Australia Restricts More POP Chemicals

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DecaBDE and
NonaBDE (three congeners)

Chemical substances: ≤10 mg/kg for each NonaBDE and DecaBDE Articles: ≤ 500 mg/kg for sum of all tetra-, penta-, hexa-, hepta-, octa-, nona- and decaBDE

1-Jul-25

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Pentachlorobenzene

level at which the chemical cannot be meaningfully used in substances, mixture or articles

1-Jul-24

2

Hexabromocyclododecane (α-, β- and γ-HBCDD)

Chemical substances, mixture or articles ≤100 mg/kg

1-Jul-24

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OctaBDE, HeptaBDE and HexaBDE (All congeners)

Chemical substances and mixture: ≤10 mg/kg for each Articles: ≤ 500 mg/kg for sum of all tetra-, penta-, hexa-, hepta-, octa-, nona- and decaBDE

1-Jul-24

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PentaBDE and TetraBDE

Chemical substances and mixture: ≤10 mg/kg for each PentaBDE and tetraBDE Articles: ≤ 500 mg/kg for sum of all tetra-, penta-, hexa-, hepta-, octa-, nona- and decaBDE

1-Jul-24

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Perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (PFHxS), its salts and its related compounds

Chemical substances, mixture or articles: ≤ 0.025 mg/kg for PFHxS and its salts; ≤ 1 mg/kg for PFHxS-related compounds (individual and sum)

1-Jul-25

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Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS), its salts and its related compounds

Chemical substances, mixture or articles: ≤ 0.025 mg/kg for PFOS and its salts, PFOS-F; ≤ 1 mg/kg for PFOS-related compounds (individual and sum)

1-Jul-25

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Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), its salts and its related compounds

Chemical substances, mixture or articles: ≤ 0.025 mg/kg for PFOA and its salts; ≤ 1 mg/kg for PFOA-related compounds (individual and sum)

1-Jul-25

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Short-chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCP)

Chemical substances and mixture: ≤ 10000 mg/kg (1%) Articles: ≤ 1500 mg/kg (0.15%)

1-Jul-24