Regulations Water Framework Directive

This Act was amended in 2001 respecting the requirements of the EU water framework directive. It regulates the use and protection of surface water, coastal water and groundwater, but not waterways. Water is considered as a... 

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... 

The Deputy Minister for Environment and Rural Development (AUan Wilson) "I shall be as brief and factual as possible in the circumstances. The simple aim of the regulations is to prevent lead shot from causing pollution of the environment, which is fuUy consistent with our previous discussion on the water framework directive. I know from some of the views that were expressed in our extensive consultation on banning lead shot that there are people out there who do not believe that lead is a poison. However, there have been decades of research to that effect. Lead is a very harmful substance both to land and to wildlife, which is why we also take steps to reduce its use in other areas of life". 

CPs and MCCPs revealed that the rapid increase of total PCA concentrations in the 1980s is mainly caused by SCCPs, whereas MCCP levels changed much less (Fig. 7). The maximum SCCP concentration was 33 ng/g dw in 1986, and the level of the surface sediment was 21 ng/g dw of SCCPs. MCCP concentrations increased since 1965 and reached a maximum in the surface sediment (26 ng/g dw). A decrease of SCCPs and a shift to more MCCPs was observed after 2000. Future research must be planned to verify this decrease, which could be attributed to an effect of the regulations of the EU Water Framework Directive and the preceding discussions about a general ban of SCCPs. 

The European Parliament and the Council have estabhshed a framework for Community action in the field of water policy, known as the Water Framework Directive. The Drinking Water Directive relates specifically to water intended for human consumption For example, in the United Kingdom the Water Quality Regulations prescribe maximum values for substances that affect wholesomeness and the Drinking Water Inspectorate polices the water companies. In the United States, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) sets standards for lap and pubhc water systems under the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA). 

The monitoring of organotin compounds is regulated by the European Union Water Framework Directive (European Commission, 2008). This includes the mono-, di-, tri-, tetrabutyl and triphenyl tin compounds. Tributyltin compounds... 

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