2.D.3.a - Domestic Solvent Use, including Fungicides

This category is a key source of NMVOC emissions in terms of emissions level.

The following product groups are taken into consideration:

• Soaps
• Laundry detergents, dishwashing detergents and cleaning products (fabric softeners; universal detergents; washing agents; auxiliary washing preparations; dishwashing liquids; detergents for dishwashers; floor detergents; carpet shampooers; car cleaning shampoos; glass cleaners; WC cleaners)
• Care products for footwear, leather articles, furniture, floors and cars
• Polishing agents (for metal)
• Deodorizers (for rooms and others)
• Perfumes (including after shaves; eau de toilette, perfumes)
• Cosmetic and make-up preparations (make-up; hand care products; nail care products; pedicure products; face cleanser; suntan lotions; face and body care products and others)
• Shampoos and hair care products (shampoos; preparations for permanent waving or straightening; hair sprays; lotions and brilliantines; toning shampoos; hair colouring products; hair bleaching and other)
• Other personal care products (shaving creams; personal deodorants and antiperspirants; bath essences; depilatories, deodorants, preparations for intimate hygiene and other)
• Antifreeze agents for cars

Calculation of domestic consumption was based on:

• the German production statistics and external trade statistics for the subgroup “Domestic solvent use”.
• turnover values of pharmaceuticals produced in Germany for the subgroup “Domestic use of pharmaceutical products”,

Solvent contents for this product group corresponds to personal information from industrial associations and German literature¹⁾.

For alcohol-based cleaning detergents an emission factor of 3% was assumed for calculations ²⁾. For all other products of this source category (e.g. hair spray, after shave, perfumes), an emission factor of 95% was applied.

Until 1999, data of the present source categories 2.D.3.a, 2.D.3.h and 2.D.3.i were treated as one source group. Since 2000, a more detailed data collection enables to follow the development of source group 2.D.3.a, which accounts for about 8 to 20 per cent of total NMVOC emissions from solvent-based products. For more than 30 years there have not been observed a decreasing trend.

The following four product groups account for 44 to 69 per cent of 2.D.3.a emissions:

• hair sprays,
• antifreeze agents for cars,
• eau de toilette
• pharmaceutical products.

As emission factors and solvent contents largely remained robust since 2000, domestic consumption of products caused visible changes in NMVOC emissions. For instance, the annual amount of used ‘antifreeze agents for cars’ primarily depends on the weather situation of the specific year. As antifreeze agents have one of the highest domestic consumption values of the category ‘domestic solvent use’, they significantly effect the final value of emitted NMVOC of this category. The increase in emissions in 2010 can be explained by a long-lasting cold season. For few product groups, such as personal deodorants, antiperspirants and car surface protectants, domestic consumption and hence NMVOC emissions show a declining trend compared to 2005. However, for many product groups, such as soaps, hair sprays, eau de toilette and pharmaceutical products domestic consumption and emissions increased for in the same period.

For the product group of ‘antifreeze agents for cars’ a relative uncertainty of ±20% is applied for the activity data and of ±25% for the emission factors based on expert estimation.