By: ICN Bureau
Last updated : March 06, 2018 8:18 pm
The Indian Chemical Council (ICC) has provided information as sought by the Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals (DCPC) on nine new chemicals included under the Stockholm Convention of Persistent Organic Pollutants (POP).
The Indian Chemical Council (ICC) has provided
information as sought by the Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals (DCPC)
on nine new chemicals included under the Stockholm Convention of Persistent
Organic Pollutants (POP).
ICC informed that Alpha Hexachlorocyclohexane, Beta Hexachlorocyclohexane and
Lindane are related chemicals. While production on agricultural grade Lindane
has been stopped in India, Kanoria Chemicals and India Pesticides Ltd, Lucknow,
produce pharma grade.
As per ICC inquiries, Alpha Hexachlorocyclohexane, Beta Hexachlorocyclohexane
and Pentacholorobenzene are not manufactured or used in India, Chlordecone is
neither manufactured nor used as a pesticide or industrial chemical. As regards
Hexabromodiphenyl ether, Heptabromodiphenyl ether, Tetrabromodiphenyl ether and
Pentabromodiphenyl ether, there is information that during 2010, a quantity of
12650 kg was imported from China, the ICC said.
According to the DCPC, the nine chemicals were added to the Stockholm Convention
on August 26, 2010.
?These will come into force in India once India deposits an instrument of
ratification, acceptance and approval with respect to these chemicals,? the DCPC
had said.