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Diss Factsheets

Manufacture, use & exposure

Article service life

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Service life

Registration/ Notification status for the use:
use registered according to REACH Article 10; total tonnage manufactured/imported >=10tonnes/year per registrant
Reference
Name:
Trinitrotoluene (TNT)
Type of composition:
legal entity composition of the substance
State / form:
solid: bulk
Reference substance:
Trinitrotoluene (TNT)
Article used by:
workers
Article category (AC):
AC 0: Other:
Substance intended to be released from article:
no
Contributing activity / technique for the environment
Environmental release category (ERC):
ERC10a: Widespread use of articles with low release (outdoor)
ERC10b: Widespread use of articles with high or intended release (outdoor)
Contributing activity / technique for workers
Name of activity / technique:
Manufacture and use for explosives for civil use
Process category (PROC):
PROC 8a: Transfer of substance or mixture (charging and discharging) at non-dedicated facilities
PROC 8b: Transfer of substance or mixture (charging and discharging) at dedicated facilities
PROC 14: Tabletting, compression, extrusion, pelletisation, granulation
PROC28: Manual maintenance (cleaning and repair) of machinery
PROC 0: Other: Use for exposives for civil use

Service life

Article used by:
workers
Article category (AC):
AC 0: Other: Ammunition
Contributing activity / technique for the environmentopen allclose all
Environmental release category (ERC):
ERC2: Formulation into mixture
Environmental release category (ERC):
ERC8d: Widespread use of non-reactive processing aid (no inclusion into or onto article, outdoor)
Contributing activity / technique for consumers
Article category (AC):
AC 0: Other: Ammunition
Contributing activity / technique for workersopen allclose all
Process category (PROC):
PROC 14: Tabletting, compression, extrusion, pelletisation, granulation
Process category (PROC):
PROC 23: Open processing and transfer operations with minerals/metals at elevated temperature

Service life

Article used by:
workers
Article category (AC):
AC 0: Other: Ammunition
Contributing activity / technique for the environmentopen allclose all
Environmental release category (ERC):
ERC2: Formulation into mixture
Environmental release category (ERC):
ERC8a: Widespread use of non-reactive processing aid (no inclusion into or onto article, indoor)
Environmental release category (ERC):
ERC8d: Widespread use of non-reactive processing aid (no inclusion into or onto article, outdoor)
Contributing activity / technique for consumers
Article category (AC):
AC 0: Other: Ammunition
Contributing activity / technique for workersopen allclose all
Process category (PROC):
PROC 14: Tabletting, compression, extrusion, pelletisation, granulation
Process category (PROC):
PROC 23: Open processing and transfer operations with minerals/metals at elevated temperature

Service life

Registration/ Notification status for the use:
use registered according to REACH Article 10; total tonnage manufactured/imported >=10tonnes/year per registrant
Reference
Name:
Trinitrotoluene (TNT)
Type of composition:
legal entity composition of the substance
State / form:
solid: bulk
Reference substance:
Trinitrotoluene (TNT)
Article used by:
workers
Article category (AC):
AC 0: Other: Ammunitions
Contributing activity / technique for the environment
Name of activity / technique:
Use for ammunitions
Environmental release category (ERC):
ERC10a: Widespread use of articles with low release (outdoor)
ERC10b: Widespread use of articles with high or intended release (outdoor)
Contributing activity / technique for workers
Process category (PROC):
PROC 14: Tabletting, compression, extrusion, pelletisation, granulation
PROC 23: Open processing and transfer operations with minerals/metals at elevated temperature
PROC28: Manual maintenance (cleaning and repair) of machinery

Service life

Registration/ Notification status for the use:
use registered according to REACH Article 10; total tonnage manufactured/imported >=10tonnes/year per registrant
Article used by:
workers
Article category (AC):
AC 0: Other: ammunition
Substance intended to be released from article:
no
Contributing activity / technique for the environment
Name of activity / technique:
Service life (professional worker)
Environmental release category (ERC):
ERC10b: Widespread use of articles with high or intended release (outdoor)
Contributing activity / technique for workers
Name of activity / technique:
Use of the ammunition
Process category (PROC):
PROC 0: Other: Use of the ammunition
Related assessment:
use assessed in an own CSR

