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EC number: 200-839-4 | CAS number: 75-10-5
- Life Cycle description
- Uses advised against
- Endpoint summary
- Appearance / physical state / colour
- Melting point / freezing point
- Boiling point
- Density
- Particle size distribution (Granulometry)
- Vapour pressure
- Partition coefficient
- Water solubility
- Solubility in organic solvents / fat solubility
- Surface tension
- Flash point
- Auto flammability
- Flammability
- Explosiveness
- Oxidising properties
- Oxidation reduction potential
- Stability in organic solvents and identity of relevant degradation products
- Storage stability and reactivity towards container material
- Stability: thermal, sunlight, metals
- pH
- Dissociation constant
- Viscosity
- Additional physico-chemical information
- Additional physico-chemical properties of nanomaterials
- Nanomaterial agglomeration / aggregation
- Nanomaterial crystalline phase
- Nanomaterial crystallite and grain size
- Nanomaterial aspect ratio / shape
- Nanomaterial specific surface area
- Nanomaterial Zeta potential
- Nanomaterial surface chemistry
- Nanomaterial dustiness
- Nanomaterial porosity
- Nanomaterial pour density
- Nanomaterial photocatalytic activity
- Nanomaterial radical formation potential
- Nanomaterial catalytic activity
- Endpoint summary
- Stability
- Biodegradation
- Bioaccumulation
- Transport and distribution
- Environmental data
- Additional information on environmental fate and behaviour
- Ecotoxicological Summary
- Aquatic toxicity
- Endpoint summary
- Short-term toxicity to fish
- Long-term toxicity to fish
- Short-term toxicity to aquatic invertebrates
- Long-term toxicity to aquatic invertebrates
- Toxicity to aquatic algae and cyanobacteria
- Toxicity to aquatic plants other than algae
- Toxicity to microorganisms
- Endocrine disrupter testing in aquatic vertebrates – in vivo
- Toxicity to other aquatic organisms
- Sediment toxicity
- Terrestrial toxicity
- Biological effects monitoring
- Biotransformation and kinetics
- Additional ecotoxological information
- Toxicological Summary
- Toxicokinetics, metabolism and distribution
- Acute Toxicity
- Irritation / corrosion
- Sensitisation
- Repeated dose toxicity
- Genetic toxicity
- Carcinogenicity
- Toxicity to reproduction
- Specific investigations
- Exposure related observations in humans
- Toxic effects on livestock and pets
- Additional toxicological data
Article service life
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Service life
- Article used by:
- workers
- Article category (AC):
- AC 1: Vehicles
- AC 2: Machinery, mechanical appliances, electrical/electronic articles
Contributing activity / technique for the environment
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC7: Use of functional fluid at industrial site
Contributing activity / technique for workers
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 9: Transfer of substance or mixture into small containers (dedicated filling line, including weighing)
Service life
- Article used by:
- workers
- Article category (AC):
- AC 1: Vehicles
- AC 2: Machinery, mechanical appliances, electrical/electronic articles
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 workers
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 8a: Transfer of substance or mixture (charging and discharging) at non-dedicated facilities
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 1: Vehicles
- AC 2: Machinery, mechanical appliances, electrical/electronic articles
- Substance intended to be released from article:
- no
Contributing activity / technique for the environment
- Name of activity / technique:
- Service Life
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC12c: Use of articles at industrial sites with low release
Contributing activity / technique for workers
- Name of activity / technique:
- Worker activity is not considered relevant during service life. Worker activity related to installation, servicing and maintenance is covered by the exposure scenario for professional workers.
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 9: Transfer of substance or mixture into small containers (dedicated filling line, including weighing)
- Related assessment:
- use assessed in an own CSR
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):
- municipal biological STP
Other conditions affecting environmental exposure
Releases to waste and the environment
Release to the environment
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- Release from the site to::
- wastewater
- Release estimation method:
- estimated release factor
- Release from the site to::
- ambient air
- Release estimation method:
- estimated release factor
- Release from the site to::
- non-agricultural soil
- Release estimation method:
- estimated release factor
Exposure of the environment
PECopen allclose all
- 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
Service life
- Article used by:
- workers
- Article category (AC):
- AC 1: Vehicles
- AC 2: Machinery, mechanical appliances, electrical/electronic 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 workers
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 9: Transfer of substance or mixture into small containers (dedicated filling line, including weighing)
Service life
- Article used by:
- workers
- Article category (AC):
- AC2a: Machinery, mechanical appliances, electrical/electronic articles covered by the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) directive
Contributing activity / technique for the environment
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC11a: Widespread use of articles with low release (indoor)
Contributing activity / technique for workers
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC28: Manual maintenance (cleaning and repair) of machinery
Service life
- Article used by:
- workers
- Article category (AC):
- AC 1: Vehicles
- AC 2: Machinery, mechanical appliances, electrical/electronic 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 workers
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 8a: Transfer of substance or mixture (charging and discharging) at non-dedicated facilities
Service life
- Registration/ Notification status for the use:
- use registered according to REACH Article 10; total tonnage manufactured/imported <10tonnes/year per registrant
- Regulatory status:
- other: Use as a refrigerant gas.
- Name:
- difluoromethane
- Type of composition:
- legal entity composition of the substance
- State / form:
- gas
- Reference substance:
- difluoromethane
- Article used by:
- workers
- Substance intended to be released from article:
- no
- Name of activity / technique:
- F-GAS regulated training. Provides the knowledge and practical skills to undertake leak checking, recovery, installation, servicing and maintenance of stationary refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pump equipment containing refrigerants.
