Taiwan Tightens Management on Three POPs

Short-chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCPs, CAS: 85535-84-8), Decabromobiphenyl ether (CAS: 1163-19-5) and Hexachloro-1,3-butadiene (CAS: 87-68-3) are persistent organic pollutants (POPs) controlled by Stockholm Convention since 2017. In response to international management trends of these substances, Taiwan EPA on Nov 6th, 2018 proposed to update the Toxic Chemical Substance List (click here to access the draft proposal). The proposed updates have been officially approved on Mar 5th, 2019, including