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COMMISSION GFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(74)1856final
Brussels,18November1974
DRAFTCOUNCILRESOLUTION
concerningarevisedlistofsecond-category pollutants
tobestudiedaspartoftheProgrammeofActionontheEnvironment
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission)
COÏT(74)I856final

TEOPL'iîTiVTORT STUîORAITnJI,
-1-
PartII,TitleIChapterUoftheCommission'sEnvironmental Programme
asapproved "bytheCouncilon22November1973dealswithobjectiveeval­
uationofriskstohumanhealthandtheenvironment frompollution.Inthis
chaptertwocategoriesofpollutantsareconsidered.
Priorityistobegiventopollutantsincludedinthefirstcategory,
whichhavebeenchosenonthegroundsbothoftheirtoxicityandofthe
currentstateofknowledgeoftheirsignificance inthehealthandecological
fields.
Thelistofsecond-category pollutantswasgivenasaguide,anditwas
agreedthattheCommissionwouldproposeadefinitivelistby31July1974.
Withaviewtodrawingupthislist,theCommissionconductedastudy
whoseresultswerediscussedbyagroupofspecialistsintoxicoligy,
ecologyandenvironmental hygiene.Thisgroupofexpertsconsideredthepoll­
utantsmentionedinthesecond-categorylistoftheEnvironmental Programme
intheligfrtofthefollowingfactors?
–quantitiesprésentandpersistenceintheenvironment ;
-effectonthepopulationasawholeoronparticularpopulationgroupB;
-toxiceffectsonhumanbeingsandifpossibleonfaunaandflora;
-healthandecologicalconsequences ofproloh^edexposuretosmalldoses.
Anumberofotherpollutantswereconsideredinadditiontothose
mentionedinthelist.
Thefollowingconclusions maybedrawnfromthisttudys
Mostoftheavailabledataonacuteorchronictoxicityrelatetoa
limitednumberofwell-knownpollutants.Whereasubstancehasonlyrecently
beenintroducedorisnotwidelyused,orwhenitisoflowtoxicity,little
ornoinformationisavailable.
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Various categories ofsubstances such asdyes ,organic solvents and
organic dusts include several hundred chemical compounds .Agreat deal of
scientific information exists inthis field but notmuch ofitisaccessible .
Inmost documents ,especially incomparatively oldones ,notenough
information isgiven onanalytical techniques ,experimental conditions and
clinical aspects .Experimental studies are carried outonawide variety of
animals orplants andemploy various dosing techniques ,with theresults
that the findings cannot beobjectively compared .
Long-term effects areknown foronly afewsubstances andhavo been
clearly determined only where thesubstances arevery noxious .Itisthus
often impossible todraw anygeneral conclusions from this information .
Moreover ,substances originally regarded asharmless aresubsequently found
tobetoxic crnoxious .Such substances must then beincluded intheEnviron­
mental Programme .
Bearing these factors inmind ,theCommission proposes thefollowing
revised list ofsecond-category pollutants .
Studies ofeach ofthese pollutants will beconducted bytheCommission
inaccordance with thesame objectives andoperating procedures asforfirst-
category pollutants .Thelist mayberevised asnewproducts aremarketed or
specific noxious ortoxic effects arediscovered .
Anumber ofpollutants have been added totheprovisional list ofsecond -
category pollutants intheEnvironmental Programme .
AIR tbarium ,vinyl chloride ;
pesticides ,phtalates ,substances i::.ving anunpleasant odour or
tast©
(excluding mercaptans andhydrogen sulphide ),thallium .
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WATERtammonia,anioniodetergents,asbestos,"beryllium,cadmxum,moly–
Menum,nickel,nitrates,nitrites,phtalates,selenium,silicon
(organiccompounds),tellurium,titanium,uranium.
Thefollowingpollutantswhichwereincludedinthelisthaveteenomitted:
AIR:ammonia,beryllium,chlorine,hydrochloric acid,nitrosamines ,
organicdusts.
WA.3EER:nitrogenderivatives :renamedammonia,nitrates,nitrites;
iron.
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DraftCouncilEesolutionconcerningarevisedlistof
second–categorypollutantsto"bestudiedaspart
oftheProgrammeofActionontheEnvironment
TheCounciloftheEuropeanCommunities,
HAVINGREGARDTOthedraftresolutionputforwardbytheCommission ;
WHERE&Sriskstohumanhealthandtheenvironment frompollutionmusthe
objectivelyevaluated;
WHERE/ISsuchanevaluationisnecessarytolimitthelevelsofpollutants..'
intheenvironment andtodeterminevaluesforthequalityofthese
products;
WHEREAStherearegapsintheknowledgeofpollutantsandtheireffectsand
thorough ,studyandresearchisnecessaryinthisfield;
WHEREASthepollutantslistedinthefirstcategoryoftheProgrammeof
ActionontheEnvironmentoftheEuropeanCommunities (l)arealreadybeing
investigated ;
WHEREASadefinitivelistofsecond-category pollutantsistobedrawnup
aspartofthisProgramme;
HASADOP5SBTHEFOII/WI1ÏOREpOUTTION':
(1)OfficialJournalC112of20December1973
v/F/3158/74e

Roviced version oftheItat ©fsoconcW>catsgory pallutrjiis setoutinthe
Progs&mne ofAction onviaEhviyonnont forinvestigation bytheCommission in
connection with f&e-measures trnde?the s,bov® Prograoaa tocozab&t pollution
and nuisanoe .
AIR
antimony
barium
cadmium
fluorine
hydrogen sulphide
mercaptans
nickel
pesticides
phtalates
substances having anunpleasant
odour ortaste (excluding mercaptans
andhydrogen sulphide )
thallium
vinyl chloride
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ammonia
anionic detergents
antimony
asbestos
barium
béryllium
bleaching agents
boron
cadmium
chlorine and its compounds
cobalt
dyes
molybdenum
nickel
nitrates .
nitrites
organic solvents
pesticides
phosphorus anditscompounds
phtalates
selenium
silicon and itsorganic compounds
substances having anunpleasant
odour ortaste
telluxium
thallium
titanium
uranium
vanadium