Epirubicin
Summary
Persistence. It cannot be excluded that epirubicine is persistent, as data are lacking.
Bioaccumulation. Epirubicine has low potential for bioaccumulation.
Toxicity. It cannot be excluded that epirubicine is toxic, as data are lacking.
Risk. Risk of environmental impact of epirubicine cannot be excluded, since there is not sufficient ecotoxicity data available.
This summary information comes from fass.se.
Detailed information
Fass environmental information
Fass environmental information for Epirubicin Teva (retrieved on 2025-06-27).
Hazard
Persistence: No data.
Bioaccumulation: Estimated Log K = 1.85.
Toxicity: No data.
Risk
PEC = 0.000224 microg/L (sales data for 2023 in Sweden). "According to the European Medicines Agency guideline on environmental risk assessment of medicinal products (EMA/CHMP/SWP/4447/00), use of epirubicin is unlikely to represent a risk for the environment, because the predicted environmental concentration (PEC) is below the action limit 0.01 μg/L."
Risk of environmental impact of epirubicine cannot be excluded, since there is not sufficient ecotoxicity data available. No ecotoxicological data are reported.
References
Author: Health and Medical Care Administration, Region Stockholm