Table 3.2 PECs calculated for the various stages of the life cycle of DINP

Life cycle step		PEC local water [µg/l]	PEC local sed [µg/kg dw]	PEC local soil [µg/kg dw]	PEC biota aquatic [mg/kg ww]	PEC biota soil [mg/kg ww]
* formulation ** processing
Production (highest release)		2.2	2,000	-	4.62	0.01
Processing in PVC (highest release)		9.7	150,000	10,900	17.9	4.1
Processing in non-PVC		3.4	47,000	3,300	7.6	1.2
Use in adhesives, glues and sealing compunds	I*	8.1	133,600	8,950	14.9	3.35
Use in inks for papers	I	8.1	133,600	8,970	14.9	3.35
	II**	1.3	12,300	740	2.93	0.28
Use in paints	I	8.1	133,600	8,960	14.9	3.35
	II	1.4	14,000	880	3.1	0.33
Paper recycling		1.2	10,700	660	3.49	0.25

Source: ECB  "2003 Risk Assessment Report (RAR 041) on Di-"isodecyl" Phthalate (DIDP), Summary of the Report, chapter 3: Environment, p.6

Phthalate Di-isodecyl & Di-isononyl phthalates

Approximation of the relative importance of the consumption of four of the main phthalates in the European Union in the 1990s

Table 2.1 Volumes of DIDP in different articles and their respective lifetimes

Table 3.2 PECs calculated for the various stages of the life cycle of DIDP

Consumer exposure to DIDP and DINP

Internal exposure for adults, children and infants.

Table 1.1 Summary of physico-chemical properties (DIDP)

Table 1.1 Summary of physico-chemical properties (DINP)

Table 2.1 Volumes of DIDP in different articles and their respective lifetimes

Table 2.1 Volumes of DINP in different articles and their respective lifetimes

Table 3.1 Total releases to waste water, surface water and air (DIDP)

Table 3.1 Total releases to waste water, surface water and air (DINP)

Table 3.2 PECs calculated for the various stages of the life cycle of DIDP

Table 3.3 PEC/PEC ratios for agricultural soil (DIDP)

Table 3.4 PEC/PNEC ratios for predators (DIDP)

Table 3.3 PEC/PNEC ratios for agricultural soil (DINP)

Table 3.4 PEC/PNEC ratios for predators (DINP)

Table 4.1 Inhalation occupational exposure (DIDP)

Table 4.1 Inhalation occupational exposure (DINP)

Table 4.2 End products containing DIDP, sources of exposure and categories of consumers exposed

Table 4.3 External and internal exposure for consumers (DIDP)

Table 4.2 End products containing DINP, sources of exposure and categories of consumers exposed

Table 4.3 External and internal exposure for consumers (DINP)

Table 4.4 Internal exposure for adults, children and infants (DIDP)

Table 4.4 Internal exposure for adults, children and infants (DINP)

Some phthalates and their applications

Structure and uses of the three phthalates assessed by the ECB

Table 3.2 PECs calculated for the various stages of the life cycle of DINP

Directive on Phthalate-containing soft PVC toys and childcare articles