Decamethylcyclopentasiloxan

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TERRESTRIAL FATE: Based on a classification scheme(1), an average Koc value of 1.48X10+5 measured in three soils(2), indicates that decamethylcyclopentasiloxane is expected to be immobile in soil(SRC). Volatilization of decamethylcyclopentasiloxane from moist soil surfaces is expected to be an important fate process(SRC) given a Henry's Law constant of 33.0 atm-cu m/mole(3). However, adsorption to soil is expected to attenuate volatilization(SRC). Decamethylcyclopentasiloxane is a volatile methylsiloxane(4) and is expected to volatilize from dry soil surfaces(SRC) based upon a vapor pressure of 0.30 mm Hg at 25 °C(5). Evaporation was measured in soil studies and found to occur with rates varying with moisture content, soil type and relative humidity(6). From its use in cosmetic products, decamethylcyclopentasiloxane is reported to evaporate from skin or hair within 4-12 hours after application(7). Dimethyl siloxanes, in general, are highly resistant to biodegradation(8). Biodegradation screening tests have found decamethylcyclopentasiloxane to be very resistant to biodegradation(5). One aerobic-anaerobic sediment test determined biodegradation half-lives in excess of 800 days(5). The abiotic degradation of volatile methylsiloxanes in soil (such as decamethylcyclopentasiloxane) is thought to occur via mechanisms such as hydrolysis reactions catalyzed by the surface activity of soil clays(6). Based on degradations studies in tropical (Hawaiian) and temperate soils(6), abiotic soil half-lives of 0.11-0.19 days and 9.7-12.5 days have been estimated for these two soil types respectively(5). A soil half-live of 12.6 days has been recommended for environmental modeling purposes(9).

FIELD STUDY: Highly weathered Hawaii Wahiawa soil (21% sand, 24% silt and 55% clay) was incubated with about 40 ug of 14-C labeled decamethylcyclopentasiloxane. The samples were kept at 32, 52, 92 and 100% humidity(1). Under low humidity conditions degradation was the main method of removal from the soil. As the humidity increased volatilization was accelerated and degradation proceeded at a slower rate(1).

AQUATIC FATE: Based on a classification scheme(1), an average Koc value of 1.48X10+5(2), indicates that decamethylcyclopentasiloxane is expected to adsorb to suspended solids and sediment(SRC). Volatilization from water surfaces is expected(3) based upon a Henry's Law constant of 33.0 atm-cu m/mole(4). Using this Henry's Law constant and an estimation method(3), volatilization half-lives for a model river and model lake are 5.6 hours and 7.6 days, respectively(SRC). However, volatilization from water surfaces is expected to be attenuated by adsorption to suspended solids and sediment in the water column. The estimated volatilization half-life from a model pond is 3.8 years if adsorption is considered(5). According to a classification scheme(6), a BCF range of 2900 to 15500 measured in fathead minnow and rainbow trout(7) suggests that bioconcentration in aquatic organisms is very high, provided the compound is not metabolized by the organism(SRC). Dimethyl siloxanes, in general, are highly resistant to biodegradation(8). Biodegradation screening tests have found decamethylcyclopentasiloxane to be very resistant to biodegradation(7). Aqueous hydrolysis half-lives of decamethylcyclopentasiloxane at 25 °C were determined to be 9.3, 351, 1590, 214 and 31.6 hours at respective pH values of 4, 5.5, 7, 8 and 9(7). Water (at pH 7 and 25 °C) and sediment half-lives of 70.4 and 3100 days have been recommended for environmental modeling purposes(9).

ATMOSPHERIC FATE: According to a model of gas/particle partitioning of semivolatile organic compounds in the atmosphere(1), decamethylcyclopentasiloxane, which has a vapor pressure of 0.3 mm Hg at 25 °C(2), is expected to exist solely as a vapor in the ambient atmosphere. Vapor-phase decamethylcyclopentasiloxane is degraded in the atmosphere by reaction with photochemically-produced hydroxyl radicals(SRC); the half-life for this reaction in air is estimated to be 10 days(SRC), calculated from its rate constant of 1.55X10-12 cu cm/molecule-sec at 25 °C(3). Siloxanes (such as decamethylcyclopentasiloxane) do not absorb UV light(4) and, therefore, are not expected to be susceptible to direct photolysis by sunlight(SRC). Volatile methylsiloxanes, which are primarily released or partitioned to the atmosphere(5), can be transported over long global distances, but they have a low potential for deposition to surface media in remote regions(5-7). Volatile methylsiloxanes have relatively short global residences times with the majority of global mass removed within 3 months of the end of release(5).

