Substance Information
Substance Information
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Perfluorooctane sulfonates(PFOS) C8F17SO2X (X = OH, metal salt (O-M+), halide, amide, and other derivatives including polymers)
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Here you can find all of the regulations and regulatory lists in which this substance appears, according to the data available to ECHA. This substance has been found in the following regulatory activities (directly, or inheriting the regulatory context of a parent substance):
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| European Union | Water Environmental Quality Standards Directive | Inland surface waters | 36.0 µg/l | 6.5E-4 µg/l | 1.0 yr | Unless otherwise specified the EQS parameter expressed as an annual average value (AA-EQS) applies to the total concentration of all isomers. Inland surface waters encompass rivers and lakes and related artificial or heavily modified water bodies. | |||
| European Union | Water Environmental Quality Standards Directive | Surface waters other than inland surface waters | 7.2 µg/l | 1.3E-4 µg/l | 1.0 yr | Unless otherwise specified the EQS parameter expressed as an annual average value (AA-EQS) applies to the total concentration of all isomers. Inland surface waters encompass rivers and lakes and related artificial or heavily modified water bodies. | |||
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IPPC - Industrial Emissions Directive, Annex II - Polluting SubstancesEU. Polluting Substances: Annex II, Directive 2010/75/EU on Industrial Emissions (IPPC), 17 December 2010
This list contains the polluting substances for which emission limit values are assigned under Directive 2010/75/EU on Industrial Emissions (Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control - IPPC). Member States must permit all qualifying facilities in order to ensure that they minimize impact on the environment. The permit issued must provide emission limit values for pollutants on this list.
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Annex I, Part A - Priority Substances & Pollutants in waterEU. Environmental Quality Standards (EQS) for Priority Substances: Annex I, Part A, Directive 2008/105/EC, 24 December 2008, amended by Directive 2013/39/EU, 24 August 2013
This list contains environmental quality standards (EQS), including annual averages and maximum allowable concentrations, for priority substances and certain other pollutants, as provided for in Article 16 of Directive 2000/60/EC establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy.