Table 5.

Possible compounds for assessing the “Biodegradation adaptation potential” (BAP) of an inoculum based on different lag periods before the onset of biodegradation. Class 1: low BAP , lag period: 0 to 2 days; class 2: medium BAP, lag period: > 2 to 5 days; class 3:  high BAP, lag period: > 5 days

Compound	Test system	Extent of degradation (%)	lag period (d)	Reference
Class 1
Benzoate	OECD 301 F (1992)	91–93	0	Reuschenbach et al. 2003; Gu et al. 2021
Acetate	OECD 301 F (1992)	< 95	0	Gu et al. 2021
Glycerole	OECD 301 F (1992)	68–78	1	Reuschenbach et al. 2003
Cyclohexanone	OECD 301 F (1992)	83–96	0.5	Reuschenbach et al. 2003
2-Ethylhexylacrylate	OECD 301 F (1992)	58–73	1	Reuschenbach et al. 2003
Class 2
Aniline	OECD 301 F (1992)	75–86	3.4–3.8	Strotmann et al. 2004; Strotmann et al. 1995
Acrylic acid	OECD 301 F (1992)	91–94	2.5–3	Reuschenbach et al. 2003
Phenol	OECD 301 F (1992)	76–81	3	Reuschenbach et al. 2003
1.5-Pentanediol	OECD 301 F (1992)	83–89	3	Reuschenbach et al. 2003
4-Isopropylphenol	OECD 301 F (1992)	70–80	2.3–5	Comber and Holt 2010; Gu et al. 2021
Class 3
NTA	OECD 301 F (1992)	70–92	9–16	Reuschenbach et al. 2003; Strotmann et al. 1995
Morpholine	OECD 301 F (1992)	87–89	16	Reuschenbach et al. 2003
2- Chloroethanol	OECD 301 F (1992)	93	5–6	Strotmann et al. 1995
Diethylene glycole	OECD 301 F (1992)	62–90	5–8	Strotmann et al. 1995; Gartiser et al. 2022
Ibuprofen	OECD 301 A/B (combination test)	98*	12	Gartiser et al. 2022
4- Fluorophenol	OECD 301 A/B (combination test)	73*	9	Gartiser et al. 2022

*Based on CO₂ production