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IDENTIFICATION AND USE: Decamethylcyclopentasiloxane (D5) is a cyclic siloxane used in the formulation of consumer products as well as an industrial intermediate. HUMAN EXPOSURE AND TOXICITY: The toxicokinetics of D5 after inhalation exposure were studied in human subjects (three males and two females) after inhalation of D5 at a single concentration of 10 ppm for one hour using a mouthpiece exposure system under a mixed rest/exercise scheme. During exposure, D5 concentrations in exhaled air rapidly reach a steady state between 7 and 10 ppm; after the end of the exposures, D5 levels in exhaled air rapidly declined and reached concentrations of less than 1 ppm within 20 min in most of the subjects. Concentrations of D5 in plasma increased from a baseline level of 0.15-3.3 ug/L to between 31 and 70 ug/L at the end of the inhalation exposure and rapidly declined after the end of the exposure to reach the basal levels within 24 hr after the termination of the inhalation exposure. ANIMAL STUDIES: In repeated studies in rats with subacute, subchronic and chronic inhalation exposure, mild effects on the respiratory tract typically seen after inhalation of irritating materials, increases in liver weight (28- and 90-day inhalation studies), and a small increase in the incidence of uterine adenocarcinoma (uterine tumor) in female rats (two-year inhalation chronic bioassay) were observed. The liver effects induced by D5 were consistent with D5 as a weak "phenobarbital-like" inducer of xenobiotic metabolizing enzymes and these effects are considered to be an adaptive response. Mechanistic studies to elucidate the mode-of-action for uterine tumor induction suggest an interaction of D5 with dopamine signal transduction pathways altering the pituitary control of the estrus cycle. The resulting estrogen imbalance may cause the small increase in uterine tumor incidence at the highest D5-exposure concentration over that seen in control rats. D5 was not DNA reactive or mutagenic in standard in vitro and in vivo test systems. D5 also did not induce developmental and reproductive toxicity. ECOTOXICITY STUDIES: Fathead minnows were exposed to 0.25, 0.82, 1.7, 3.6, and 8.7 ug/L D5. During the exposure of fathead minnows to D5 there were few effects seen. Egg hatching and larval fish survival and growth were normal. Juvenile fish survival and growth were good in all environmentally-relevant concentrations of D5, and were similar to control fish.

/AQUATIC SPECIES/ Chronic toxicity and bioaccumulation of decamethylcyclopentasiloxane (D5) to Hyalella azteca was examined in a series of spiked sediment exposures. Juvenile H. azteca were exposed for 28 days (chronic) to a concentration series of D5 in two natural sediments of differing organic carbon content (O.C.) and particle size composition. The chronic, LC50s were 191 and 857 ug D5/g dry weight for Lakes Erie (0.5% O.C.) and Restoule (11% O.C.) respectively. Inhibition of growth only occurred with the L. Restoule spiked sediment with a resultant EC25 of 821 ug/g dw. Lethality was a more sensitive endpoint than growth inhibition. Biota sediment accumulation factors (BSAFs, 28 day) were <1 indicating that D5 did not bioconcentrate based on lipid normalized tissue concentrations and organic carbon normalized sediment concentrations. Organic carbon (OC) in the sediment appeared to be protective, however normalization to OC did not normalize the toxicity. Normalization of D5 concentrations in the sediments to sand content did normalize the toxicity and LC50 values of 3180 and 3570 ug D5/g sand dw were determined to be statistically the same.

/AQUATIC SPECIES/ To provide toxicity and growth information on a species of relevance to the Canadian environment, ... decamethylcyclopentasiloxane (D5) /was assessed/ in a fathead minnow (Pimephales promelas) embryo to young adult assay. The test was 65 days in length, and exposed fathead minnow eggs to juveniles until near maturity (60 days post-hatch). The D5 concentrations in flow-through fish exposure aquaria were about one-third of nominal D5 concentrations. Fathead minnows were exposed to 0.25, 0.82, 1.7, 3.6, and 8.7 ug/L D5. During the exposure of fathead minnows to D5 there were few effects seen. Egg hatching and larval fish survival and growth were normal. Juvenile fish survival and growth were good in all environmentally-relevant concentrations of D5, and were similar to control fish. The two highest D5 concentrations (8.7 ug/L and 3.6 ug/L, mean measured D5) increased the condition factors of fathead minnows compared to water control and DMSO control fish. Although there were few effects of D5 in our fathead minnow study, the compound was taken up and stored in fish bodies over the 65-day exposure. The bioconcentration factor for D5 in fathead minnows was 4450, for the lowest environmentally-relevant D5 exposure water concentrations, and 4920 for all D5 exposure concentrations tested.

