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Table 3.2 Local PECs in the various environmental compartments at formulation/processing

Scenario IIIa IIIb-1 III-b2 III-c1 III-c2 III-d
Type of Application Plasticizer in PVC Adhesive Printing Inks Fibres
PEC effluent STP (mg/l) 0.02 0.08 0.02 0.01 4.7x10-4 <2µg/l
PEC surface water (µg/l) 2.8 8.9 2.9 2.1 1.1 1
PEC air (µg/m3) 2.4 0.3 0.02 0.05 0.2 1
PEC sediment (mg/kg) 0.4 1.2 0.4 0.3 0.15 0.1
PEC soil (mg/kg) 0.4 1.5 0.4 0.2 0.01 0.003
PEC oral, fish (mg/kg) 0.003 0.008 0.003 0.003 0.002 0.002
PEC oral, worm (mg/kg) 2.5 10.2 2.5 1.5 0.1 0.1

Source: ECB  "2003-2004 Risk Assessment Report (RAR 003) on Dibutyl Phthalate (DIDP), chapter 2: General Information on Exposure

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