China MEE of China releases Q&A on 2023 List of Key Controlled New Pollutants

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27 January 2023  yk.envix  LIU Yake (EnviX, Ltd.)
MEE of China releases Q&A on 2023 List of Key Controlled New Pollutants

On Jan. 13, 2023, China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment published on its website questions it received regarding the 2023 List of Key Controlled New Pollutants and answers to them. The 2023 list is a list of 14 important new pollutants. The questions and answers include those about the background, main details, new pollutant regulations and implementation of the list.

 

POPs

The first nine items of the list are persistent organic pollutants (POPs) specified in the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants. As these pollutants are bioaccumulative and resistant to degradation, they can pose substantial risks even in very low concentrations. To comply with the Stockholm Convention, environmental risks of POPs are managed mainly by bans or restrictions at source.

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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