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Service life

Article used by:
consumers
Article category (AC):
AC 5: Fabrics, textiles and apparel
AC 6: Leather articles
AC 8: Paper articles
AC 13: Plastic articles
Contributing activity / technique for the environmentopen allclose all
Environmental release category (ERC):
ERC10a: Widespread use of articles with low release (outdoor)
Environmental release category (ERC):
ERC11a: Widespread use of articles with low release (indoor)
Contributing activity / technique for consumersopen allclose all
Article category (AC):
AC 5: Fabrics, textiles and apparel
Article category (AC):
AC 6: Leather articles
Article category (AC):
AC 8: Paper articles
Article category (AC):
AC 13: Plastic articles
Related assessment:
use assessed in a joint CSR

Service life

Article used by:
workers
Article category (AC):
AC 5: Fabrics, textiles and apparel
Contributing activity / technique for the environmentopen allclose all
Environmental release category (ERC):
ERC3: Formulation into solid matrix
Environmental release category (ERC):
ERC5: Use at industrial site leading to inclusion into/onto article
Environmental release category (ERC):
ERC6b: Use of reactive processing aid at industrial site (no inclusion into or onto article)
Contributing activity / technique for consumers
Article category (AC):
AC 5: Fabrics, textiles and apparel
Contributing activity / technique for workersopen allclose all
Process category (PROC):
PROC 14: Tabletting, compression, extrusion, pelletisation, granulation
Process category (PROC):
PROC 21: Low energy manipulation of substances bound in materials and/or articles
Process category (PROC):
PROC 22: Potentially closed processing operations with minerals/metals at elevated temperature. Industrial setting
Process category (PROC):
PROC 23: Open processing and transfer operations with minerals/metals at elevated temperature
Process category (PROC):
PROC 24: High (mechanical) energy work-up of substances bound in materials and/or articles
Process category (PROC):
PROC 25: Other hot work operations with metals
Related assessment:
use assessed in a joint CSR

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 5: Fabrics, textiles and apparel
AC 6: Leather articles
AC 8: Paper articles
AC 13: Plastic articles
Substance intended to be released from article:
no
Contributing activity / technique for the environment
Name of activity / technique:
Service life of PET articles in industrial settings
Environmental release category (ERC):
ERC12a: Processing of articles at industrial sites with low release
Contributing activity / technique for workers
Name of activity / technique:
Handling, moulding and forming of PET articles
Process category (PROC):
PROC 21: Low energy manipulation of substances bound in materials and/or articles
Related assessment:
use assessed in a joint CSR

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:
consumers
Substance intended to be released from article:
no
Contributing activity / technique for the environment
Name of activity / technique:
Service life of PET/PES articles containing diantimony tris(ethylene glycolate)
Environmental release category (ERC):
ERC10a: Widespread use of articles with low release (outdoor)
ERC11a: Widespread use of articles with low release (indoor)
Contributing activity / technique for consumersopen allclose all
Name of activity / technique:
Wearing of textiles (incl. artificial leather) made out of PET/PES fibres or filament yarn.
Article category (AC):
AC5f: Fabrics, textiles and apparel: Articles with intense direct dermal contact during normal use
Name of activity / technique:
Wearing of “artificial leather” made out of PET/PES fibres or filament garn
Article category (AC):
AC6f: Leather articles: Articles with intense direct dermal contact during normal use
Name of activity / technique:
Swallowing of toy particles made out of PET.
Article category (AC):
AC5b: Fabrics, textiles and apparel: Toys intended for children's use (and child dedicated articles)
Name of activity / technique:
Swallowing of toy particles made out of PET.
Article category (AC):
AC13b: Plastic articles: Toys intended for children's use (and child dedicated articles)
Name of activity / technique:
Use of personal sanitary products, hygienic paper made out of PET/PES.
Article category (AC):
AC8f1: Paper articles: Articles with intense direct dermal contact during normal use: personal hygiene articles
Name of activity / technique:
Short contact to articles/ handling of plastic products made out of PET under ambient temperature.
Article category (AC):
AC 13: Plastic articles
Related assessment:
use assessed in a joint CSR

Service life

Article used by:
workers
Article category (AC):
AC 5: Fabrics, textiles and apparel
Contributing activity / technique for the environmentopen allclose all
Environmental release category (ERC):
ERC10a: Widespread use of articles with low release (outdoor)
Environmental release category (ERC):
ERC11a: Widespread use of articles with low release (indoor)
Contributing activity / technique for consumers
Article category (AC):
AC 5: Fabrics, textiles and apparel
Contributing activity / technique for workers
Process category (PROC):
PROC 21: Low energy manipulation of substances bound in materials and/or articles
Related assessment:
use assessed in a joint CSR