This is important progress after the issuance of the first batch of new pollutants for priority management.
On January 9, 2024, the Chinese Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE) issued a notice, announcing that China has comprehensively phased out eight types of chemicals included in the List of New Pollutants for Priority Management (2023). Their import, export, manufacture, process and use have been prohibited in China from January 1, 2024.
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New pollutants refer to toxic and hazardous substances that are discharged into the environment with characteristics of biological toxicity, environmental persistence and bioaccumulation, etc. They tend to possess significant risks to the ecological environment or human health, but are usually unregulated or the existing regulation measures are insufficient. As one of the largest chemical producers in the world, it is paramount for China to strengthen the regulation of new pollutants to mitigate potential risks to the environment and human health.
