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New Zealand - Proposal to Restrict Three New Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs).
Three new chemicals were recently added to the Stockholm Convention. New Zealand as a member to the convention, proposed to add them to Schedule 2A of the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996 (HSNO Act).
The chemicals are: methoxychlor, Dechlorane Plus and UV-328.
Methoxychlor is an insecticide used in agricultural and veterinary uses.
Dechlorane Plus is a flame retardant used in adhesives and sealants, mainly in motor vehicles in coatings of cables and wires.
UV-328 is a UV inhibitor used to protect surfaces against discoloration and degradation under sunlight and its main uses are in paints and coatings and as an additive in plastics.