/OTHER TOXICITY INFORMATION/ Decamethylcyclopentasiloxane (D5) is a cyclic volatile methyl siloxane (cVMS) commonly found in commercially available products. D5 is expected to enter the terrestrial environment through the deposit of biosolids from sewage treatment plants onto agricultural fields for nutrient enrichment. Little to no information currently exists as to the risks of D5 to the terrestrial environment. In order to evaluate the potential risk to terrestrial organisms, the toxicity of a D5 contaminated biosolid in an agricultural soil was assessed with a battery of standardized soil toxicity tests. D5 was spiked into a surrogate biosolid and then mixed with a sandy loam soil to create test concentrations ranging from 0 to 4074 mg/kg. Plant (Hordeum vulgare (barley) and Trifolium pratense (red clover)) and soil invertebrates (Eisenia andrei (earthworm) and Folsomia candida (springtail)) toxicity tests were completed to assess for lethal and sub-lethal effects. Plant testing evaluated the effects on seedling emergence, shoot and root length, and shoot and root dry mass. Invertebrate test endpoints included adult lethality, juvenile production, and individual juvenile dry mass (earthworms only). Soil samples were collected over time to confirm test concentrations and evaluate the loss of chemical over the duration of a test. The toxicity of the D5 was species and endpoint dependent, such that no significant adverse effects were observed for T. pratense or E. andrei test endpoints, however, toxicity was observed for H. vulgare plant growth and F. candida survival and reproduction. Chemical losses of up to 50% were observed throughout the tests, most significantly at high concentrations.

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Decamethylcyclopentasiloxane emissions to the environment are estimated to be 17 kilotonnes per year in Europe alone with the vast majority of the emissions being to the atmosphere and a small fraction released to wastewater(1). The concentration of decamethylcyclopentasiloxane detected in the primary settled sewage influent of the Broadholme sewage treatment plant (in the United Kingdom) in July and Aug 2010 was 9.26-10.8 ug/L(2). Landfill biogas collected from a landfill in Montreal Canada contained decamethylcyclopentasiloxane levels of 250-6226 ug/cu m(3). Decamethylcyclopentasiloxane was detected in all 8 wastewater treatment plant sludge samples collected from plants in northeastern China in 2009 at concentrations of 168-320 ng/g dry weight (mean of 280 ng/g)(4).

Adsorption studies using three soils from the United Kingdom (silt loam, sandy loam and sandy clay loam) determined decamethylcyclopentasiloxane log Koc values of 4.98-5.29 with an average log Koc of 5.17 (Koc of 1.48X10+5)(1). According to a classification scheme(2), these Koc values suggest that decamethylcyclopentasiloxane is expected to be immobile in soil.

URBAN/SUBURBAN: Decamethylcyclopentasiloxane had been detected at concentrations ranging from 0.014 to 0.06 ppbv in 3 outdoor air samples taken from outside an office building in Newark, NJ from Feb-March 1987(1). Air monitoring conducted in Toronto Canada between March 2010 and April 2011 detected mean decamethylcyclopentasiloxane concentrations of 91-140 ng/cu m with a range of 15-247 ng/cu m(2). Decamethylcyclopentasiloxane concentrations of 100-650 ng/cu m were detected in air samples collected from two sites in Zurich Switzerland during Jan and Feb 2011(3). Air monitoring conducted at urban sites in Downsview Ontario Canada, Paris France and Sydney Florida in 2009 detected decamethylcyclopentasiloxane levels of 65-280 ng/cu m(4).

INDOOR: Decamethylcyclopentasiloxane was detected in 25 different indoor environments throughout the United States with an average concentration of 0.206 ppb(1).

INDOOR: Study of Indoor air samples testing for decamethylcyclopentasiloxane from data centers in office buildings(1).[Table#5498]

RURAL/REMOTE: Air samples collected near a private home 70 km southwest Stockholm Sweden in Nov and Dec 2011 contained a mean decamethylcyclopentasiloxane concentration of 13 ng/cu m (range of 5.6-28 ng/cu m)(1). Air samples collected at the Zeppelin observatory in the remote Arctic in 2011 detected average decamethylcyclopentasiloxane concentrations of 0.73 and 2.94 ng/cu m in the late summer and early winter respectively(2). A global monitoring study that collected air samples at remote arctic sites in Canada, the US (Alaska), and Norway in 2009 found decamethylcyclopentasiloxane concentrations of 0.30-4.0 ng/cu m(3); concentration at a remote Australia site was below detection limits (0.01 ng/cu m)(3).

