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Publication - Progress report

Scottish Marine and Freshwater Science Volume 4 Number 4: Measurement of Contaminants and their Effects in Environmental Samples - Proposal for the Revision of the Sampling Programme

Published
16 October 2013
Topic
Marine and fisheries
ISBN
9781782569848

Review of contaminant monitoring currently undertaken in Scotland's seas

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Appendix 1

Priority Substances (2013/39/ EU) and OSPAR Chemicals for Priority Action

PSD substance number

Name

Priority Hazardous Substance?

AA- EQS sw (ug/L) [6]

EQS biota (ug/kg w.wt) ii

Trends in biota/sediment required?

Common or Candidate Indicator?

OSPAR Priority List?

Sediment BAC / EAC

Biota BAC / EAC

1

Alachlor

0.3

2

Anthracene

Y

0.1

Y

Common

CEMP

Y / ERL

Y / Y

3

Atrazine

0.6

4

Benzene

8

5

Brominated diphenyl ethers ( PBDEs; n=4)

Y

0.0085

Y

Common

CEMP

N / N

N / N

6

Cadmium and its compounds

Y

0.2

Y

Common

CEMP

Y / ERL

Y / food

7

C10-13 chloroalkanes

Y

0.4

Y

8

Chlorfenvinphos

0.1

9

Chlorpyriphos

0.03

10

1,2-dichloroethane

10

11

Dichloromethane

20

12

Di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate ( DEHP)

Y

1.3

Y

Y

N / N

N / N

13

Diuron

0.2

14

Endosulfan

Y

0.0005

Y

N / N

N / N

15

Fluoranthene

0.0063 iii

30 iv

Y

Common

CEMP

Y / ERL

Y / Y

16

Hexachlorobenzene ( HCB)

Y

10

Y

Candidate

17

Hexachlorobutadiene ( HCBD)

Y

55

Y

Candidate

18

Hexachlorocyclohexane

Y

0.002

Y

Y

Y / N

Y / Y

19

Isoproturon

0.3

20

Lead and its compounds

1.3

Y

Common

CEMP

Y / ERL

Y / food

21

Mercury and its compounds

Y

20

Y

Common

CEMP

Y / ERL

Y / food

22

Naphthalene

2

Common

CEMP

Y / ERL

Y / Y

23

Nickle and its compounds

8.6

24

Nonylphenols

Y

0.3

Y

N / N

N / N

25

Ocytlphenols

0.01

Y

N / N

N / N

26

Pentachlorobenzene

Y

0.0007

Y

27

Pentachlorophenol

0.4

Y

N / N

N / N

28

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (n=5, EQS refers to benzo[ a]pyrene)

Y

0.00017 ii[7]

5 iv

Y

Common

CEMP

Y / ERL

Y / Y

29

Simazine

1

30

Tributyltin compounds ( TBT cation)

Y

0.0002

Y

Common

CEMP

N / N

Y / Y

31

Trichlorobenzenes

0.4

Y

N / N

N / N

32

Trichloromethane (chloroform)

2.5

33

Trifluoralin

Y

0.03

Y

N / N

N / N

34

Dicofol

Y

0.000032 iii

33

Y

Y

N / N

N / N

35

Perfluorooctane sulphonic acid and its derivatives ( PFOS)

Y

0.00013

9.1

Y

pre- CEMP

N / N

N / N

36

Quinoxyfen

Y

0.015

Y

37

Dioxins and dioxin-like compounds (n=29)

Y

0.0065 v

Y

pre- CEMP

N / N

N / N

38

Aclonifen

0.012

39

Bifonex

0.0012

40

Cybutryne (Irgarol)

0.0025

41

Cypermethrin (n=4 isomers)

0.000008

42

Dichlorvos

0.00006

43

Hexabromocyclododecanes ( HCBDD; n=5)

Y

0.0008 iii

167

Y

CEMP

N / N

N / N

44

Heptachlor and heptachlor epoxide

Y

0.00000001 iii

0.0067

Y

45

Terbutryn

0.0065

-

Polychlorinated biphenyls

Common

CEMP

Y / Y

Y / Y

-

Tetrabromobisphenol A ( TBBP-A)

Y

N / N

N / N

-

2,4,6-tri- tert butylphenol

Y

N / N

N / N

-

Dibutyl phthalate

Y

N / N

N / N

-

Methoxychlor

Y

N / N

N / N

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