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5.1 Does X-ray CM represent any environmental hazard?
>98% of an X-ray CM dose is excreted unchanged in the urine within 24h (so nearly all X-ray CM end up unchanged in the sewage). Extensive documentation has demonstrated that X-ray CM have a very high safety margin), and are not genotoxic or mutagenic. Specifically, standard tests have shown that OMNIPAQUE does not represent any toxicity hazard (e.g. to fish or bacteria).