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Get help to classify organic chemicals that contain certain permitted additives or can be dissolved in water, for import and export.
Substances that are classed as persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and when you're allowed to use them.
Licence and registration application information for companies that deal in precursor chemicals.
Guidance for those producing, processing, consuming, importing or exporting chemicals covered by the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC)
Groups of ODS with their ozone-depleting potential.
Resource for the public and those professionals responding to chemical incidents, including emergency services and public health professionals.
Get help to classify plastics for import and export.
How to classify and describe your business waste so you can know how to manage and dispose of it - what you need to do, List of Waste (LoW) codes, technical guidance.
A list of all F gases and their global warming potentials.
Information companies placing hazardous mixtures on the UK market (such as manufacturers, importers, downstream users and distributors) should submit to the National Poisons Information Service.
Controlled chemicals, drug precursor chemicals and hazardous chemicals.
How to register as a producer, and the rules you must follow to produce and market bottled drinking water.
For waste operators and exporters classifying some waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) devices, waste components, and wastes from their treatment.
Get help to classify various items of iron and steel, primarily those classified under chapter 72.
How to identify and classify waste that contains POPs.
This report series contains substantial scientific work carried out by the Health Protection Agency Chemical Hazards and Poisons Division.
This series brings together all documents relating to Chemicals: risk reduction strategies
This series brings together all documents providing updates on standards and technical documents issued by CEN.
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