On December 30, 2022, the Chinese Ministry of Ecology and Environment made public the List of New Pollutants for Priority Management (2023), which will come into force on March 1, 2023. This is the first official list of new pollutants for priority management. It should be noted that, from January 1, 2024, many listed new pollutants will be comprehensively phased out as their granted exemption periods end.