China's MEE Consulting on the List of Toxic and Hazardous Water Pollutants (Second Batch)

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The Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE), in collaboration with the National Administration of Disease Prevention and Control, is seeking public comments on the List of Toxic and Hazardous Water Pollutants (Second Batch). This is in accordance with the requirements of the Water Pollution Prevention and Control Law of the People’s Republic of China. The aim of this list is to prevent environmental risks, protect public health, and the ecological environment.

Any comments and suggestions can be sent to the MEE before September 5, 2023.

List of toxic and hazardous water pollutants (Second Batch)

Serial No.	Name of substances or compounds	CAS No^（1）
1	Thallium and its compounds	7440-28-0（Thallium）
2	Cyanides including easily liberatable cyanide⁽²⁾	-
3	Pentachlorophenol and sodium pentachlorophenate	87-86-5 131-52-2
4	Benzene	71-43-2
5	Toluene	108-88-3
6	Nitrobenzenes including 2,4-Dinitrotoluene	121-14-2
7	Anilines including o-Toluidine	95-53-4
8	1,1-Dichloroethylene	75-35-4
9	Hexachlorobuta-1,3-diene	87-68-3
10	Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) include the following substances:
	Benz[a]anthracene	56-55-3
	Benzo[a]phenanthrene^（3）	218-01-9
	Benzo[def]chrysene	50-32-8
	Benzo[e]acephenanthrylene	205-99-2
	Benzo[k]fluoranthene	207-08-9
	Anthracene	120-12-7
	Dibenz[a,h]anthracene	53-70-3
11	Dioxin-like substances including polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDDs) and polychlorinated dibenzofuran	-

Note:

⁽¹⁾ CAS number (also referred to as CAS Registry Number), is a unique identification number assigned by the Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) to every chemical substance described in the open scientific literature.

⁽²⁾ It refers to hydrogen cyanide, cyanides (primarily cyanides of alkaline metal and alkaline-earth metal) and zinc cyanide compound excluding ferricyanide complex compound, ferrocyanide complex compound, copper cyanide compound, nickel cyanide compound, and cobalt cyanide complex compound.

⁽³⁾Benzo[a]phenanthrene, also called chrysene.

Contact

Department of Water Ecology and Environment affiliated with the Ministry of Ecology and Environment

Tel: (010) 65645464

Fax: (010)65645469

E-mail: ssswryc@mee.gov.cn

Postal code: 100006

Disease Prevention and Control Division affiliated with the National Health Commission

Tel: (010) 68791194

Fax: (010) 68791767

E-mail: ssswryc@mee.gov.cn

Postal code: 100088

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