First came the news that Groupon China's marketing director resigned even before the company got really started. A suspicious timing to leave a business in my opinion. Then came the Superbowl Groupon ad that was very politically insensitive, to say it mildly.
53 6 CONCLUSIONS ON THE SVHC PROPERTIES 6.1 PBT, vPvB assessment Not assessed for the identification of this substance as SVHC in accordance with Article 57(f). 6.2 CMR assessment Not assessed for the identification of this substance as SVHC in accordance with Article 57(f).ue to the even slower degradation of 4-nonylphenol compared to 4-NP1-2EO (DegT50 46.2 days (primary degradation) to no elimination after 703 day in anaerobic freshwater sediment-depending on linear or branched isomers), it can be assumed that the formation of 4-nonylphenol exceeds its degradation.
In general terms an SVHC is a substance meeting one or more of the following criteria: 1  Class 1 or 2 carcinogen, mutagen, or toxic for reproduction (CMR) 2  Substance which is PBT (persistent, bio-accumulative and toxic) or vPvB (very persistent and very bio-accumulative) in accordance with Annex III of REACH.