Regulation (EU) 850/2004 published by the European Parliament and the Council prohibits the production, presentation and use of certain chemical substances containing persistent organic pollutants, removing or restricting them as soon as possible, taking into account the principle of precaution, and in this way, human beings protects health and the environment. This legislation is based on the Stockholm convention on persistent organic pollutants and the protocol on the long-range transboundary air pollution convention on persistent organic pollutants. In short, the regulation numbered EC 850/2004, in order to minimize persistent organic pollutants, establishes the principles for eliminating the releases of such substances as soon as possible, and for wastes consisting of, containing or polluted with these substances.
The manufacture, placing on the market and use of substances listed in this annex, on their own, in preparations or as components of articles, is prohibited (Annex I).
Again, the production, placing on the market and use of substances listed in this annex to this legal regulation, on their own, in preparations or as components of articles, are restricted according to the conditions specified (Annex II).
Persistent organic pollutants are a group of chemicals that are highly toxic to humans and wildlife, can persist for many years in the environment before transforming into less dangerous forms, bioaccumulate in the food chain, and can be transported over great distances by air and water.
Persistent organic pollutants have been widely used in agricultural and industrial applications. They are unintentionally produced and released from many anthropogenic activities around the world. Specific health effects of these chemicals include cancer, allergies and hypersensitivity, damage to the central and peripheral nervous systems, reproductive disorders and impaired immune system.
Threats to human health and the environment were first addressed under the Stockholm Convention adopted in 2001. There are 26 persistent organic pollutants listed today.
Our organization also provides permanent organic pollutants testing services within the scope of EC 850/2004 regulation, with its trained and expert staff and advanced technological equipment, among the numerous test, measurement, analysis and evaluation studies it provides for businesses in various sectors.
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