textiles and upholstery A,B Unidyne® Polymer coating commercial product Carpets, leather and apparel, 3 textiles and upholstery A,B Rucoguard® Polymer coating commercial product Carpets, leather and apparel, 3 textiles and upholstery A,B Oleophobol® Polymer coating commercial product Carpets, leather and apparel, 3 textiles and upholstery A,B, Asahiguard® Polymer coating commercial product Carpets, leather and apparel, 3 textiles and upholstery A,B Solvera® Polymer coating commercial product Paper and packaging A,B 3 Appendix 3: Characteristics of alternatives to PFOS for various applications Applications Alternative chemicals CAS No: References Characteristics Aviation Literature describes phosphate N/A 59 Health and environmental hazards: Information gaps since due to lack of publically hydraulic fluids compounds e.g. tri-alkyl available information detailing the the real composition of commercial surfactants for phosphates, tri-aryl phosphates, aviation hydraulic fluids. and mixtures of Since very little is published concerning the chemical composition of these aviation hydraulic oils there is no current possibility to assess their environmental and health impact. Phosphate compounds are hygroscopic and very sensitive to contaminants that may have a direct impact on flight safety. When these aromatic phosphate esters are hydrolyzed they transform into strong acids and may have a local impact if not taken care of in a safe and correct way. Metal plating 6:2-Fluorotelomer sulfonate (6:2 27619-97-2 9, 24, Acute and repeated-dose mammalian and aquatic toxicity has been reported Toxicology: FTS) 50,52, 67 Degradation in the environment: Degradation of fluoroalkylthioamido- sulphonates into 6:2 FTS is suggested and 6:2 FTS is susceptible to biodegradation under and aerobic conditions. Emissions: Emission to the environment may be expected from use in metal plating and in manufacturing. 6:2 FTS has been detected in metal plating effluent. Emission of FTS from STP effluents is proven. As 6:2 FTS is also used in fire fighting foams as substitute for PFOS, FTS can be expected in the aqueous environment. In the environment a
textiles and upholstery A,B Unidyne® Polymer coating commercial product Carpets, leather and apparel, textiles and upholstery A,B 3 Rucoguard® Polymer coating commercial product Carpets, leather and apparel, textiles and upholstery A,B 3 Oleophobol® Polymer coating commercial product Carpets, leather and apparel, textiles and upholstery A,B, 3 Asahiguard® Polymer coating commercial product Carpets, leather and apparel, textiles and upholstery A,B 3 Solvera® Polymer coating commercial product Paper and packaging A,B 3 Appendix 3: Characteristics of alternatives to PFOS for various applications Applications Alternative chemicals CAS No: References Characteristics Aviation hydraulic fluids Literature describes phosphate compounds e.g. tri-alkyl phosphates, tri-aryl phosphates, and mixtures of N/A 59 Health and environmental hazards: Information gaps since due to lack of publically available information detailing the the real composition of commercial surfactants for aviation hydraulic fluids. Since very little is published concerning the chemical composition of these aviation hydraulic oils there is no current possibility to assess their environmental and health impact. Phosphate compounds are hygroscopic and very sensitive to contaminants that may have a direct impact on flight safety. When these aromatic phosphate esters are hydrolyzed they transform into strong acids and may have a local impact if not taken care of in a safe and correct way. Metal plating 6:2-Fluorotelomer sulfonate (6:2 FTS) 27619-97-2 9, 24, 50,52, 67 Toxicology: Acute and repeated-dose mammalian and aquatic toxicity has been reported Degradation in the environment: Degradation of fluoroalkylthioamido- sulphonates into 6:2 FTS is suggested and 6:2 FTS is susceptible to biodegradation under and aerobic conditions. Emissions: Emission to the environment may be expected from use in metal plating and in manufacturing. 6:2 FTS has been detected in metal plating effluent. Emission of FTS from STP effluents is proven. As 6:2 FTS is also used in fire fighting foams as substitute for PFOS, FTS can be expected in the aqueous environment. In the environment a
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