Non-Confidential A component of ink products for use in commercial printing equipment and office inkjet printers. 5. PROCESS AND RELEASE INFORMATION 5.1. Distribution, Transport and Storage Melbourne Non-Confidential Clariant (Australia) Pty Ltd & Business Systems Australia Ltd The ink products containing the notified chemical will be transported by road in individually packaged printer cartridges and in 20 and 208 L drums. These will be enclosed in either multi-pack fiberboard boxes (printer cartridges) or palletised (drums). 5.2. Operation Description The notified chemical will enter Australia only as a component of ready-to-use ink products such as Scitex 3600 Black Ink for use in commercial printing equipment. Ink cartridges for use in office inkjet printers may be imported in the future. No formulating, packaging, filling, or refilling of cartridges or containers will occur in Australia. For use of the Scitex aqueous ink product, printing operators at the industrial printing site of the Moore Business Systems will be involved in connection and disconnection of transfer piping from ink containers to printing machines. When replacing ink cartridges, office staff will follow replacement procedures recommended by the manufacturer. This involves removing the seal tape and inserting the cartridge into inkjet printers. Empty cartridges are disposed of with normal office waste. 5.3. Release No release is expected as formulation of the ink containing the notified chemical will not take place in Australia. 5.4. Disposal The total import volume of the notified chemical will ultimately be disposed of either in landfill or be incinerated. 6. PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES Test reports were provided in German. English translations were available only for selected sections, pages and some report summaries, therefore assessment of the test methods, conditions and results was limited. 101.3 Black, odourless powder >287.5oC EC Directive 92/69/EEC A.1 Melting/Freezing Temperature Remarks No melting was observed before the onset of auto-ignition, namely 288 oC. Cassella Aktiengesellschaft, Analytical and Physical Department, Germany (1992b) >700oC
OECD TG 404 Acute Dermal Irritation/Corrosion. EC Directive 84/449/EEC B.4 Acute Toxicity (Skin Irritation). Species/Strain Rabbit/New Zealand White Number of Animals Three Vehicle Distilled Observation Period 72 hours Type of Dressing Semi-occlusive Remarks – Method Lesion Mean Score* Animal No. Maximum Value Maximum Duration of Any Effect Maximum at End of Observation Period 1 2 3 Erythema/Eschar 0 0 0 1 24 hours 0 Oedema 0 0 0 1 1 hour 0 *Calculated on the basis of the scores at 24, 48, and 72 hours for EACH animal. Remarks – Results Black staining at all treated sites. Primary irritation index is 0.25. The notified chemical is slightly irritating to skin. Safepharm Laboratories Limited, UK(1991c). 7.4. Irritation – eye Duasyn Direct Black HEF-SF VP332 (notified chemical) OECD TG 405 Acute Eye Irritation/Corrosion. EC Directive 84/449/EEC B.5 Acute Toxicity (Eye Irritation). Species/Strain Rabbit/New Zealand White Number of Animals Three Observation Period 14 days Remarks - Method Lesion Mean Score* Animal No. Maximum Maximum Duration of Any Effect Maximum Value at End of Observation Period 1 2 3 Conjunctiva: redness 1.3 1.3 1.7 2 7 days 0 Conjunctiva: chemosis 1.3 1.3 1.3 2 7 days 0 Conjunctiva: discharge 0 1.3 1 3 48 hours 0 Corneal opacity Cannot evaluate -- -- -- Iridial inflammation Staining precluded complete evaluation 1 (one animal only) 1 hour 0 *Calculated on the basis of the scores at 24, 48, and 72 hours for EACH animal. Remarks – Results Black staining at all treated sites precluded assessment of adverse corneal effects throughout the study and assessment of the iridial effects in two animals at some of the observations. The staining persisted in all animals to the end of the 14-day observation period. All treated eyes showed slight to moderate conjunctival swelling and severe discharge 1 hour after treatment. Sloughing of the corneal epithelium was noted in one treated eye at the 24-hour observation. The notified chemical is irritating to the eye.