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Manufacture, use & exposure

Uses at industrial sites

Uses at industrial sites

Use name:
Manufacture of a monomer
Reference
Name:
Acetaldehyde
Type of composition:
legal entity composition of the substance
State / form:
liquid
Reference substance:
Acetaldehyde
Contributing activity / technique for the environment
Name of activity / technique:
Manufacture of a monomer
Environmental release category (ERC):
ERC6a: Use of intermediate
Contributing activity / technique for workers
Name of activity / technique:
Manufacture of a monomer
Process category (PROC):
PROC 2: Chemical production or refinery in closed continuous process with occasional controlled exposure or processes with equivalent containment conditions
Product category used:
PC 0: Other: Manufacture of monomers
Sector of end use:
SU 8: Manufacture of bulk, large scale chemicals (including petroleum products)
Substance supplied to that use in form of:
as such
Subsequent service life relevant for this use:
no
Insignificant exposure via the following route:
oral
dermal
eye
inhalatory
Insignificant release via the following route:
water
air
soil
waste
Pattern of exposure:
accidental / infrequent

Contributing scenario for the environment (related to workers activities)

Conditions of use for the environment

Product (article) characteristic

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

Technical and organisational conditions and measures

Conditions and measures related to Biological Sewage Treatment Plant

Biological Sewage Treatment Plant (STP):
site specific and municipal biological STP
Application of site specific biological STP sludge on agricultural soil:
no

Contributing scenario for the workers

Conditions of use for workers

Product (article) characteristics

Physical form of the used product:
liquid, including paste/slurry/suspension

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

Technical and organisational conditions and measures

Technical and organisational conditions
EffectivenessRepopen allclose all
Route affected:
dermal
Route affected:
inhalation

Other conditions affecting workers exposure

Place of use:
indoor

Exposure of workers

Exposure estimation
Type of exposure:
inhalation (internal) short-term exposure
Exposure estimation method:
negligible exposure