Contributing scenario for the environment (related to workers activities)

Conditions of use for the environment

Amounts used, frequency and duration of use (or from service life)

Other conditions

Conditions and measures related to Biological Sewage Treatment Plant

Biological Sewage Treatment Plant (STP):
municipal biological STP

Conditions and measures related to external treatment of waste (including article waste)

Particular considerations on the waste treatment operations:
no

Releases to waste and the environment

Release to the environment

ReleaseEnvirRepopen allclose all
Release from the site to::
wastewater
Release estimation method:
estimated release factor
Remarks:
Prof
Release from the site to::
ambient air
Release estimation method:
estimated release factor
Remarks:
Prof
Release from the site to::
non-agricultural soil
Release estimation method:
estimated release factor
Remarks:
Prof

Exposure of the environment

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Exposed compartment:
freshwater
Exposure estimation method:
exposure estimation tool
Exposure estimation tool name:
EUSES
Exposed compartment:
sediment (freshwater)
Exposure estimation method:
exposure estimation tool
Exposure estimation tool name:
EUSES
Exposed compartment:
marine water
Exposure estimation method:
exposure estimation tool
Exposure estimation tool name:
EUSES
Exposed compartment:
sediment (marine water)
Exposure estimation method:
exposure estimation tool
Exposure estimation tool name:
EUSES
Exposed compartment:
sewage treatment plant
Exposure estimation method:
exposure estimation tool
Exposure estimation tool name:
EUSES
Exposed compartment:
air
Exposure estimation method:
exposure estimation tool
Exposure estimation tool name:
EUSES
Exposed compartment:
agricultural soil
Exposure estimation method:
exposure estimation tool
Exposure estimation tool name:
EUSES
Exposed compartment:
predators' prey (freshwater)
Exposure estimation method:
exposure estimation tool
Exposure estimation tool name:
EUSES
Exposed compartment:
predators' prey (marine water)
Exposure estimation method:
exposure estimation tool
Exposure estimation tool name:
EUSES
Exposed compartment:
top predators' prey (marine water)
Exposure estimation method:
exposure estimation tool
Exposure estimation tool name:
EUSES
Exposed compartment:
predators' prey (terrestrial)
Exposure estimation method:
exposure estimation tool
Exposure estimation tool name:
EUSES

Exposure of humans via the environment

Exposure estimation method:
exposure estimation tool
Exposure estimation tool name:
EUSES

Contributing scenario for the workers

Conditions of use for workers

Product (article) characteristics

Physical form of the used product:
solid (material with no or very low dustiness)

Amounts used (or contained in articles), frequency and duration of use/exposure

Technical and organisational conditions and measures

TechCondRepopen allclose all

Conditions and measures related to personal protection, hygiene and health evaluation

PPERepopen allclose all

Other conditions affecting workers exposure

Place of use:
outdoor

Exposure of workers

ExpEstopen allclose all
Type of exposure:
inhalation (external) long-term exposure
Exposure estimation method:
exposure estimation tool
Exposure estimation tool name:
ECETOC TRA workers
Type of exposure:
inhalation (external) short-term exposure
Exposure estimation method:
exposure estimation tool
Exposure estimation tool name:
ECETOC TRA workers
Type of exposure:
dermal (external) long-term exposure
Exposure estimation method:
exposure estimation tool
Exposure estimation tool name:
ECETOC TRA workers
Type of exposure:
dermal (external) local concentration on skin
Exposure estimation method:
exposure estimation tool
Exposure estimation tool name:
ECETOC TRA workers

Service life

Article used by:
workers
Article category (AC):
AC 0: Other:
Contributing activity / technique for the environment
Name of activity / technique:
1
Environmental release category (ERC):
ERC10b: Widespread use of articles with high or intended release (outdoor)
Contributing activity / technique for workers
Name of activity / technique:
1
Process category (PROC):
PROC28: Manual maintenance (cleaning and repair) of machinery
Related assessment:
use assessed in a joint CSR