About para-tertiary-butylphenol
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para-tertiary-butylphenol is used by consumers, in articles, by professional workers (widespread uses), in formulation or re-packing, at industrial sites and in manufacturing.
Consumer Uses

para-tertiary-butylphenol is used in the following products: adhesives and sealants and coating products.
Other release to the environment of para-tertiary-butylphenol 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).
Article service life

Release to the environment of para-tertiary-butylphenol can occur from industrial use: industrial abrasion processing with low release rate (e.g. cutting of textile, cutting, machining or grinding of metal).
Other release to the environment of para-tertiary-butylphenol 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).
para-tertiary-butylphenol can be found in products with material based on: metal (e.g. cutlery, pots, toys, jewellery), stone, plaster, cement, glass or ceramic (e.g. dishes, pots/pans, food storage containers, construction and isolation material), fabrics, textiles and apparel (e.g. clothing, mattress, curtains or carpets, textile toys) and rubber (e.g. tyres, shoes, toys).
Widespread uses by professional workers

para-tertiary-butylphenol is used in the following products: adhesives and sealants and coating products. ECHA has no public registered data on the types of manufacture using para-tertiary-butylphenol. Other release to the environment of para-tertiary-butylphenol is likely to occur from: outdoor use and indoor use.
Formulation or re-packing

para-tertiary-butylphenol is used in the following products: coating products and adhesives and sealants.
Release to the environment of para-tertiary-butylphenol can occur from industrial use: formulation of mixtures and formulation in materials.
Uses at industrial sites

para-tertiary-butylphenol is used in the following products: polymers, coating products and adhesives and sealants.
para-tertiary-butylphenol is used in the following areas: building & construction work.
Release to the environment of para-tertiary-butylphenol can occur from industrial use: in the production of articles, for thermoplastic manufacture and as an intermediate step in further manufacturing of another substance (use of intermediates).
Manufacture

Release to the environment of para-tertiary-butylphenol can occur from industrial use: manufacturing of the substance.