Substance Information
Substance Information
Diethyl phthalate
EC / List no.: 201-550-6
CAS no.: 84-66-2
Mol. formula: C12H14O4
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Possibly Endocrine Disrupting |
- Substance included in the Community Rolling Action Plan (CoRAP).
This substance is registered under the REACH Regulation and is manufactured in and / or imported to the European Economic Area, at ≥ 1 000 tonnes per annum.
This substance is used by consumers, in articles, by professional workers (widespread uses), in formulation or re-packing, at industrial sites and in manufacturing.
This substance is used by consumers, in articles, by professional workers (widespread uses), in formulation or re-packing, at industrial sites and in manufacturing.
Consumer Uses
This substance is used in the following products:
perfumes and fragrances,
washing & cleaning products,
laboratory chemicals,
air care products,
cosmetics and personal care products,
polishes and waxes,
pharmaceuticals,
polymers,
coating products and
fillers, putties, plasters, modelling clay.
Other release to the environment of this substance is likely to occur from:
indoor use (e.g. machine wash liquids/detergents, automotive care products, paints and coating or adhesives, fragrances and air fresheners) and
outdoor use.
Article service life
Release to the environment of this substance can occur from industrial use:
industrial abrasion processing with low release rate (e.g. cutting of textile, cutting, machining or grinding of metal) and
formulation of mixtures.
Other release to the environment of this substance is likely to occur from:
outdoor use in long-life materials with low release rate (e.g. metal, wooden and plastic construction and building materials) and
indoor use in long-life materials with low release rate (e.g. flooring, furniture, toys, construction materials, curtains, foot-wear, leather products, paper and cardboard products, electronic equipment).
This substance can be found in products with material based on:
plastic (e.g. food packaging and storage, toys, mobile phones).
This substance is intended to be released from scented:
eraser,
toys,
paper products,
CDs and
clothes.
Widespread uses by professional workers
This substance is used in the following products:
laboratory chemicals,
washing & cleaning products,
perfumes and fragrances,
cosmetics and personal care products,
pharmaceuticals,
polymers,
polishes and waxes,
air care products,
coating products and
fillers, putties, plasters, modelling clay.
This substance is used in the following areas:
health services,
formulation of mixtures and/or re-packaging and
scientific research and development.
This substance is used for the manufacture of:
plastic products and
.
Other release to the environment of this substance is likely to occur from:
indoor use (e.g. machine wash liquids/detergents, automotive care products, paints and coating or adhesives, fragrances and air fresheners) and
outdoor use.
Formulation or re-packing
This substance is used in the following products:
washing & cleaning products,
cosmetics and personal care products,
laboratory chemicals,
polishes and waxes,
pharmaceuticals,
perfumes and fragrances,
coating products,
fillers, putties, plasters, modelling clay and
air care products.
Release to the environment of this substance can occur from industrial use:
formulation of mixtures and
formulation in materials.
Uses at industrial sites
This substance is used in the following products:
polymers,
washing & cleaning products,
cosmetics and personal care products,
pharmaceuticals,
air care products,
coating products,
fillers, putties, plasters, modelling clay,
polishes and waxes,
laboratory chemicals and
perfumes and fragrances.
This substance is used in the following areas:
health services,
formulation of mixtures and/or re-packaging and
mining.
This substance is used for the manufacture of:
plastic products and
chemicals.
Release to the environment of this substance can occur from industrial use:
in processing aids at industrial sites,
as processing aid,
in the production of articles,
as an intermediate step in further manufacturing of another substance (use of intermediates) and
for thermoplastic manufacture.
Manufacture
Release to the environment of this substance can occur from industrial use:
manufacturing of the substance.
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