English Abstract This report describes the applications and emissions of
antimony and its compounds. Antimony is on the list of substances requiring
special attention, because of their possible or known risks for mankind or
environment. This list is part of the Netherlands Chemical Substances Act
(CSA) and is reviewed regularly. As a result of CSA research has been done
by setting up an inquiry for especially suppliers of antimony and its
compounds. The results of an inquiry and of additional literature-research
show that the most important application of antimony in the Netherlands is
as a flame-retardant (656 tons a year according to the inquiry)and in
pigments (172 tons a year according to the inquiry). Antimony is also
present in alloys of especially lead but also tin and iron. The most
important emissions of antimony are caused by the pigment-industry (a few
tons a year to bottom, water and air), the production of Flu-powder for
lamps (a few tons a year to the air) and by sportfishing (via lead: a few
tons a year). The investigation shows a lot of gaps in the knowledge of the
distribution and appearance of antimony and its compounds. The consequences
for mankind and environment of antimony and its compounds also are not
clear. A few research-results indicate reasonable doubt about antimony
being mutagenic and carcinogenic.