Xylenes (C8H10)

o-, m- and p-xylene 1,2-, 1,3- and 1,4-dimethylbenzene

CAS Number

1330-20-7

Properties

• colourless, volatile liquid
• distinctive odour
• part of the BTEX collective parameter (benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, xylenes)
  

Main sources

• industry and commerce (solvents, production of plastics and adhesives)
• motorised road transport (fuel additive)
  

Thresholds for the reporting requirement of facilities in accordance with Annex 2 PRTRO

(Ordinance on the Register relating to Pollutant Release and the Transfer of Waste and of Pollutants in Waste Water)

• Air                -
• Water          200 kg/year
• Soil              200 kg/year

Impacts

• harmful to health (through inhalation and skin contact)
• toxic to aquatic organisms