Inclusion of HBCDD, DEHP, BBP, DBP and additive use of TBBPA in annex IV of the Commission's recast proposal of the RoHS Directive

Table 3.4
Overview of main toxicological and ecotoxicological properties of DEHP, DBP, BBP and potential alternatives. For alternatives the summary is based on Maag et al., 2009; for DEHP, BBP and DBP data has been extracted from the EU Risk Assessment reports.

Name of substance CAS No. Health Environment
  Acute, local
and sens.
effects
(A/L/S)
Carcino-
genic
(C)
Muta-
genic
(M)
Repro-
toxic
(R)
Sub-
chronic
toxicity
Persistence
*1
Bioac-
cumula-
tion *2
Aquatic
Toxicity
*3
DEHP 117-81-7 o/o/o o o o
BCF
o
DBP 84-74-2 o/o/o o o o
Pow
BBP 85-68-7 o/o/o o o o
BCF
ASE 91082-17-6 o/o/o - o o
(not readily)

Pow
o
ATBC 77-90-7 o/(o)/o o
o o [•] o
BCF
COMGHA 330198-91-9 o/o/o - o - (•) o
Pow
DEGD 120-55-8 o/(o)/o - o (•) o (o)
BCF
DGD 27138-31-4 o/(o)/o - o (•) o
Pow
DEHT/DOPT 6422-86-2 o/(o)/o o
o o
(inherently)

Pow
(•)
DINA 33703-08-1 o/o/o - o
- o (?)
(conflicting)
o
DINCH 166412-78-8 o/(o)/o o
o o
(not readily)

Pow
o
GTA 102-76-1 o/o/o - o o o o o
BCF
o
TXIB 6846-50-0 o/(o)/o - o
(inherently)
o
BCF

The inherent properties for the investigated substances are summarised using key parameters: acute and local effects, sensitisation, carcinogenicity(C), genetic toxicity (M), reproductive toxicity (R), subcronic toxicity, persistence, bioaccumulation and aquatic toxicity. If data are not available for all parameters or only from non standard test results a tentative assessment is given (shown in parentheses). The symbols: • identified potential hazard, o no identified potential hazard, and – no data available. [] indicate the effects are considered of minor significance.
*1 • Based on screening tests for ready and inherent biodegradability
*2 • Based on BCF (fish) > 100 or Pow > 3 (BCF prevails over Pow where both values exist)
*3 Used for very toxic and toxic < 10 mg/L

 



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