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Directive 2008/105/EC of the European Parliament and of the CouncilShow full title

Directive 2008/105/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on environmental quality standards in the field of water policy, amending and subsequently repealing Council Directives 82/176/EEC, 83/513/EEC, 84/156/EEC, 84/491/EEC, 86/280/EEC and amending Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council

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ANNEX II

Annex X to Directive 2000/60/EC is replaced by the following:

‘ANNEX X

LIST OF PRIORITY SUBSTANCES IN THE FIELD OF WATER POLICY

a

CAS: Chemical Abstracts Service.

b

EU number: European Inventory of Existing Commercial Substances (Einecs) or European List of Notified Chemical Substances (Elincs).

c

Where groups of substances have been selected, typical individual representatives are listed as indicative parameters (in brackets and without number). For these groups of substances, the indicative parameter must be defined through the analytical method.

d

These groups of substances normally include a considerable number of individual compounds. At present, appropriate indicative parameters cannot be given.

e

Only Pentabromobiphenylether (CAS-number 32534-81-9).

f

Fluoranthene is on the list as an indicator of other, more dangerous polyaromatic hydrocarbons.’

NumberCAS numberaEU numberbName of priority substancecIdentified as priority hazardous substance
(1)15972-60-8240-110-8Alachlor
(2)120-12-7204-371-1AnthraceneX
(3)1912-24-9217-617-8Atrazine
(4)71-43-2200-753-7Benzene
(5)not applicablenot applicableBrominated diphenyletherdXe
32534-81-9not applicablePentabromodiphenylether (congener numbers 28, 47, 99, 100, 153 and 154)
(6)7440-43-9231-152-8Cadmium and its compoundsX
(7)85535-84-8287-476-5Chloroalkanes, C10-13 dX
(8)470-90-6207-432-0Chlorfenvinphos
(9)2921-88-2220-864-4Chlorpyrifos (Chlorpyrifos-ethyl)
(10)107-06-2203-458-11,2-dichloroethane
(11)75-09-2200-838-9Dichloromethane
(12)117-81-7204-211-0Di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP)
(13)330-54-1206-354-4Diuron
(14)115-29-7204-079-4EndosulfanX
(15)206-44-0205-912-4Fluoranthenef
(16)118-74-1204-273-9HexachlorobenzeneX
(17)87-68-3201-765-5HexachlorobutadieneX
(18)608-73-1210-158-9HexachlorocyclohexaneX
(19)34123-59-6251-835-4Isoproturon
(20)7439-92-1231-100-4Lead and its compounds
(21)7439-97-6231-106-7Mercury and its compoundsX
(22)91-20-3202-049-5Naphthalene
(23)7440-02-0231-111-14Nickel and its compounds
(24)25154-52-3246-672-0NonylphenolX
104-40-5203-199-4(4-nonylphenol)X
(25)1806-26-4217-302-5Octylphenol
140-66-9not applicable(4-(1,1′,3,3′-tetramethylbutyl)-phenol)
(26)608-93-5210-172-5PentachlorobenzeneX
(27)87-86-5231-152-8Pentachlorophenol
(28)not applicablenot applicablePolyaromatic hydrocarbonsX
50-32-8200-028-5(Benzo(a)pyrene)X
205-99-2205-911-9(Benzo(b)fluoranthene)X
191-24-2205-883-8(Benzo(g,h,i)perylene)X
207-08-9205-916-6(Benzo(k)fluoranthene)X
193-39-5205-893-2(Indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene)X
(29)122-34-9204-535-2Simazine
(30)not applicablenot applicableTributyltin compoundsX
36643-28-4not applicable(Tributyltin-cation)X
(31)12002-48-1234-413-4Trichlorobenzenes
(32)67-66-3200-663-8Trichloromethane (chloroform)
(33)1582-09-8216-428-8Trifluralin

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