Degradation rate constants and emission factors for usage, treatment, disposal, and accidental release for the six indicator PCB congeners.

The emission factors are in weight per weight per year, the degradation rates are ‘per year’. Emission factors for landfills between 1980 and 2050, for the renovation of joint sealants between 1999 and 2007, and the renovation of anti-corrosive paints between 1998 and 2006 were interpolated linearly. Emission factors for municipal waste incineration, hazardous waste incineration, and steelworks for years not mentioned in the table were extrapolated according to the PM 2.5 emission factors of the respective industrial plant. For references and derivations please refer to the text and Section E in S1 File.