ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY
Table 5.4 Red List Substances
Table 4: Red list substances
1 1.2-dichloroethane [1.2-DCE or EDC]
2 Aldrin
3 Atrazine
4 Azinphos methyl
5 Cadmium
6 DDT isomers
7 Dichlorvos
8 Dieldrin
9 Endrin
10 Fenitrothion
11 Hexachlorobenzene [HCB]
12 Hexachlorobutadiene [HCBD]
13 Hexachlorocyclohexane [HCH]
14 Malathion
15 Mercury
16 Pentachlorophenol [PCP]
17 Polychlorinated biphenyl [PCB]
18 Simazine
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discharge consents are adhered to, but this is often not
the case. Regulatory environments vary considerably. Of
particular relevance are small-scale cottage industries
and businesses, which are either ‘permitted’ to operate
or do so illegally. In informal settings, activities, such as
lead recovery from batteries, small-scale mining and
mineral processing, and the operation of motor garages
and car-washing stations, can pose serious risks.
There is not much published information available
concerning these informal industries. Small hospitals
Table 5: Examples of industrial wastewater data.
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Trichlorobenzene [TCB]
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Source: Environment Agency (2009, p. 4).
Scarcity of water is a key driver
for reuse of wastewater in many
places around the world.
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