Third Ministerial Conference
At the Third Ministerial Conference held in the
Hague in March 1990, a common list of substances
was agreed for which inputs via rivers and estuaries
to the North Sea should be reduced by 50% by 1995
using 1985 as baseline. The list of "priority hazardous substances" includes all the UK Red List substances,
except PCBs (for which separate measures have been
agreed). Equal reductions are to be made in atmospheric
emission by 1999 for the substances arising predominantly
from diffuse sources, provided that the application
of Best Available Technology (BAT) (including the
use of strict emission standards) enables such reductions
to be made.
A list of additional substances has also been identified
which should be assessed for future priority action
(see table below).
List of 'priority
hazardous substances' agreed at the Third North Sea Conference
| Mercury |
Cadmium |
Copper |
Zinc |
| Lead |
Arsenic |
Chromium |
Nickel |
| Drins |
HCH |
DDT |
Pentachloro-phenol |
| Hexachloro-benzene |
Hexachlorobutadiene |
Carbon
tetrachloride |
Chloroform |
| Trifluralin |
Endosulfan |
Simazine |
Atrazine |
| Tributyltin-compounds |
Triphenyltin-compounds |
Azinphos-ethyl |
Azinphos-methyl |
| Parathion |
Parathion-methyl |
Dichlorvos |
Trichloro-ethylene |
| Tetrachloro-ethylene |
Trichloro-benzene |
Dichloroethane |
1,2-Trichloro-ethane |
| Dioxins |
Fenitrothion |
Fenthion |
Malathion |
In addition, a number of agreements were reached
at the Third North Sea Conference, including a commitment
to make substantial reductions in the quantities
of pesticides reaching the North Sea with special
attention to phasing out those pesticides which
are the most persistent, toxic and liable to bioaccumulate
(see table below).
Pesticides that are to be restricted or banned
| Aldrin |
Atrazine |
| Carbon
tetrachloride |
Chlordane |
| Chlorpicrin |
1,2-Dibromoethane |
| 1,2-Dichloroethane |
Dieldrin |
| Endrin |
Fluoroacetic
acid and its derivatives |
| Heptachlor |
Hexachlorobenzene |
| Hexachlorocyclohexane(a
and b isomers) |
Mercury
compounds |
| Pentachlorophenol |
Nitrofen |
| Quintozene |
Polychlorinated
terpenes |
There are a number of substances that would have
been restrictedor banned but are not currently used
as pesticides (see table below).
Substances which would have been included in Table
above but which are not currently in use as pesticides
| Acrylonitrile |
Aramite |
| Lead
compounds |
Cadmium
compounds |
| Captafol |
Chlordecone
(Kepone) |
| Chlordimeform |
Chloroform |
| Crimidine |
Isobenzan |
| Isodrin |
Kelevan |
| Morfamquat |
Toxaphene |
| Selenium
compounds |
2,4,5-T |
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