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Manufacture, use & exposure

Uses by professional workers

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Uses by professional workers

Registration/ Notification status for the use:
use registered according to REACH Article 10; total tonnage manufactured/imported >=10tonnes/year per registrant
Reference
Name:
6-tert-butyl-2,4-xylenol
Type of composition:
legal entity composition of the substance
State / form:
liquid
Related composition:
Bounary composition
Reference substance:
6-tert-butyl-2,4-xylenol
Contributing activity / technique for the environment
Name of activity / technique:
Professional end-use stage
Environmental release category (ERC):
ERC9b: Widespread use of functional fluid (outdoor)
Contributing activity / technique for workersopen allclose all
Name of activity / technique:
Filling fuel tanks
Process category (PROC):
PROC 9: Transfer of substance or mixture into small containers (dedicated filling line, including weighing)
Name of activity / technique:
Use of fuel
Process category (PROC):
PROC 16: Use of fuels
Product category used:
PC 13: Fuels
Substance supplied to that use in form of:
in a mixture
Subsequent service life relevant to this use:
no

Contributing scenario for the environment (related to workers activities)

Conditions of use for the environment

Conditions and measures related to Biological Sewage Treatment Plant

Biological Sewage Treatment Plant (STP):
no

Other conditions affecting environmental exposure

Other conditions of use

Releases to waste and the environment

Release to the environment

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Release from the site to::
surface water
Release estimation method:
ERC
Remarks:
ERC 9b
Release from the site to::
ambient air
Release estimation method:
ERC
Remarks:
ERC 9b
Release from the site to::
non-agricultural soil
Release estimation method:
ERC
Remarks:
ERC 9b

Exposure of the environment

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Exposed compartment:
freshwater
Exposure estimation method:
exposure estimation tool
Exposure estimation tool name:
other: CHESAR 1.1.1.
Exposed compartment:
sediment (freshwater)
Exposure estimation method:
exposure estimation tool
Exposure estimation tool name:
other: CHESAR 1.1.1.
Exposed compartment:
marine water
Exposure estimation method:
exposure estimation tool
Exposure estimation tool name:
other: CHESAR 1.1.1.
Exposed compartment:
sediment (marine water)
Exposure estimation method:
exposure estimation tool
Exposure estimation tool name:
other: CHESAR 1.1.1.
Exposed compartment:
predators' prey (freshwater)
Exposure estimation method:
exposure estimation tool
Exposure estimation tool name:
other: CHESAR 1.1.1.
Exposed compartment:
predators' prey (marine water)
Exposure estimation method:
exposure estimation tool
Exposure estimation tool name:
other: CHESAR 1.1.1.
Exposed compartment:
top predators' prey (marine water)
Exposure estimation method:
exposure estimation tool
Exposure estimation tool name:
other: CHESAR 1.1.1.
Exposed compartment:
sewage treatment plant
Exposure estimation method:
exposure estimation tool
Exposure estimation tool name:
other: CHESAR 1.1.1.
Exposed compartment:
agricultural soil
Exposure estimation method:
exposure estimation tool
Exposure estimation tool name:
other: CHESAR 1.1.1.
Exposed compartment:
predators' prey (terrestrial)
Exposure estimation method:
exposure estimation tool
Exposure estimation tool name:
other: CHESAR 1.1.1.
Exposed compartment:
air
Exposure estimation method:
exposure estimation tool
Exposure estimation tool name:
other: CHESAR 1.1.1.

