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10/06/2010

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Product Use of Mineral 1 Fertilizers Fe1.1 Solid Fertilizers NPK/PK/NP/Straights/p hosphate fertilizer/potassium fertilizer

Description of use (free text)

Example of relevant substances

Comments

Main use domain

Closed system/ Non dispersive / Wide dispersive use

Sector(s) of Use (SU)

Product Category(ies).

(PC)

Environmental Release Category(ies) Process Category(ies) (PROC) (ERC)

All fertilizer salts including primary, secondary and micronutrient fertilizer substances such as for example: Ammonium nitrate Urea Monoammonium phosphate Monopotassium phosphate Urea phosphate Potassium sulphate Potassium nitrate Magnesium sulphate Micronutrients as sulphates or carbonates Sodium Borate / Colemanite Other additives (gypsum, talc etc) Coating substances Seed treated with fertilizer

SU 22 Professional

Wide dispersive use

SU1 - Agriculture, forestry, fishery

PC12 - Fertilizers PROC 8a - Transfer of substance ERC 8E - Wide dispersive outdoor use or preparation of reactive substances in open systems (charging/discharging) from/to vessels/large containers at nondedicated facilities PROC 9 - Transfer of substance or preparation into small containers (dedicated filling line, including weighing)

Surface spreading at home gardens Fe1.2 Solid Fertilizers NPK/PK/NP/Straights/p hosphate fertilizer/potassium fertilizer

same as Fe 1.1

SU 21 Consumer

Wide dispersive use

SU21 - Private households (general public, consumers)

PC12 - Fertilizers PROC 19 - Hand-mixing with intimate contact and only PPE available.

Fe1.3 Liquid fertilizers

Surface spreading or incorporation through pipes at open field Fertilization of amenity (parks, public lawns, sport fields, golf courses)

SU 22 Professional

Wide dispersive use

SU1 - Agriculture, forestry, fishery

PC12 - Fertilizers

Fe1.4 Liquid fertilizers

Surface spreading at home gardens

All fertilizer salts including primary, secondary and micronutrient fertilizer substances such as for example: Ammonia solution Ammonium nitrate Urea Monoammonium phosphate Monopotassium phosphate Urea phosphate Potassium sulphate Potassium nitrate Magnesium sulphate Chelated micronutrients Micronutrients in sulphate form same as Fe1.3

SU 21 Consumer

Wide dispersive use

SU21 - Private households (general public, consumers)

PC12 - Fertilizers PROC 19 - Hand-mixing with intimate contact and only PPE available.

ERC 8E - Wide dispersive outdoor use of reactive substances in open systems

Fe1.5 Liquid fertilizers

Indoor home fertilizer use

same as Fe1.3

SU 21 Consumer

Dispersive use

SU21 - Private households (general public, consumers)

PC12 - Fertilizers PROC 19 - Hand-mixing with intimate contact and only PPE available.

ERC 8B - Wide dispersive indoor use of reactive substances in open systems

Surface spreading or incorporation at open field and /or forest fertilization.

Fertilization of amenity (parks, public lawns, sport fields, golf courses)

ERC 8E - Wide dispersive outdoor use of reactive substances in open systems

ERC 8E - Wide dispersive outdoor use PROC 8a - Transfer of substance of reactive substances in open systems or preparation (charging/discharging) from/to vessels/large containers at nondedicated facilities PROC 13 - Treatment of articles by dipping and pour-ing

Article Category(ies). (AC)

Example of relevant substances same as Fe1.3

No Product Fe1.6 Liquid foliar fertilizers

Description of use (free text) Leaf spray at open field

Fe1.7 Liquid fertilizers

Greenhouse applications

same as Fe1.3 including acid and base

Fe1.8 Liquid fertilizers

Fertigation at open field

Fe1.9 Ammonia gas

Incorporation into soil

Handling, blending, loading/unloading and packaging of mineral fertilizers Fe2.1 Solid Fertilizers Blending of fertilizer and other NPK/PK/NP/Straights/p compounds as compost and hosphate substrates and pesticides fertilizer/potassium fertilizer

Comments

Main use domain SU 22 Professional

Closed system/ Non dispersive / Wide dispersive use Wide dispersive use

Sector(s) of Use (SU) SU1 - Agriculture, forestry, fishery SU10 - Formulation

Product Category(ies).