SOURCE DOMINATED: Decamethylcyclopentasiloxane was detected in emissions from waste plant incinerators in concentrations ranging from 0.06-0.32 ug/cu m(1). Decamethylcyclopentasiloxane was detected but not quantified in both bonded urethane carpet cushions and prime urethane carpet cushions(2). Decamethyldisiloxane was detected in two separate domestic waste sites in Munich Germany at concentrations of 0.5-1.09 and 0.40-0.53 mg/cu m(3). Decamethyldisiloxane was also detected in the respective sewage treatment plants at concentration of 8.96-9.65 and 2.75-2.81 mg/cu m, respectively(3).

/HUMAN EXPOSURE STUDIES/ The aim of this study was the quantitative determination of octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane (D4) and decamethylcyclopentasiloxane (D5) in end-exhaled air to study dermal absorption of substances in PCPs. We exposed the forearm of fifteen healthy volunteers for 60 min to pure D4 or D5 and to commercial products containing D4 and D5. Inhalation uptake was kept to a minimum by keeping the forearm in a flow cabinet during dermal exposure and supplying filtered air to the breathing zone of the volunteer during the post-exposure period. End-exhaled air was collected using a breath sampler (Bio-VOC), transferred to carbograph multi-bed adsorbent tubes and analyzed by thermal desorption gas chromatography mass spectrometry (TD-GC-MS). In the end-exhaled air of non-exposed volunteers background concentrations of D4 (0.8-3.5 ng/L) and D5 (0.8-4.0 ng/L) were observed. After exposing the volunteers, the level of D4 and D5 in end-exhaled air did not or barely exceed background concentrations. At t=90 min, a sharp increase of the D4/D5 concentration in end-exhaled air was observed, which we attributed to the inhalation of the substances during a toilet visit without using inhalation protection devices. When this visit was taken out of the protocol, the sharp increase disappeared. Overall, the results of our study indicate that dermal absorption of D4 and D5 contributes only marginally to internal exposure following dermal applications. As in our study inhalation is the primary route of entry for these compounds, we conclude that its risk assessment should focus on this particular exposure route.

/ALTERNATIVE and IN VITRO TESTS/ Induction of hepatic CYP2B1/2 and CYP3A1 by D4 and D5 has been demonstrated in the rat. CAR and PXR are involved in the selective induction of CYP2B1/2 and CYP3A1, respectively. The ability of D4 and D5 to act as functional ligands for PXR and CAR was investigated in vitro utilizing reporter gene assays. Activation of PXR was investigated utilizing a HepG2 cell line stably transfected with human PXR and a reporter gene containing the enhancer/promoter region of human CYP3A. Activation of CAR was investigated utilizing HepG2 cells transiently transfected with human and rat CAR and a reporter gene construct containing human CYP2B6 promoter. D4 and D5 were added to the cell culture medium at concentrations ranging from 1 - 1000 uM. Ethanol was used as the carrier solvent. Significant increases in PXR reporter gene expression were observed at concentrations >=31 uM D4 and >= 5 uM D5. Maximal induction was observed at 125 uM D4 (about 640% increase) and 250 uM D5 (about 460% increase). D4 induced significant increases in rat and human CAR reporter gene expression at concentrations of 5 - 250 uM and 1 - 250 uM, respectively. Maximum induction for each was 62 uM with increases of about 5- and 11-fold, respectively. D5 induced a significant trend of increasing rat CAR reporter gene expression with a maximum increase of about 175% at 250 uM. Individual dose-groups, although elevated above the control, were not statistically different from the control. Similarly, increases in human CAR activation were apparent with increasing dose, achieving statistical significance at 62 (about 600% increase) and 250 uM D5 (about 450% increase). D4 and D5 demonstrated the ability to relieve androstenol-induced repression of rat CAR. These data suggest that D4 and D5 are functional ligands for PXR and CAR consistent with their phenobarbital-like activity.

