The proposed framework includes 219 standards, mainly focusing on monitoring new pollutants and chemicals that have been regulated under the following control lists or regulations: - List of New Pollutants for Priority Management (2023) - Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants - Catalogue of Priority Control Chemicals (1st Batch) - Catalogue of Priority Control Chemicals (2nd Batch) - First Batch of Priority Chemicals Subject to Environmental Risk Assessment
The Chinese Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE) is currently soliciting public feedback on the draft framework for the standard system concerning new pollutants monitoring. Comments are welcome before March 29, 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.
