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Table 2 A non-exhaustive list of solvents featured on the REACH candidate list of SVHC [30]

From: Tools and techniques for solvent selection: green solvent selection guides

Solvents on REACH candidate list of SVHC

Hazards (hazard code)

DMF and DMAc and NMP

May damage fertility or the unborn child. (H360)

1,2,3-Trichloropropane and trichloroethylene and 1,2-dichloroethane

Suspected of causing cancer (H351)

Ethylene glycol dimethyl ether (EGDME) and diethylene glycol dimethyl ether (DEGDME)

May damage fertility or the unborn child. (H360)

2-Methoxyethanol and 2-ethoxyethanol and 2-ethoxyethyl acetate

May damage fertility or the unborn child. (H360)