Priority substances

GC (1993) Non-pesticidal organotin compounds. Priority substances list assessment report. Ottawa, Ontarie,... 

ATSDR. 1996b. Minimal risk levels for priority substances and guidance for derivation republication. Federal Register, Vol. 61, No. 125, June 27, 1996. 

Pacyna JM (2009) SOCOPSE Source control of priority substances in Europe material flow analysis for selected priority substances... 

Pacyna JM (2007) Material flow analysis for selected priority substances. SOCOPSE - Source control of priority substances in Europe. Norwegian Institute for Air Research (NILU), Kjeller, Norway. http //www. socopse.se/download/18.2f3a7b311a7c8064438000936916/Annexe+4. +Deliverable++2+1. pdf... 

Lindeboom R (2009) An inventory and assessment of options for reducing emissions DEHP. SOCOPSE - source control of priority substances in Europe, http //www.socopse.se/down-load/18.3cd20f lb 1243 376cl 168000574/SR+DEHP.pdf... 

Furthermore, the EU regularly produces and regularly updates the list of substances of high concern, i.e. the SVHC list. The identification of a substance as a SVHC and its inclusion in the candidate list is the first step of the authorization procedure. The European Chemical Agency in Helsinki identifies from the candidate list priority substances to be included in Annex XIV of REACH (the authorisation list). The substances on the candidate list will most probably be liable to stricter regulation in the future (authorisation/banning) which will stimulate the substitution of these chemicals. Currently in June 2012, there are 84 substances included in the candidate list. Examples of chemicals on the candidate list which may be relevant for the leather industry are phenolphthalein, boric acid, cobalt dichloride, dichromate (although not used by leather industry), phthalates (DEHP, DBP and BBP), acrylamide and short-chain chlorinated paraffins. 

EU (2001) European Commission decision no. 2455/2001/EC of the European Parliament and of the council of 20 November 2001 establishing the list of priority substances in the field of water policy and amending directive 2000/60/EC. Off J L331... 

SOCOPSE (http // www.socopse.se/) was an EU-funded project (2006-2009) within the sixth framework programme (FP6-2005-global-4, Topic II 3.1), with the overall objective to support the implementation process for the WFD by providing guidelines and a decision support system (DSS) for the management of priority substances (PS). 

Revised proposal for a list of priority substances in the context of the water framework directive (COMMPS Procedure). Final report. Declaration ref. 98/788/3040/DEB/E1. Fraunhoffer-Institut Umweltchemie und Okotoxicologie. Schmallenberg, Germany, June 1999... 

Munthe J, Brorstrom-Lunden E, Jobom A et al (2007) A. Source Control of Priority substances in Europe (SOCOPSE). In Proceedings of the RISKBASE 1st Thematic Workshop, Lisbon, pp 32-35... 

Boddington, M.J., A.P. Gilman, R.C. Newhook, B.M. Braune, D.J. Hay, and V. Shantora. 1990. Canadian Environmental Protection Act. Priority Substances List Assessment Report No. 1 Polychlorinated Diben-zodioxins and Polychlorinated Dibenzofurans. 56 pp. Available from Commercial Chemicals Branch, Environment Canada, 351 St. Joseph Blvd., Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1A OH3... 

Priority substances were selected, which are considered to be of particular concern to human health and/or the environment. The suppliers of these priority substances had to provide any missing studies to complete a EU notification Base Set (Table 1). A rapporteur Competent Authority evaluates the full review dossier on behalf of the EU. The final output is a risk assessment (see Section 14), with final recommendations on how to deal with the substance i.e., it may be of no concern, require risk reduction or restriction, or further data may be needed before a decision is made. 

Details of the regulation are given including systematic data reporting and establishment of lists of priority substances, risk evaluation, list of existing substances produced or imported within the Community in quantities exceeding 1,000 tonnes per year, and list of substances exempt from the provisions of Articles 3 and 4. 

Environment Canada Health Canada Canadian Environmental Protection Act. Priority substance list assessment report nonylphenol and its ethoxylates. Draft, 2000. 

One of the key elements of the WFD is the implementation of a combined approach of emission limit values and quality standards (for waters, sediments and biota), and also the phasing out of particularly hazardous substances. Accordingly, a list of 33 priority substances, which represent a significant risk to the aquatic environment at community level, was established. For the first time two surfactant metabolites, namely NP and OP, have been included in this priority list. 

Armstrong VC, Newhook RC. 1992. Assessing the health risks of priority substances under the Canadian environmental protection act. Regulatory Toxicol Pharmacol 15 111-121. 

The need to standardize olfactometric measurements is growing in the Netherlands. In 1984 interim limit values on odour concentrations were published in the Indicative Multiyear Programme to combat Air Pollution 1985-1989. This is a revised version of the 1983 proposal (3, 5). In 1988 or 1989 these interim limit values will be laid down in a General Administrative Order. By that time a standardised olfactometer must be available. In the meantime air quality standards will be set for about 30 so called priority substances. For some of these, well defined threshold values are necessary. On behalf of... 

Boddington, J.M. Priority substances list assessment report No. 1 polychlorinated dibenzodioxins and polychlorinated dibenzofurans. Environment Canada. 56 p.. 1990. 

Environment Canada. Priority Substances List Assessment Report No. 4. Toluene, 26 p., 1993. 

Bioavailability from Environmental Media. No information on the presence of 3,3 -dichloro-benzidine in foods was located in the available literature. The Canadian Government s Priority Substances List Assessment Report for 3,3 -dichlorobenzidine (Government of Canada 1993) also reports that no data on the levels of 3,3 -dichlorobenzidine in drinking water or foodstuffs were identified within either Canada or the United States. Because 3,3 -dichlorobenzidine has been found to bind strongly to soil constituents (Berry and Boyd 1985 Chung and Boyd 1987), Law (1995) concluded that it would also bind strongly to sedimentary material in the marine aquatic environment and thus may have limited bioavailability. 

Government of Canada. 1993. Canadian Environmental Protection Act. Priority Substances List Assessment report 3,3 -Diehlorobenzidine. Government of Canada, Health and Welfare Canada, Environment Canada. 

DEHP is the most prevalent phthalate used and, thus, the most regulated. The EU has included it in the list of 33 substances of priority or possibly priority substances in the field of water policy and in the Water Framework Directive 2001/2455/EC [48], with the aim to reduce uses and emissions of DEHP to surface waters. A limit... 

Included in the Directive 2008/105/EC as priority substances in the field of water policy... 

Baugros JB, Giroud B, Dessalces G et al (2008) Multiresidue analytical methods for the ultratrace quantification of 33 priority substances present in the list of REACH in real water samples. Anal Chim Acta 607 191-203... 

Teijon G, Candela L, Tamoh K et al (2010) Occurrence of emerging contaminants, priority substances (2008/105/CE) and heavy metals in treated wastewater and groundwater at Depurbaix facility (Barcelona, Spain). Sci Total Environ 408 3584-3595... 

The state institutions can also offer orientation (in so far as this is done on the basis of a far-reaching discourse within society). This includes the development of a national chemicals strategy, for example, or the publication and specialised validation of priority substance lists that require special attention when designing products and processes. 

Lepper, P. (2002). Towards the derivation of quality standards for priority substances in the context of the Water Framework Directive. Final report of the study contract No. B4-3040/2000/30637/MAR/E1 Identification of quality standards for priority substances in the field of water policy. Fraunhofer Institute, Germany. 

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