All POPs listed in the Stockholm Convention Use and certain exemp ons

Prohibited
Aldrin Pes cide, insec cide
Chlordane Pes cide, insec cide
Chlordecone Pes cide
Decabromodiphenyl ether (commercial Flame-retardant, enclosures, televisions, tex les, carpets
mixture, c-decaBDE) *Exemp on for electrical and electronic equipment
within the scope of Direc ve 2011/65/EU.
Dechlorane Plus Flame-retardant in
electronic, tex les, plas cs and building materials
Dicofol Pes cide
Dieldrin Agricultural; Pes cide
Endrin Pes cide
Heptachlor Pes cide, termi cide, wood treatment, underground
cable boxes
Hexabromobiphenyl Industrial, flame-retardant, electronic equipment
Hexabromocyclododecane (HBCDD) Flame-retardant, most commonly used for extended
polystyrene (EPS)
Hexabromodiphenyl ether and Industrial, flame-retardant, electronic equipment
heptabromodiphenyl ether *Exemp on for electrical and electronic equipment
within the scope of Direc ve 2011/65/EU.
Hexachlorobenzene (HCB) Solvent in pes cides, fungicide, fireworks, by-product
industrial processes
Hexachlorobutadiene Industrial (by-product); solvents, synthe c rubbers
Alpha hexachlorocyclohexane Pes cide, insec cide; uninten onal by-product
Beta hexachlorocyclohexane Pes cide, insec cide; uninten onal by-product
Lindane Pes cide, insec cide; uninten onal by-product
Methoxychlor Insec cide,
Mirex Insec cide, termi cide , flame-retardant
Pentachlorobenzene Industrial; fire-retardant; uninten onal by-product
Pentachlorophenol and its salts and esters Insec cide,
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) Industrial; paints, kits, oils, electrical equipment, coolant
fluids, insula ng fluids, plas cisers
Polychlorinated naphthalenes Many industrial applica ons; capacitors, addi ves, cable
insulators, preserva ves
Many applica ons for heat resistance and water/oil/dirt
Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), its salts and
repellency; applied in tex les, fabrics, apparel, carpets,
PFOA-related compounds
sealants, paper, cookware.
Firefigh ng foam; metal pla ng; tex les, leather and
upholstery; electronics and semiconductors; pes cides;
Perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (PFHxS), its
flame retardants; paper and packaging; oil industry, and
salts and PFHxS-related compounds
hydraulic fluids.
PFHxS has been used as a replacement for PFOS.
Short-chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCPs) Many applica ons; lubricants, metalworking, (ar ficial)
leather, flame-retardants, so eners, plas cisers, sealants,
coolants, paints, coa ngs
Technical endosulfan and its related Insec cide
isomers
Tetrabromodiphenyl ether and flame retardants in furniture foam (pentaBDE), plas cs
pentabromodiphenyl ether for TV cabinets, consumer electronics, wire insula on,
and backcoa ngs for draperies and upholstery (decaBDE),
and plas cs for personal computers and small appliances
(octaBDE).
 *Exemp on for electrical and electronic equipment
within the scope of Direc ve 2011/65/EU.
Toxaphene Pes cide
UV-328 surface coa ngs (e.g. clear coat automo ve finishes), as
an addi ve in plas cs (e.g. transparent plas cs, food
packaging) and in personal care products (e.g. sunscreen
lo on). It is also used as a prin ng ink addi ve in food
contact materials.
Restriction
DDT Pes cide
Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS), its salts stain-resistant fabrics, fire-figh ng foams, food packaging,
and perfluorooctane sulfonyl fluoride and as a surfactant in industrial processes.
(PFOSF)
Annex C (Unintentional production)
Hexachlorobenzene (HCB) Solvent in pes cides, fungicide, fireworks, by-product
industrial processes
Hexachlorobutadiene (HCBD) Industrial (by-product); solvents, synthe c rubbers
Pentachlorobenzene used to manufacture rubber, chlorofluorocarbons and
lubricants. It is used in fluids for transformers, hydraulics,
gyroscopes and heat transfer processes.
Industrial; paints, kits, oils, electrical equipment, coolant
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB)
fluids, insula ng fluids, plas cisers
Polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDD) Pes cide
Polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDF) released from combus on of plas cs and chlorinated
waste
chemical and pes cide
Polychlorinated naphthalenes insula ng coa ngs for electrical wires. Others have been
used as wood preserva ves, as rubber and plas c
addi ves, for capacitor dielectrics and in lubricants.

Pesticide Industrial chemical Unintentional Production