PFOS Information submitted

The POPs Review Committee ispreparing draft risk profiles for the five chemicals under its considerationtaking into account the information submitted by Parties and observers inaccordance with Article 8 of the Convention.

Information submitted

PFOS

  • World Wild Fund for Nature (WWF)(26.01.06)

    • Chemical Check-Up: Ananalysis of chemicals in the blood of Members of the European Parliament ;Appendix 3: technical analytical report and results

    • Contamination: the next generation - Results of the family chemical contamination survey

  • International POPs EliminationNetwork (IPEN) (27.01.06)

  • American Chemistry Council (3M Company) (27.01.06)

  • Norwegian Pollution ControlAgency (27.01.06)

  • Semiconductor IndustryAssociation (SIA), the European Semiconductor Industry Association (EECA-ESIA)and Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International (SEMI) (27.01.06)

    • Letter

    • Annex

    • “Perfluorooctane Sulphonate:Risk Reduction and Analysis of Advantages and Drawbacks,” United KingdomDepartment of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Aug. 2004)

    • “Perfluoroalkyl Sulfonates:Significant New Use Rule,” United States Environmental Protection Agency, 67Fed. Reg. 11008 (March 11, 2002).

    • “Perfluoroalkyl Sulfonates:Significant New Use Rule,” United States Environmental Protection Agency, 67Fed. Reg. 72854 (December 9, 2002).

    • “Preliminary Risk Assessment ofthe Developmental Toxicity Associated with Exposure to PerfluorooctanoicAcid and its Salts,” United States Environmental Protection Agency (Apr.2003).

    • “Opinion on ‘RPA’s report‘Perfluorooctane Sulphonates: Risk reduction strategy and analysis ofadvantages and drawbacks,’’” Scientific Committee on Health andEnvironmental Risks, European Commission (Aug. 2004).

    • “Environmental Risk EvaluationReport: Perfluorooctane Sulphonate (PFOS),” United Kingdom EnvironmentAgency’s Science Group (Sept. 2004).

    • “SEMATECH Position StatementRegarding the Business Case for the Continued Need of PFOS,” InternationalSEMATECH (Nov. 2004).

    • “Draft Risk Assessment of thePotential Human Health Effects Associated with Exposure to PerfluorooctanoicAcid and its Salts,” United States Environmental Protection Agency (Jan.2005). January 26.

    • “Results of Survey on Productionand Use of PFOS, PFAS and PFOA, Related Substances and Products/MixturesContaining These Substances,” the Organization of Economic Cooperation andDevelopment (Jan. 2005).

    • Proposal for a “Directive of theEuropean Parliament and of the Council relating to restrictions on themarketing and use of perfluorooctane sulfonates (amendment of CouncilDirective 76/769/EEC),” Commission of the European Communities (May 2005).

  • Brazil (27.01.06)

  • International Imaging Industry Association, the European Photo and Imaging Association, and thePhoto-sensitized Materials Manufacturers’ Association (31.01.06)

  • Canada (31.01.06)

    • Appendix 1 - List of PFOS,its salts and its precursors identified through Section 71 CEPA 1999industry survey, CATABOL modelling, and expert judgment

    • CATABOL Journal Article Feb 2004: Predicting the biodegradation productsof perfluorinated chemicals using catabol

  • United States of America:

    • 22.03.06

    • Comments from Boeing Company

    • 31.01.06

  • Australia (02.02.06)

  • Japan (07.02.06)

    • Annex - Additional Inf. onPotential PFOS Precursors

  • Lebanon(15.02.06)