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RECHARGE's technical contribution for the ECHA PFAS Restriction Consultation 168, Avenue de Tervueren - Box 3 B-1150 Brussels, Belgium I +32 2 777 05 60 @RechargeEurope I www.rechargebatteries.org September 2023 Second submission By RECHARGE 2 Background Information This document is a technical report by members of RECHARGE.

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Anke, Gunnar Bachem, Helena Banning, Annegret Biegel-Engler, Katrin Blondzik, Ulrike Braun, Alexander Eckhardt, Daniela Gildemeister, Falk Hilliges, Gabriele Hoffmann, Franziska Jentzsch, Sondra Klitzke, Jochen Kuckelkorn, Kerstin Martens, Alexandra Mller, Christina Pick', Ulrike Pirntke, Jrg Rechenberg, Daniel Sttler, Uwe Schmidt, Gunther Speichert, Ingo Warnke, Jeannine Wehner, Ronny Wischer Editorial: Kirsten Adlunger, Helena Banning, Franziska Jentzsch This document is a translation of the German brochure Chemiekalieneintrag in Gewssern vermindern (https://www.umweltbundesamt.de/publikationen/ chemikalieneintrag-in-gewaesser-vermindern) English by: t'works GmbH Typesetting and layout: Atelier Hauer & Drfler GmbH, Berlin Publication as a pdf: www.umweltbundesamt.de/publikationen Image sources: Titel: artegorov3@gmail/stock.adobe.com p. 9, 23, 26, 29, 35, 36: shutterstock.com As at: November 2021 ISSN 2363-829X background // november 2021 Reducing the input of chemicals into waters: trifluoroacetate (TFA) as a persistent and mobile substance with many sources Sources, input pathways, environmental contamination of TFA and regulatory approaches List of Figures and Tables List of Figures Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 3 Figure 4 Figure 5 Figure 6 Figure 7 Figure 8 Structure of the background paper Maximum possible TFA emission from plant protection products in Germany by the 28 active substances that can theoretically form TFA Increase in emissions from refrigerants and blowing agents (HFC and unsaturated HFC) in important sectors in Germany from 1990 to 2019, in tonnes Estimated maximum TFA emissions in t/a for the relevant groups of chemicals* The most important sources and input pathways leading to TFA contamination in surface waters and groundwater Comparison of estimated local TFA inputs through plant protection products,* liquid manure, sludge from wastewater treatment and precipitation Monthly input of trifluoroacetate through precipitation in Germany between February 2018 (02/18) and February 2020 (02/2020) Interactions of sources, input pathways and contamination p. 7 p. 12 p. 16 p. 18 p. 19 p. 21 p. 22 p. 24 List of Tables Table 1 Summary of available (eco)toxicological indicators for TFA S. 31 4 Contents Contents List of Figures and Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Motivation and objective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Summary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 1 Substance properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 2 Sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 3 Input pathways . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 3.1 Localised input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 3.2 Diffuse input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 4 Contamination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 4.1 Marine environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 4.2 Rivers, lakes and estuaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 4.4 Drinking water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 4.5 Soil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 4.6 Biosphere . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 5 Impact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 5.1 Human health and ecosystems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 5.2 Limits of the risk assessment and dealing with uncertainties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 5.3 Water supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 6 Measures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 6.1 Statutory restrictions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 6.2 Political strategies and collaborative approaches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 6.3 Local co-operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 7 Outlook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 5 Motivation and objective Motivation and objective Trifluoroacetate (TFA) is a chemical that has been more and more frequently detected in waters in Germany in recent years.

Only about 30 % of the emitted HFC-134a leads to TFA (Kotamarthi et al., 1998).

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Here we present an overview on the use of PFAS and other fluorinated substances in state-of-the-art LIBs, along with the recycling conditions which may lead to their formation and/or release to the environment.

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