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Potassium dihydrogenorthophosphate
EC / List no.: 231-913-4
CAS no.: 7778-77-0
Mol. formula:
This substance is registered under the REACH Regulation and is manufactured in and / or imported to the European Economic Area, at ≥ 100 000 to < 1 000 000 tonnes per annum.
This substance is used by consumers, in articles, by professional workers (widespread uses), in formulation or re-packing, at industrial sites and in manufacturing.
This substance is used by consumers, in articles, by professional workers (widespread uses), in formulation or re-packing, at industrial sites and in manufacturing.
Consumer Uses
This substance is used in the following products:
fertilisers,
washing & cleaning products and
cosmetics and personal care products.
Other release to the environment of this substance is likely to occur from:
outdoor use and
indoor use (e.g. machine wash liquids/detergents, automotive care products, paints and coating or adhesives, fragrances and air fresheners).
Article service life
Release to the environment of this substance can occur from industrial use:
industrial abrasion processing with low release rate (e.g. cutting of textile, cutting, machining or grinding of metal) and
of articles where the substances are not intended to be released and where the conditions of use do not promote release.
Other release to the environment of this substance is likely to occur from:
outdoor use in long-life materials with low release rate (e.g. metal, wooden and plastic construction and building materials) and
indoor use in long-life materials with low release rate (e.g. flooring, furniture, toys, construction materials, curtains, foot-wear, leather products, paper and cardboard products, electronic equipment).
This substance can be found in complex articles, with no release intended:
machinery, mechanical appliances and electrical/electronic products (e.g. computers, cameras, lamps, refrigerators, washing machines).
This substance can be found in products with material based on:
fabrics, textiles and apparel (e.g. clothing, mattress, curtains or carpets, textile toys) and
stone, plaster, cement, glass or ceramic (e.g. dishes, pots/pans, food storage containers, construction and isolation material).
Widespread uses by professional workers
This substance is used in the following products:
fertilisers,
pH regulators and water treatment products,
washing & cleaning products,
air care products,
textile treatment products and dyes,
laboratory chemicals and
fillers, putties, plasters, modelling clay.
This substance is used in the following areas:
agriculture, forestry and fishing and
scientific research and development.
This substance is used for the manufacture of:
textile, leather or fur,
chemicals,
mineral products (e.g. plasters, cement) and
.
Other release to the environment of this substance is likely to occur from:
indoor use (e.g. machine wash liquids/detergents, automotive care products, paints and coating or adhesives, fragrances and air fresheners),
outdoor use and
indoor use in close systems with minimal release (e.g. cooling liquids in refrigerators, oil-based electric heaters).
Formulation or re-packing
This substance is used in the following products:
fertilisers,
pH regulators and water treatment products,
pharmaceuticals,
textile treatment products and dyes,
washing & cleaning products,
air care products and
fillers, putties, plasters, modelling clay.
Release to the environment of this substance can occur from industrial use:
formulation of mixtures and
formulation in materials.
Uses at industrial sites
This substance is used in the following products:
pharmaceuticals,
pH regulators and water treatment products,
textile treatment products and dyes,
fertilisers and
laboratory chemicals.
This substance is used in the following areas:
scientific research and development.
This substance is used for the manufacture of:
chemicals,
textile, leather or fur,
and
mineral products (e.g. plasters, cement).
Release to the environment of this substance can occur from industrial use:
in processing aids at industrial sites,
in the production of articles,
as an intermediate step in further manufacturing of another substance (use of intermediates),
of substances in closed systems with minimal release and
as processing aid.
Other release to the environment of this substance is likely to occur from:
indoor use as processing aid and
indoor use in close systems with minimal release (e.g. cooling liquids in refrigerators, oil-based electric heaters).
Manufacture
Release to the environment of this substance can occur from industrial use:
manufacturing of the substance.
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