(PC) Process Category(ies) (PROC) PC12 - Fertilizers PROC 5 - Mixing or blending in batch processes for formulation of preparations and articles (multistage and/or significant contact) PROC 8a - Transfer of substance or preparation (charging/discharging) from/to vessels/large containers at nondedicated facilities PC12 - Fertilizers PROC 8b - Transfer of substance or preparation (charging/discharging) from/to vessels/large containers at dedicated facilities

Environmental Release Category(ies) (ERC) Article Category(ies). (AC) ERC 8E - Wide dispersive outdoor use of reactive substances in open systems

Including pH SU 22 regulation Professional and fertilizing

Non dispersive use

SU1 - Agriculture, forestry, fishery

ERC 8B - Wide dispersive indoor use of reactive substances in open systems

same as Fe1.3

SU 22 Professional

Non dispersive use

SU1 - Agriculture, forestry, fishery

PC12 - Fertilizers PROC 2 - Use in closed, ERC 9B - Wide dispersive outdoor use continuous process with ocof substances in closed sys-tems casional controlled exposure (e.g. sam-pling)

Ammonia

SU 22 Professional

Non dispersive use

SU1 - Agriculture, forestry, fishery

PC12 - Fertilizers PROC 2 - Use in closed, ERC 9B - Wide dispersive outdoor use continuous process with ocof substances in closed sys-tems casional controlled exposure (e.g. sam-pling) PROC 8b - Transfer of substance or preparation (charging/discharging) from/to vessels/large containers at dedicated facilities PROC 9 - Transfer of substance or preparation into small containers (dedicated filling line, including weighing)

2

Fe 2.2 Solid Fertilizers Packaging of fertilizer NPK/PK/NP/Straights/p hosphate fertilizer/potassium fertilizer

same as Fe 1.1

NACE Code SU 22 Non dispersive use C20.1.5 Professional/ Manufacture SU 3 Industral of fertilisers and nitrogen compounds

SU10 - Formulation

ERC 2 - Formulation of preparations PROC 5 - Mixing or blending in batch processes for formulation of preparations and articles (multistage and/or significant contact) PROC 2 - Use in closed, continuous process with occasional controlled exposure (e.g. sam-pling) PROC 3 - Use in closed batch process (synthesis or formulation)

same as Fe 1.1

NACE code N82.9.2 Packaging activities

SU10 - Formulation

PROC 5 - Mixing or blending in ERC 2 - Formulation of preparations batch processes for formulation of preparations and articles (multistage and/or significant contact) PROC 2 - Use in closed, continuous process with occasional controlled exposure (e.g. sam-pling) PROC 3 - Use in closed batch process (synthesis or formulation) PROC 9 - Transfer of substance or preparation into small containers (dedicated filling line, including weighing)

SU 22 Non dispersive use Professional/ SU 3 Industral

Closed system/ Non Main use dispersive / Wide domain dispersive use SU 22 Non dispersive use Professional/ SU 3 Industral

Product Sector(s) of Use Category(ies).

(SU) (PC) SU10 - Formulation

Fe 2.4 Soluble liquid or solid Dilution or suspension fertilizer or suspension fertilizer

SU 21 Consumer

SU10 - Formulation

PROC 9 - Transfer of substance or preparation into small containers (dedicated filling line, including weighing)

Fe 2.5 Transfert loading/unloading of liquid and solid fertilizers

Loading / unloading

SU 22 Closed system Professional / SU 3 Industrial

SU3- Industrial uses SU22- Professionnal uses

Fe 2.6 Seed treatment

Treating or coating of seed with Fertilizer

Liquid Fertilizer same as Fe1.3

SU 22 Non dispersive use Professional / SU 3 Industrial

SU10 - Formulation

PROC 8a - Transfer of substance ERC 2 - Formulation of preparations or preparation (charging/discharging) from/to vessels/large containers at nondedicated facilities PROC 8b - Transfer of substance or preparation (charging/discharging) from/to vessels/large containers at dedicated facilities PROC 9 - Transfer of substance or preparation into small containers (dedicated filling line, including weighing) PROC 13 - Treatment of articles by ERC 2 - Formulation of preparations dipping and pour-ing

Fe2.7

Cleaning and maintenance of equipment

same as Fe1.1

SU 22 Professional / SU 3 Industrial

Fe2.8

Collecting of empty big bags for recycling

same as Fe1.1

SU 22 Professional

SU1 - Agriculture, forestry, fishery

Fe3.1

Manufacturing of solid or liquid mineral fertilizers

Ammonia, Nitric Acid, Phosphoric acid, Sulphuric acid, ...

