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List of Undesirable Substances 2004

Contents

Preface

1 Selection criteria

• 1.1 Future EU regulatory framework for chemicals and the sustainability strategy
• 1.2 Systematic selection of substances for the List of Undesirable Substances
• 1.2.1 Determination of problematic properties
• 1.2.2 Selection criteria no longer used
• 1.2.3 Identification of substances with problematic properties
• 1.3 Supplementary systematic selection of substances for the LOUS
• 1.3.1 The systematic selection has certain limitations
• 1.3.2 Supplementary selection criteria

Appendix A - List of Undesirable Substances

• Acrylamide
• Certain alkanes and cycloalkanes
• Alkylphenols and alkylphenol ethoxylates
• Alkyl sulfonic acid phenyl ester
• Benzenamine, N-phenyl-, styrenated
• 1,4-Benzenediamine, N,N'-mixed Ph and tolyl derivates
• Biphenyl
• Bisphenol-A
• 2,2'-Bisphenol F diglycidylether
• Lead and lead compounds
• Certain boric compounds
• Certain brominated flame retardants
• Butanone oxime
• Cadmium and cadmium compounds
• Certain chlorinated solvents
• Chlorinated paraffins (short-, medium- and long-chained)
• Certain chromate compounds
• Cobalt(II)sulphate
• Creosote compounds with carcinogenic "impurities"
• Cyclohexane-1,2-dicarboxylic anhydride (unspec.)
• Dibenzyltoluene
• 3,4-dichloroaniline
• Diethanolamine
• N,N-dimethylformamide
• Ethanethiol
• Fluorinated greenhouse gases (HFCs, PFCs and sulphur hexafluoride)
• Formaldehyde
• Formamide
• Glutaraldehyde
• 2,3-epoxypropyl neodecanoate
• Certain glycol ethers
• Hexahydro-4-methylphthalic anhydride
• Hydrocarbons, C4, 1,3-butadiene-free, polymd., triisobutylene fraction, hydrogenated
• Hydroxybenzenes - hydroquinone and resorcinol
• Hydroxylammonium sulphate
• Certain isocyanates - MDI and TDI
• Copper and copper compounds
• Mercury and mercury compounds
• 4,4'-methylenedianiline
• Mercaptobenzothiazole (MBT)
• Molybdenum trioxide
• MTBE
• Sodium and calcium hypochlorite
• Certain nickel compounds
• 4-nitrotoluene
• Octadecyl 3-(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl)propionate
• Octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane
• Certain oil derivatives
• Certain organo-tin compounds
• Surfactants which do not degrade completely under low-oxygen conditions
• Certain perfume ingredients
• Pentaerythritol tetrakis(3-(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl)propionate)
• PFOS compounds
• Phenol, 2,6-bis(1,1-dimethylethyl)-4-methyl-
• Phenyl glycidyl ether
• Certain phthalates
• Phthalic anhydride, tetrahydromethyl- (unspec.)
• Certain pigments and dyes
• Propylene oxide
• Styrene
• Terphenyl (unspec.)
• Thiram
• Certain coal-tar products
• 1,3,5-tris(oxiranylmethyl)-1,3,5-triazine-2,4,6(1H,3H,5H)-trione
• Triphenyl phosphite
• Tris(2-chloroethyl)phosphate
• Tris(2,4-ditert-butylphenyl) phosphite
• Zineb

Appendix B - Substances on the EU list of substances with documented endocrine-disrupting effects

Appendix C - Criteria for identification of persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic substances (PBT) and very persistent and very bioaccumulative substances (vPvB)

Appendix D - Substances that have been omitted in relation to the previous LOUS

Appendix E - Selection criteria that have been omitted

Appendix F - New substances on the LOUS

Appendix G - Substances on the LOUS 2004

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Version 1.0 December 2004, © Danish Environmental Protection Agency