Impact assessment

Review of statutory exemptions for permitted uses of persistent organic pollutants (POPs)

Seeking information from industry on the use of four existing persistent organic pollutants.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Published: 18 July 2022

This was published under the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

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Review of statutory exemptions for permitted uses of persistent organic pollutants (POPs)

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Defra is undertaking a review of statutory exemptions for permitted uses of the following persistent organic pollutants (POPs):

• decabromodiphenyl ether (decaBDE)
• perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), its salts and PFOA-related compounds
• perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS), its salts and its derivatives
• short chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCPs)

We are inviting industry to provide information on the use of these POPs.

The UK is a party to the Stockholm Convention on POPs, which are substances that persist in the environment, accumulate in living organisms and pose a risk to our health and the environment.

This information will help Defra and the Stockholm Convention understand the continued need for specific exemptions.

Published 18 July 2022