SU 3 Industrial Closed system

SU 8,9 - Manufacture PC19 of chemicals Intermediate

Fe3.2

Manufacturing of solid or liquid or suspension mineral fertilizers

Ammonium nitrate, urea, KCl, K2SO4, magnesium sulphate / kieserite, Ammonium sulphate‌

SU 3 Industrial Non dispersive use

SU 8,9 - Manufacture PC12 - Fertilizers PROC 5 - Mixing or blending in ERC 2 - Formulation of preparations of chemicals batch processes for formulation of SU10 - Formulation preparations and articles (multistage and/or significant contact)

No Product Description of use (free text) Fe 2.3 Soluble liquid or solid Dilution or suspension fertilizer or suspension fertilizer

3

Example of relevant substances

Comments

Non dispersive use

Environmental Release Category(ies) Process Category(ies) (PROC) (ERC) ERC 2 - Formulation of preparations PROC 3 - Use in closed batch process (synthesis or formulation) PROC 5 - Mixing or blending in batch processes for formulation of preparations and articles (multistage and/or significant contact) ERC 2 - Formulation of preparations

PC12 - Fertilizers PROC 3 - Use in closed batch process (synthesis or formulation) PROC 19 - Hand-mixing with intimate contact and only PPE available.

ERC 8B - Wide dispersive indoor use of reactive substances in open systems or ERC 8E - Wide dispersive outdoor use of reactive substances in open systems

PC12 - Fertilizers PROC 19 - Hand-mixing with intimate contact and only PPE available.

ERC 8B - Wide dispersive indoor use of reactive substances in open systems or ERC 8E - Wide dispersive outdoor use of reactive substances in open systems

Manufacturing of mineral fertilizers, including maintenance or cleaning PROC 1 - Use in closed process, no likelihood of ex-posure PROC 2 - Use in closed, continuous process with occasional controlled exposure (e.g. sam-pling) PROC 3 - Use in closed batch process (synthesis or formulation)

ERC 1 - Manufacture of substances ERC 6A - Industrial use resulting in manufacture of another sub-stance (use of intermediates)

Article Category(ies). (AC)

No Product Fe3.3

Description of use (free text) Adding micronutrients and/or additives (anti-caking, fillers, coatings, colouring agent …) in solid or liquid fertilizers

Fe3.4

Adding micronutrients and/or additives (anti-caking, fillers, coatings, colouring agent …) in solid or liquid fertilizers

Fe3.5

Cleaning and maintenance of equipment

Note : PROC not necessary to cover consumer use.

Closed system/ Non Example of relevant Main use dispersive / Wide substances Comments domain dispersive use Micronutrients (for Open system SU 3 Industrial Non dispersive use example sulphates, carbonates or Sodium Borate / Colemanite…)

Additives (colorants, anticaking, coatings, fillers, …)

Product Sector(s) of Use Category(ies).

(SU) (PC) SU10 - Formulation

Closed Micronutrients (for system example sulphates, carbonates or Sodium Borate / Colemanite…)

Additives (colorants, anticaking, coatings, fillers, …) same as Fe1.1

SU10 - Formulation

Industrial

SU 22 Professional / SU 3 Industrial

Closed system

Environmental Release Category(ies) Process Category(ies) (PROC) (ERC) PROC 5 - Mixing or blending in ERC 2 - Formulation of preparations batch processes for formulation of preparations and articles (multistage and/or significant contact) PROC 3 - Use in closed batch process (synthesis or formulation)

PC12 - Fertilizers PROC 2 - Use in closed, ERC 6A - Industrial use resulting in continuous process with ocmanufacture of another sub-stance (use casional controlled exposure (e.g. of intermediates) sam-pling)

PC12 - Fertilizers PROC 3 - Use in closed batch process (synthesis or formulation) PROC 19 - Hand-mixing with intimate contact and only PPE available.

ERC 8B - Wide dispersive indoor use of reactive substances in open systems or ERC 8E - Wide dispersive outdoor use of reactive substances in open systems

Article Category(ies). (AC)