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC12c: Use of articles at industrial sites with low release
- Name of activity / technique:
- Charging / discharging closed loop FGas regulated refrigerant circulation systems.
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 8b: Transfer of substance or mixture (charging and discharging) at dedicated facilities
- Insignificant exposure via the following route:
- inhalatory
- Insignificant release via the following route:
- air
- Pattern of exposure:
- accidental / infrequent
Reference
Contributing activity / technique for the environment
Contributing activity / technique for workers
Service life
- Article used by:
- workers
- Article category (AC):
- AC 1: Vehicles
- AC 2: Machinery, mechanical appliances, electrical/electronic articles
Contributing activity / technique for the environment
- 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 workers
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 8a: Transfer of substance or mixture (charging and discharging) at non-dedicated facilities
Service life
- Article used by:
- workers
- Article category (AC):
- AC 1: Vehicles
- AC 2: Machinery, mechanical appliances, electrical/electronic 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 workers
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 8a: Transfer of substance or mixture (charging and discharging) at non-dedicated facilities
Service life
- Article used by:
- workers
- Article category (AC):
- AC 1: Vehicles
- AC 2: Machinery, mechanical appliances, electrical/electronic articles
- Substance intended to be released from article:
- no
Contributing activity / technique for the environment
- Name of activity / technique:
- Use of RAC/ MAC systems
- 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 workers
- Name of activity / technique:
- Use of RAC/ MAC systems
- 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 9: Transfer of substance or mixture into small containers (dedicated filling line, including weighing)
- Related assessment:
- use assessed in an own CSR
Service life
- Article used by:
- consumers
- Article category (AC):
- AC 1: Vehicles
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 1: Vehicles
- Related assessment:
- use assessed in a joint CSR
Service life
- Article used by:
- workers
- Article category (AC):
- AC 1: Vehicles
- AC 2: Machinery, mechanical appliances, electrical/electronic articles
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 consumersopen allclose all
- Article category (AC):
- AC 1: Vehicles
- Article category (AC):
- AC 2: Machinery, mechanical appliances, electrical/electronic articles
Service life
- Article used by:
- workers
- Article category (AC):
- AC 1: Vehicles
- AC 2: Machinery, mechanical appliances, electrical/electronic articles
- Substance intended to be released from article:
- no
Contributing activity / technique for the environment
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC12c: Use of articles at industrial sites with low release
Contributing activity / technique for workers
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 0: Other: Worker activity is not considered relevant during service life. Worker activity related to installation, servicing and maintenance is covered by the exposure scenario for professional workers.
Service life
- Article used by:
- workers
- Article category (AC):
- AC 1: Vehicles
- AC 2: Machinery, mechanical appliances, electrical/electronic articles
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 consumersopen allclose all
- Article category (AC):
- AC 1: Vehicles
- Article category (AC):
- AC 2: Machinery, mechanical appliances, electrical/electronic articles
Service life
- Article used by:
- workers
- Article category (AC):
- AC 1: Vehicles
- AC 2: Machinery, mechanical appliances, electrical/electronic articles
Contributing activity / technique for the environment
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC7: Use of functional fluid at industrial site
Contributing activity / technique for consumersopen allclose all
- Article category (AC):
- AC 1: Vehicles
- Article category (AC):
- AC 2: Machinery, mechanical appliances, electrical/electronic articles
Service life
- Article used by:
- workers
- Article category (AC):
- AC 1: Vehicles
- AC 2: Machinery, mechanical appliances, electrical/electronic articles
Contributing activity / technique for the environment
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC7: Use of functional fluid at industrial site
Contributing activity / technique for consumersopen allclose all
- Article category (AC):
- AC 1: Vehicles
- Article category (AC):
- AC 2: Machinery, mechanical appliances, electrical/electronic articles
Service life
- Article category (AC):
- AC 1: Vehicles
- AC 2: Machinery, mechanical appliances, electrical/electronic 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 1: Vehicles
- Article category (AC):
- AC 2: Machinery, mechanical appliances, electrical/electronic articles
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):
- AC2a: Machinery, mechanical appliances, electrical/electronic articles covered by the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) directive
- Substance intended to be released from article:
- no
Contributing activity / technique for the environment
- Name of activity / technique:
- Substance is contained in closed loops within refrigerators and heat exchange units such as airconditioners,
etc. - Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC11a: Widespread use of articles with low release (indoor)
Contributing activity / technique for workers
- Name of activity / technique:
- Substance is contained in closed loops within refrigerators and heat exchange units such as air-conditioners, etc.
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC28: Manual maintenance (cleaning and repair) of machinery
Service life
- Article used by:
- workers
- Article category (AC):
- AC 1: Vehicles
- AC 2: Machinery, mechanical appliances, electrical/electronic articles
Contributing activity / technique for the environment
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC11a: Widespread use of articles with low release (indoor)
Contributing activity / technique for workers
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 9: Transfer of substance or mixture into small containers (dedicated filling line, including weighing)
Service life
- Article used by:
- workers
- Article category (AC):
- AC 1: Vehicles
- AC 2: Machinery, mechanical appliances, electrical/electronic articles
Contributing activity / technique for the environment
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC11a: Widespread use of articles with low release (indoor)
Contributing activity / technique for workers
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 9: Transfer of substance or mixture into small containers (dedicated filling line, including weighing)
Service life
- Article used by:
- consumers
Contributing activity / technique for the environment
- Name of activity / technique:
- Manufacture of charged RAC/MAC systems and others refrigeration systems
- 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 consumers
- Article category (AC):
- AC 1: Vehicles
- AC 2: Machinery, mechanical appliances, electrical/electronic articles
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