| 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 tetrachloroethylene
*4 |
740-800 |
97 |
350-500 |
0-1 |
270-390 |
7-11 |
| Dry cleaning of textiles |
325-330 |
41 |
160-210 |
0-1 |
110-150 |
7-10 |
| Pharmaceutical industry |
50-65 |
7 |
8-10 |
0 |
42-55 |
0 |
| Processing of flexo printing plates *1 |
0-10 |
1 |
0-7 |
0 |
0-2 |
0-1 |
| Other identified applications of pure
tetrachloroethylene |
35-60 |
6 |
30-57 |
0 |
2-9 |
0 |
| Unknown applications of pure tetrachloroethylene*2 |
330 |
42 |
150-220 |
0 |
120-170 |
0 |
| Applications in preparations *4 |
20-33 |
3 |
14-24 |
0 |
3-5 |
3-4 |
| Compound products for processing af flexo
printing plates |
17-26 |
3 |
11-17 |
0 |
3-5 |
3-4 |
| Cleaning agents |
0-0.1 |
0 |
0-0.1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Proofing agents |
1.6 |
0 |
1.6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Other preparations |
1-5 |
0 |
1-5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Total *4 |
760-830 |
100 |
360-520 |
0-1 |
270-400 |
10-15 |
| Notes: |
|
| *1 |
The number only includes tetrachloroethylene sold
as pure for subsequent mixing by the user. Tetrachloroethylene, which is mixed with other
buthanol by the suppliers, is included under preparations. |
| *2 |
The net import is reported stabile while the
consumption for the major applications is reduced. This indicates, that a considerable
amount of tetrachlorethylen can not be accounted for in detail. |
| *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. |