China China’s MEE Publishes First List of Key Controlled Toxic and Hazardous Soil Pollutants

8 Substances Including Cadmium Included

China’s MEE Publishes First List of Key Controlled Toxic and Hazardous Soil Pollutants

On September 18, 2025, China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE) officially released the “List of Key Controlled Toxic and Hazardous Soil Pollutants (First Edition)” (hereafter referred to as “the List”).

Author / Responsibility

LIU Yake

Researcher, Research & Consulting Dept. EnviX Ltd.

Business Performance

worked as a research assistant at Department of Environmental Planning and Management, School of Environment, Tsinghua University for 4 years, and then joint in Envix in April, 2022, currently is mainly responsible for consulting on EHS regulation compliance in East Asia.

Background

MA, Environmental Econimics, Hiroshima University

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