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Persistent Organic Pollutants
Some substances are banned under the EC regulation 850/2004 on persistent organic pollutants (following on from
Directive 79/117/EEC), which is brought into UK law via the Persistent Organic Pollutant Regulations, SI 2007 No 3106, see http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2007/3106/contents . Persistent Organic Pollutants are sometimes referred to as POPs.
This is separate to Restriction and Authorisation, although there can be some overlap, e.g. if a POP is allowed to be handled under an Authorisation.
The current full list of POPs and exceptions is given at https://www.gov.uk/guidance/using-persistent-organic-pollutants-pops .
Overview list of POPS:
| Endosulfan |
| Tetrabromodiphenyl ether |
| Pentabromodiphenyl ether |
| Hexabromodiphenyl ether |
| Heptabromodiphenyl ether |
| Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) and PFOS derivatives |
| DDT |
| Chlordane |
| Hexachlorocyclohexanes, including lindane |
| Dieldrin |
| Endrin |
| Heptachlor |
| Hexachlorobenzene (HCB) |
| Chlordecone |
| Aldrin |
| Pentachlorobenzene |
| Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) |
| Mirex |
| Toxaphene |
| Hexabromobiphenyl |
| Hexachlorobutadiene |
| Polychlorinated naphthalenes (chemical compounds based on the naphthalene ring system, where one or more hydrogen atoms have been replaced by chlorine atoms) |
| Alkanes C10-C13, chloro (short-chain chlorinated paraffins) (SCCPs) |
| Hexabromocyclododecane (HBCD) “Hexabromocyclododecane” means: hexabromocyclododecane, 1,2,5,6,9,10-hexabromocyclododecane and its main diastereoisomers: alpha- hexabromocyclododecane; beta-hexabromocyclododecane; and gamma-hexabromocyclododecane |
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