Exposure of humans via the environment

Exposure estimation method:
exposure estimation tool
Exposure estimation tool name:
other: CHESAR 1.1.1.
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Contributing scenario for the workers

Conditions of use for workers

Product (article) characteristics

Other product (article) characteristics

Technical and organisational conditions and measures

Technical and organisational conditions

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

PPERepopen allclose all
Effectiveness
Route affected:
inhalation
Effectiveness
Route affected:
dermal

Exposure of workers

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Type of exposure:
inhalation (internal) long-term exposure
Exposure estimation method:
measured data
Type of exposure:
inhalation (internal) short-term exposure
Exposure estimation method:
measured data
Type of exposure:
dermal (internal) long-term exposure
Exposure estimation method:
other: Extended TRA workers
Type of exposure:
dermal (internal) short-term exposure
Exposure estimation method:
other: Acute systemic
Type of exposure:
dermal (external) long-term exposure
Exposure estimation method:
other: Conditions of use (OC/RMM)
Type of exposure:
dermal (external) short-term exposure
Exposure estimation method:
other: Conditions of use (OC/RMM)

Contributing scenario for the workers

Conditions of use for workers

Product (article) characteristics

Other product (article) characteristics

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

Other conditions

Technical and organisational conditions and measures

Technical and organisational conditions

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

Other conditions affecting workers exposure

Place of use:
outdoor

Uses by professional workers

Contributing activity / technique for the environment
Environmental release category (ERC):
ERC8a: Widespread use of non-reactive processing aid (no inclusion into or onto article, indoor)
Contributing activity / technique for workersopen allclose all
Process category (PROC):
PROC 1: Chemical production or refinery in closed process without likelihood of exposure or processes with equivalent containment conditions
Process category (PROC):
PROC 2: Chemical production or refinery in closed continuous process with occasional controlled exposure or processes with equivalent containment conditions
Process category (PROC):
PROC 8a: Transfer of substance or mixture (charging and discharging) at non-dedicated facilities
Process category (PROC):
PROC 17: Lubrication at high energy conditions in metal working operations
Product category used:
PC 24: Lubricants, greases, release products
PC 25: Metal working fluids
Sector of end use:
SU 0: Other: SU 22
Substance supplied to that use in form of:
in a mixture
Subsequent service life relevant to this use:
no
Related assessment:
use assessed in an own CSR

Uses by professional workers

Contributing activity / technique for the environmentopen allclose all
Environmental release category (ERC):
ERC9a: Widespread use of functional fluid (indoor)
Environmental release category (ERC):
ERC9b: Widespread use of functional fluid (outdoor)
Contributing activity / technique for workersopen allclose all
Process category (PROC):
PROC 1: Chemical production or refinery in closed process without likelihood of exposure or processes with equivalent containment conditions
Process category (PROC):
PROC 2: Chemical production or refinery in closed continuous process with occasional controlled exposure or processes with equivalent containment conditions
Process category (PROC):
PROC 8a: Transfer of substance or mixture (charging and discharging) at non-dedicated facilities
Process category (PROC):
PROC 8b: Transfer of substance or mixture (charging and discharging) at dedicated facilities
Process category (PROC):
PROC 20: Use of functional fluids in small devices
Product category used:
PC 17: Hydraulic fluids
PC 24: Lubricants, greases, release products
Sector of end use:
SU 0: Other: SU 22
Substance supplied to that use in form of:
in a mixture
Subsequent service life relevant to this use:
no
Related assessment:
use assessed in an own CSR

Uses by professional workers

Contributing activity / technique for the environmentopen allclose all
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 workersopen allclose all
Process category (PROC):
PROC 1: Chemical production or refinery in closed process without likelihood of exposure or processes with equivalent containment conditions
Process category (PROC):
PROC 2: Chemical production or refinery in closed continuous process with occasional controlled exposure or processes with equivalent containment conditions
Process category (PROC):
PROC 8a: Transfer of substance or mixture (charging and discharging) at non-dedicated facilities
Process category (PROC):
PROC 10: Roller application or brushing
Process category (PROC):
PROC 11: Non industrial spraying
Process category (PROC):
PROC 13: Treatment of articles by dipping and pouring
Product category used:
PC 24: Lubricants, greases, release products
Sector of end use:
SU 0: Other: SU 22
Substance supplied to that use in form of:
in a mixture
Subsequent service life relevant to this use:
no
Related assessment:
use assessed in an own CSR