| Application |
Consumption (tons/y) |
% of consumption (mean) |
Emissions to air (tons/y) *6 |
Emissions to waste water
(tons/y)*3,*6 |
Disposal as hazardous waste
(tons/y) *6 |
Recycling (tons/y) *5 |
| Applications of pure dichloromethane *4 |
390-430 *1 |
73 *1 |
260-320 |
0-1 |
90-120 |
5-15 |
| Ancillaries for production of plastic goods |
25 *2 |
5 |
24 |
0 |
|
0 |
| Plane glas industry |
15-30 |
5 |
7-10 |
0 |
2-5 |
5-15 |
| Pharmaceutical industry |
30 |
6 |
0 |
0-1 |
30 |
0 |
| Analysis of asfalt |
20 |
4 |
19-20 |
0 |
0-1 |
0 |
| Paint strippers manufactured in Denmark |
46-50 |
10 |
44-50 |
0 |
0-2 |
0 |
| Metal industries (shipyards etc.) |
35 |
7 |
34-35 |
0 |
0-1 |
0 |
| Other laboratory and research applications |
35 |
7 |
9 |
0 |
26 |
0 |
| Grafic industry |
15-20 |
4 |
10-20 |
0 |
0-5 |
0 |
| Other identified applications of pure dichloromethane |
40 |
8 |
35 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
| Unknown applications of pure dichloromethane |
130-140 |
28 |
80-120 |
0 |
30-40 |
0 |
| Applications in prepararions *4 |
110-140 |
26 |
100-140 |
0-1 |
0-4 |
0 |
| Paint strippers |
90-110 |
21 |
80-110 |
0-1 |
0-4 |
0 |
| Ancillaries for production of plastic goods |
1 |
0 |
<2 *7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Glues |
2-7 |
1 |
2-7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Fillers |
8 |
2 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Cleaning agents |
3-5 |
1 |
3-5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Other preparations |
4-10 |
1 |
4-10 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Total *1, *4 |
450-510 *2 |
100 |
320-400 |
0-2 |
90-120 |
5-15 |
| Notes: |
|
| *1 |
Double counting of the consumption of
preparations manufactured in Denmark is eliminated in the totals (paint stripper, sealer,
glues, cleaning agents). Products for which the country of manufacturing is unknown are
considered imported (deemed most likely). |
| *2 |
An additional 70-90 tons/year are used for Danish
manufacturing of products for export (sealers for diecasting of plastics). |
| *3 |
Indirect exposure via evaporation to air and
subsequent rainfalls are not included. |
| *4 |
Totals are rounded up. |
| *5 |
Recycling numbers does not include internal
recycling integrated in manufacturing processes. |
| *6 |
The presented figures are rough estimates based
on general knowledge on chemical characteristics and standard routines of use and disposal
in the application fields in question. |
| *7 |
Part of this loss to air is caused by the danish
production of ancillaries for export. |