POPs Regulation

Protecting the Environment and Human Health from Persistent Organic Pollutants: Regulation and ComplyMarketSolution Overview for persistent organic pollutants

（POPs） are organic substances that persist in the environment, accumulate in living organisms and pose a risk to human health and the environment. These substances can be transported across international boundaries via air, water, or transition species to reach areas where they have never been produced or used. Effective international risk management is needed because no single region alone can manage the risks posed by these substances.

POPs substance lists are regulated:

• Annex I: Prohibited from manufacture, market, or usePOPs。
• Annex II: Severely restricted in manufacturing, marketing, or usePOPs。
• Annex III: Occurs as an unintended by-product of an industrial processPOPs and measures have been taken to reduce emissions.
• Annex IV: Subject to special waste management measuresPOPs。

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