Draft risk profiles for proposed persistent organic pollutants
ECHA has published two draft risk profiles for:
- Methoxychlor proposed by the EU;
- Dechlorane Plus and its syn- and anti-isomers proposed by Norway.
Both substances have been proposed to be listed as persistent organic pollutants (POPs) under the Stockholm Convention. The proposals are currently under consideration by the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee (POPRC).
The deadline to comment the draft risk profiles is by 15 April 2020. As of 2019, ECHA supports the Commission on regulating persistent organic pollutants.