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List of Undesirable Substances
Tetrachloroethylene
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene
Trichloroethylene
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Dry cleaning |
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Cleaning products |
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| Reason for selection: |
Systematically selected because of its classification. |
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| Goals: |
High priority is assigned to special action on this
substance. |
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Restrictions/total phasing-out of this substance is desired
because of the concentrations found in groundwater. |
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| Classification /37/: |
Carcinogenic (Carc3; R40) down to 1% and harmful to the
environment (R51/53). |
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| Present regulation: |
Restrictions on use: /34/, /35/, /41/ |
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Quality criteria/limit values: /12/, /17/, /18/, /39/ |
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Working environment: /2/, /3/, /5/, /6/, /8/, /9/ |
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Miscellaneous: /51/ |
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| Activities: |
Mass stream analysis expected to be available during 1998. |
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Tetrachlorethylen is included in the proposal for the revised
national surveillance programme for the aquatic environment, in the following media: waste
water, sludge, selected industrial effluents, surface groundwater, groundwater and marine
areas. |
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Undergoing risk assessment in the EU. Reporting state:
England. |
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| Product groups: |
Solvent products |
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| Reason for selection: |
High priority in the aquatic environment. |
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| Goals: |
High priority is assigned to special action on this
substance. |
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Restrictions on this substance are desired because of its
diffuse distribution in the marine environment. |
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| Classification: |
Not yet on the List of Dangerous Substances. |
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| Present regulation: |
Restrictions on use: /48/ |
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Quality criteria/limit values: /12/, /22/, /39/ |
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Working environment: /2/, /5/ |
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Miscellaneous: |
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| Activities: |
Mapping its occurrence and fate in all media of the
environment within a geographically demarcated area. National Environmental Research
Institute project on substances alien to the environment. Expected date of completion:
2000. |
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1,2,4-trichlorobenzene is included in the proposal for the
revised national surveillance programme for the aquatic environment, in the following
media: waste water, sludge and selected industrial effluents. |
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Undergoing risk assessment in the EU, including assessment of
how this substance shall be classified. Reporting state: Denmark. |
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| Product groups: |
Degreasing products |
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Paint and varnish strippers |
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Solvent products |
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| Reason for selection: |
Systematically selected because of its classification. |
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| Goals: |
High priority is assigned to special action on this
substance. |
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Restrictions/phasing out of this substance are desired
because of the concentrations found in groundwater. |
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Restrictions on this substance are desired because of its
harmful effect on the health. |
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| Classification /37/: |
Carcinogenic (Carc3; R40) down to 1% and harmful to the
environment (R52/53). |
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| Present regulation: |
Restrictions on use: /34/, /35/, /41/, /48/ |
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Quality criteria/limit values: /12/, /17/, /18/, /22/,
/39/ |
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Working environment: /2/, /3/, /5/, /6/, /8/, /9/ |
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Miscellaneous: |
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| Activities: |
Trichloroethylene is included in the proposal for the revised
national surveillance programme for the aquatic environment, in the following media: waste
water, sludge, selected industrial effluents, surface groundwater, groundwater,
watercourses and marine areas. |
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Mass stream analysis expected to be available during 1998. |
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Undergoing risk assessment in the EU. Reporting state:
England. |
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