ultimate aerobic biodegradation
Defined in Article 2, Regulation (EU) 2026/405
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For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions apply:
‘ultimate aerobic biodegradation’ means the level of biodegradation achieved when the substance or mixture is totally used by micro-organisms in the presence of oxygen, resulting in its breakdown to carbon dioxide, water and mineral salts of any other elements present, as measured by test methods listed in Part A of Annex I, and new microbial cellular constituents (biomass);