It can also be released in emissions from waste incineration and from leaching from plastics where it is used as a plasticizer. The particulate phase can be physically removed from air by wet and dry deposition.
Occupational exposure can occur through dermal contact and inhalation.
The dominant degradation process in the soil environment is expected to be microbial degradation. The dominant degradation process in the aquatic environment is expected to be microbial degradation . Volatilization is expected to be very slow and not environmentally important.