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Production<br />

ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT<br />

Production is the stage where the substance is manufactured, i.e. <strong>for</strong>med by chemical reaction(s),<br />

isolated, purified, drummed or bagged, etc. For intermediates (chemicals used to make other<br />

chemicals) a distinction is made between non-isolated, site-limited, <strong>and</strong> captive intermediates, as<br />

shown in Figure 3.<br />

• Non-isolated intermediates: the substance is not isolated from the reaction mixture but<br />

trans<strong>for</strong>med directly into another substance in the same equipment in a subsequent reaction<br />

step;<br />

• Site-limited intermediates: the substance is manufactured <strong>and</strong> consumed at the same site.<br />

This signifies that releases at production <strong>and</strong> industrial/professional use (the trans<strong>for</strong>mation<br />

into the next substance) occur at the same site;<br />

• Captive intermediates: the intermediate is manufactured <strong>and</strong> shipped to other sites owned by<br />

the same company, but not sold to others. There<strong>for</strong>e, releases at production of captive <strong>and</strong><br />

other intermediates occur at another site where the substance is trans<strong>for</strong>med into the next<br />

substance.<br />

Transport <strong>and</strong> storage<br />

Guidance is currently not included <strong>for</strong> the estimation of emissions during transport <strong>and</strong> storage.<br />

Formulation<br />

Formulation is the stage where substances are combined in a process of blending <strong>and</strong> mixing to<br />

obtain a product or a preparation. This may be a <strong>for</strong>mulation such as a paint, or a product such as<br />

a photographic film. Formulations are applied or used at the next stages of the life-cycle<br />

(industrial/professional use, private use).<br />

Industrial/professional use<br />

The stage of industrial/professional use consists of all kinds of processes where the substance as<br />

such, a <strong>for</strong>mulation, or an article containing the substance assessed, is applied or used. A<br />

substance produced at one site may be used as intermediate at other sites in the manufacture of<br />

other substances. Substances may be used as a processing aid or be incorporated in a product.<br />

One example of a processing aid is a developer used in a photographic bath that is disposed of<br />

after use. It should be noted that the manufacture of photographic film <strong>and</strong> paper might also be<br />

considered as processing of the substances involved. Industrial/professional use can take place at<br />

variable scale, including single <strong>and</strong> multiple sites.<br />

Private use<br />

This stage considers the use <strong>and</strong> application of substances as such (or in <strong>for</strong>mulations such as<br />

cosmetics <strong>and</strong> biocides) at the scale of households (consumers).<br />

Service life<br />

Articles like a plastic cable or articles with a coating layer containing the assessed substance will<br />

be used over a certain period of time. Releases into the environment during this period due to<br />

migration, leaching, evaporation <strong>and</strong> processes such as weathering <strong>and</strong> abrasion are calculated<br />

separately (see Section 2.3.3.5).<br />

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