Diammonium decaborate

Uses by professional workers

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

Use name:

Professional use of micronutrient fertilisers

Contributing activity / technique for the environment

Name of activity / technique:

Widespread use of non-reactive processing aid (no inclusion into or onto article, indoor/outdoor)

Environmental release category (ERC):

ERC8a: Widespread use of non-reactive processing aid (no inclusion into or onto article, indoor)

ERC8d: Widespread use of non-reactive processing aid (no inclusion into or onto article, outdoor)

Contributing activity / technique for workers

Contributing activity / technique for workers 1

Name of activity / technique:

Transfer of bulk bags to storage as well as transfer and discharge of bulk bags into spreader hopper - indoor

Process category (PROC):

PROC 8a: Transfer of substance or mixture (charging and discharging) at non-dedicated facilities

Contributing activity / technique for workers 2

Name of activity / technique:

Transfer of bulk bags to storage as well as transfer and discharge of bulk bags into spreader hopper - outdoor

Process category (PROC):

PROC 8a: Transfer of substance or mixture (charging and discharging) at non-dedicated facilities

Contributing activity / technique for workers 3

Name of activity / technique:

Closed transfer of boron-containing liquid fertiliser e.g. to storage or from storage to fertigation system - indoor, e.g. in greenhouses

Process category (PROC):

PROC 2: Chemical production or refinery in closed continuous process with occasional controlled exposure or processes with equivalent containment conditions

Contributing activity / technique for workers 4

Name of activity / technique:

Closed transfer of boron-containing liquid fertiliser e.g. to storage or from storage to fertigation system - outdoor

Process category (PROC):

PROC 2: Chemical production or refinery in closed continuous process with occasional controlled exposure or processes with equivalent containment conditions

Contributing activity / technique for workers 5

Name of activity / technique:

Storage of liquid fertiliser - indoor

Process category (PROC):

PROC 2: Chemical production or refinery in closed continuous process with occasional controlled exposure or processes with equivalent containment conditions

Contributing activity / technique for workers 6

Name of activity / technique:

Storage of liquid fertiliser - outdoor

Process category (PROC):

PROC 2: Chemical production or refinery in closed continuous process with occasional controlled exposure or processes with equivalent containment conditions

Contributing activity / technique for workers 7

Name of activity / technique:

Storage of non-granular and granular fertiliser - indoor

Process category (PROC):

PROC 2: Chemical production or refinery in closed continuous process with occasional controlled exposure or processes with equivalent containment conditions

Contributing activity / technique for workers 8

Name of activity / technique:

Storage of non-granular and granular fertiliser - outdoor

Process category (PROC):

PROC 2: Chemical production or refinery in closed continuous process with occasional controlled exposure or processes with equivalent containment conditions

Contributing activity / technique for workers 9

Name of activity / technique:

Dissolving of non-granular boron-containing fertiliser in water in spreader tank or container - indoor

Process category (PROC):

PROC 3: Manufacture or formulation in the chemical industry in closed batch processes with occasional controlled exposure or processes with equivalent containment conditions

Contributing activity / technique for workers 10

Name of activity / technique:

Dissolving of non-granular boron-containing fertiliser in water in spreader tank or container - outdoor

Process category (PROC):

PROC 3: Manufacture or formulation in the chemical industry in closed batch processes with occasional controlled exposure or processes with equivalent containment conditions

Contributing activity / technique for workers 11

Name of activity / technique:

Filling liquid foliar fertiliser into tractor-pulled spraybar - indoor

Process category (PROC):

PROC 8a: Transfer of substance or mixture (charging and discharging) at non-dedicated facilities

Contributing activity / technique for workers 12

Name of activity / technique:

Filling liquid foliar fertiliser into tractor-pulled spraybar - outdoor

Process category (PROC):

PROC 8a: Transfer of substance or mixture (charging and discharging) at non-dedicated facilities

Contributing activity / technique for workers 13

Name of activity / technique:

Filling liquid foliar fertiliser into a knapsack sprayer - indoor

Process category (PROC):

PROC 9: Transfer of substance or mixture into small containers (dedicated filling line, including weighing)

Contributing activity / technique for workers 14

Name of activity / technique:

Filling liquid foliar fertiliser into a knapsack sprayer - outdoor

Process category (PROC):

PROC 9: Transfer of substance or mixture into small containers (dedicated filling line, including weighing)

Contributing activity / technique for workers 15

Name of activity / technique:

Automated fertigation of plants in greenhouses

Process category (PROC):

PROC 3: Manufacture or formulation in the chemical industry in closed batch processes with occasional controlled exposure or processes with equivalent containment conditions

Contributing activity / technique for workers 16

Name of activity / technique:

Automated fertigation of plants in fields

Process category (PROC):

PROC 3: Manufacture or formulation in the chemical industry in closed batch processes with occasional controlled exposure or processes with equivalent containment conditions

Contributing activity / technique for workers 17

Name of activity / technique:

Automated irrigation - indoor

Process category (PROC):

PROC 11: Non industrial spraying

Contributing activity / technique for workers 18

Name of activity / technique:

Automated irrigation - outdoor

Process category (PROC):

PROC 11: Non industrial spraying

Contributing activity / technique for workers 19

Name of activity / technique:

Spreading of solid fertiliser using spreader hopper

Process category (PROC):

PROC 11: Non industrial spraying

Contributing activity / technique for workers 20

Name of activity / technique:

Spray application of liquid foliar fertiliser with knapsack sprayer

Process category (PROC):

PROC 11: Non industrial spraying

Contributing activity / technique for workers 21

Name of activity / technique:

Spray application of liquid foliar fertiliser with tractor-pulled spraybar

Process category (PROC):

PROC 11: Non industrial spraying

Contributing activity / technique for workers 22

Name of activity / technique:

Maintenance and routine cleaning - indoor, liquid

Process category (PROC):

PROC28: Manual maintenance (cleaning and repair) of machinery

Contributing activity / technique for workers 23

Name of activity / technique:

Maintenance and routine cleaning - outdoor, liquid

Process category (PROC):

PROC28: Manual maintenance (cleaning and repair) of machinery

Contributing activity / technique for workers 24

Name of activity / technique:

Maintenance and routine cleaning- indoor, solid

Process category (PROC):

PROC28: Manual maintenance (cleaning and repair) of machinery

Contributing activity / technique for workers 25

Name of activity / technique:

Maintenance and routine cleaning- outdoor, solid

Process category (PROC):

PROC28: Manual maintenance (cleaning and repair) of machinery

Product category used:

PC 12: Fertilisers

Sector of end use:

SU 1: Agriculture, forestry and fishing

Subsequent service life relevant to this use:

no

Related assessment:

use assessed in an own CSR