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Identification and assessment of alternatives to selected phthalates
Table 0.1 Plasticisers found in toys and childcare articles
| Group of plasticiser |
Chemical name |
Abbreviation |
CAS no. |
Occurrence in toys and childcare articles |
| Reported by Danish manufacturers /suppliers *2 |
Survey in the Netherlands 2007, % of samples |
Survey in Germany, Austria and Switzerland 2007, % of samples |
| Phthalates |
Diisononyl phthalate |
DINP |
28553-12-0
68515-48-0 |
Only non-phthalates reported |
49% |
10% |
| |
Diisodecyl phthalate |
DIDP |
26761-40-0
271-091-4 |
_"_ |
15% |
2% |
| |
Diisodecyl phthalate |
DIBP |
84-69-5 |
_"_ |
2% |
2% |
| Cyclohexanes |
Di-isononyl-cyclohexane-1,2dicarboxylate |
DINCH |
166412-78-8 |
X |
25% |
48% |
| Terephthalates |
Di (2-ethyl-hexyl) terephthalate |
DEHT, DOTP |
6422-86-2 |
X |
7% |
10% |
| Sulphonates |
Sulfonic acids, C10 – C18-alkane, phenylesters |
ASE |
91082-17-6 |
X |
*3 |
*3 |
| Other alkyl esters |
Trimethyl pentanyl diisobutyrate |
TXIB |
6846-50-0 |
|
14% |
11% |
| Citrates |
Acetyl tributyl citrate |
ATBC |
77-90-7 |
X |
9% |
10% |
| Aliphatic dibasic esters |
Diisononyl adipate |
DINA |
33703-08-1 |
x |
6% |
4% |
| |
Bis(2-ethylhexyl) adipate |
DEHA |
103-23-1 |
|
4% |
2% |
| |
Diisobutyl adipate |
DiBA |
141-04-8 |
|
0.6% |
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Dioctyl sebacate |
DEHS |
122-62-3 |
|
0.6% |
|
| Mixed alkyl aryl esters |
Mixed diesters neopentylglycol-benzoate/2-ethylhexanoate |
NPG-EHA-BA |
|
|
|
7% |
| |
Mixed triesters 1,1,1-trimethylol-propane-benzoate/2-ethylhexanoate |
TPG-EHA-BA |
|
|
|
2% |
| |
Hexanoic acid, 2-ethyl, mixed triesters with benzoic acid and trimethylopropane |
LG-flex BET |
610787-76-3 |
x |
*3 |
*3 |
| Polyesters |
Polyadipate |
PA |
|
|
|
3% |
| Epoxy esters and epoxidized oils |
Epoxidized soy bean oil |
ESBO |
8013-07-8 |
|
|
1% |
| Alkyl acetyl esters |
Tert-butyl acetate *1 |
TBAC |
540-88-5 |
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11% |
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| Alkylphenols |
Nonylphenol *1 |
|
25154-52-3 |
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18% |
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| Trimellates |
Tri-(2-ethylhexyl)-trimellitate |
TEHTM (TOTM) |
3319-31-1 |
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1% |
*1 These substances are usually not mentioned as plasticisers in plastics, but may serve other purposes in the plastics. It has not been confirmed that the substances are actually used as plasticiser in the plastics.
*2 "X" indicates that the substance is reported by all manufactures. "x" indicates that the substance is reported by one manufacturer only.
*3 It is not clear from the report whether the surveys have screened for these alternatives.
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