metric is not
applicable to this
study type (SAR).

NR

NR

NR



5. Test

Method

Suitability

Not rated

The metric is not
applicable to this
study type (SAR).

NR

NR

NR

Test

6. Testing
Conditions

Not rated

The metric is not
applicable to this
study type (SAR).

NR

NR

NR

Conditions

7. Testing
Consistency

Not rated

The metric is not
applicable to this
study type (SAR).

NR

NR

NR



8. System
Type and
Design

Not rated

The metric is not
applicable to this
study type (SAR).

NR

NR

NR

Test

9. Test

Organism

Degradation

Not rated

The metric is not
applicable to this
study type (SAR).

NR

NR

NR

Organisms

10. Test

Organism

Partitioning

Not rated

The metric is not
applicable to this
study type (SAR).

NR

NR

NR

Outcome

11. Outcome

Assessment

Methodology

Not rated

The metric is not
applicable to this
study type (SAR).

NR

NR

NR

Assessment

12. Sampling
Methods

Not rated

The metric is not
applicable to this
study type (SAR).

NR

NR

NR



13.

Confounding
Variables

Not rated

The metric is not
applicable to this
study type (SAR).

NR

NR

NR

Confounding/

Variable

Control

14. Outcomes
Unrelated to
Exposure

Not rated

The metric is not
applicable to this
study type (SAR).

NR

NR

NR

Data

Presentation
and Analysis

15. Data
Reporting

High

This metric met
the criteria for
high confidence as
expected for this
type of study.

1

2

2



16. Statistical

Not rated

The metric is not

NR

NR

NR

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Study
Reference:

Lyman, W., W. Reehl, and D. Ronsenblatt. 1982. Handbook of Chemical Property
Estimation Methods (Ch 8, P 8-4). HERO ID: 4795691

Domain

Metric

Qualitative
Determination

[i.e., High,
Medium, Low,
Unacceptable,
or Not ratedl

Comments

Metric
Score

Metric
Weighting
Factor

Weighted
Score



Methods and

Kinetic

Calculations



applicable to this
study type (SAR).







Other

17.

Verification
or

Plausibility
of Results

Not rated

The metric is not
applicable to this
study type (SAR).

NR

NR

NR

18. QSAR
Models

High

The study data
were based on a
SAR for a
compound with a
known chemical
structure.

1

1

1







Sum of scores:

3

5

5

Midi

Medium

I.HM

Overall Score =
Sum of Weighted
Scores/Sum of
Metric
Weighting
Factors:

1

Overall
Score
(Rounded):

1

1 and 1

1 " and 2.'

2 ' and '





Overall
Quality
Level:

High

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