Fish collected from Lake Erie during the fall/summer months of 2009 (common shiner, yellow perch, emerald shiner, trout perch, white perch freshwater drum and walleye) contained mean decamethylcyclopentasiloxane concentrations of 14-36 ng/g wet weight and 179-386 ng/g lipid(1). Smelt and brown trout collected from Lake Mjosa Norway in Sept-Oct 2010 contained nmean decamethylcyclopentasiloxane concentrations of 18700 and 4000 ng/g lipid respectively(1). Fish collected from the Oslofjord Norway during a 2010 study (Atlantic herring, coalfish, commond sole, Norway pout, European hake, starry skate, haddock, pollock, cod) contained mean decamethylcyclopentasiloxane concentrations 43.4-1435.4 ng/g wet weight and 1455-26106 ng/g lipid(1). Flounder samples collected from six sites in the lower Humber estuary in England in 2009 contained decamethylcyclopentasiloxane concentrations of 12-269 ng/g wet weight(2). Herring (Clupea harengus) collected off the Sewdish coast in 2007 contained decamethylcyclopentasiloxane concentrations of 15-720 ng/g lipid wet(3).

Decamethylcyclopentasiloxane's production and use as an intermediate in the manufacture of high molecular weight siloxane polymers and as a carrier ingredient in personal care products(1) may result in its release to the environment through various waste streams(SRC). Its use as a volatile excipient in cosmetic products such as skin care products, deodorants/antiperspirants, hair care products and make up products will result in its direct release to the environment through evaporation(2). Decamethylcyclopentasiloxane emissions to the environment are estimated to be 17 kilotonnes per year in Europe alone with the vast majority of the emissions being to the atmosphere and a small fraction released to wastewater(3). As a result of its volatility, some 90% of the decamethylcyclopentasiloxane used in personal care products evaporates and becomes dispersed and degraded in the atmosphere(4).

Section 8(a) of TSCA requires manufacturers of this chemical substance to report preliminary assessment information concerned with production, exposure, and use to EPA as cited in the preamble in 51 FR 41329. Effective date: 10/12/93; Reporting date: 2/28/94.

Pursuant to section 8(d) of TSCA, EPA promulgated a model Health and Safety Data Reporting Rule. The section 8(d) model rule requires manufacturers, importers, and processors of listed chemical substances and mixtures to submit to EPA copies and lists of unpublished health and safety studies. Decamethylcyclopentasiloxane is included on this list. Effective date: 10/12/93; Sunset date: 6/30/98.

CIR ingredient: Cyclopentasiloxane

Used as a carrier in personal care products, as a dry cleaning solvent, and to make siloxane polymers; [Merck Index]

Dry Cleaning [Category: Clean]

Intermediate in the manufacture of high molecular weight siloxane polymers. Carrier ingredient in personal care products; dry cleaning solvent.

Field of application: Fuel additives; surface treatment, cleaning/washing agents; fillers; impregnation material; adhesives; binding agents; paints; laquers and varnishes; reprographic agents; softeners; surface active agents; process regulators. /From table/

Commonly used as volatile excipient in cosmetic products including antistatic, emollient, humectant, solvent, viscosity controlling and hair conditioning ... The main use of D5 in cosmetic products is in skin care products, deodorants/antiperspirants, hair care products and make up products.

2023: 100,000,000 - <250,000,000 lb

(1981) Silicone fluids, 252 million lbs; silicone resins, 17 million lbs; and silicone elastomers, 106 million lbs.

(1986) >10 million-50 million pounds

(1990) >10 million-50 million pounds

(1994) >10 million-50 million pounds

For more U.S. Production (Complete) data for DECAMETHYLCYCLOPENTASILOXANE (8 total), please visit the HSDB record page.

Isolated from the hydrolysis product of dimethyldichlorosilane.

Acid hydrolysis of dimethyldichlorosilane gives a hydrolysate mixture of linear and cyclic polysiloxanes with decamethylcyclopentasiloxane as one cyclic component.

Cosmetics product ingredient: Decamethylcyclopentasiloxane (D5) (Cyclopentasiloxane)

Information on 740 consumer products that contain Cyclopentasiloxane in the following categories is provided:

Fragrance Ingredients

Cosmetics -> Hair conditioning; Emollient; Solvent

All Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing

Cyclopentasiloxane, 2,2,4,4,6,6,8,8,10,10-decamethyl-: ACTIVE

Cyclomethicone is a generic name for several cyclic dimethyl polysiloxane compounds ... it refers not only to octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane (D4), but also to cyclotrisiloxane (D3), cyclopentasiloxane (D5), cyclohexasiloxane (D6), and cycloheptasiloxane (D7), i.e. compounds of the general formula (CH3)2n-(O)n-(Si)n where n = 3-7.