Toxic substances, or groups of substances, identified from priority lists
Chemical

List I

List II

Red List

North Atlantic

Aldrin

Yes

Yes

Yes

Arsenic

Yes

Yes

Atrazine

Yes

Yes

Azinphos-methyl

Yes

Yes

Bentazone

Yes

Benzene

Yes

Biphenyl

Yes

Boron

Yes

Brominated flame retardants

Yes

4-chloro-3-methyl phenol

Yes

2-chlorophenol

Yes

Chlorinated paraffins

Yes

2,4-dichlorophenol

Yes

2,4-D (ester)

Yes

2,4-D (non-ester)

Yes

Cadmium

Yes

Yes

Yes

Carbon Tertrachloride

Yes

Chloroform

Yes

Chloronitrotoluenes

Yes

Chromium

Yes

Yes

Copper

Yes

Yes

1,2-dichloroethane

Yes

Yes

DDT

Yes

Yes

Demeton

Yes

Dichlorvos

Yes

Yes

Dieldrin

Yes

Yes

Dimethoate

Yes

Endosulphan

Yes

Yes

Endrin

Yes

Yes

Fenitrothion

Yes

Yes

Hexachlorobenzene

Yes

Yes

Hexachlorobutadiene

Yes

Yes

Isodrin

Yes

Iron

Yes

Lead

Yes

Yes

Lindane

Yes

Yes

Linuron

Yes

Malathion

Yes

Yes

Mecoprop

Yes

Mercury

Yes

Yes

Yes

Mothproofers

Yes

Naphthalene

Yes

Nickel

Yes

Organotins

(tributyltin (TBT) and triphenyltin (TPT)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs)

Yes

Polybrominated naphthalenes

Yes

Penatachlorophenol (PCP)

Yes

Yes

Perchloroethylene

Yes

Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)

Yes

Yes

Simazine

Yes

Yes

Yes

1,1,1-trichloroethane

Yes

1,1,2-trichloroethane

Yes

Toluene

Yes

Triazophos

Yes

Trichloroethylene

Yes

Trichlorobenzene

Yes

Yes

Trifluralin

Yes

Yes

Timber treatment chemicals

Yes

Vanadium

Yes

Xylene

Yes

Zinc

Yes

Yes

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