# The Pollution Prevention and Control (Scotland) Regulations 2012, PART A


Producing organic chemicals including—
(a) hydrocarbons, linear or cyclic, saturated or unsaturated, aliphatic or aromatic,
(b) organic compounds containing oxygen, including alcohols, aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acids, esters, acetates, ethers, peroxides, phenols, epoxy resins,
(c) organic compounds containing sulphur, including sulphides, mercaptans, sulphonic acids, sulphonates, sulphates and sulphones and sulphur heterocyclics,
(d) organic compounds containing nitrogen including amines, amides, nitrous-, nitro- or azo-compounds, nitrate, nitriles, nitrogen heterocyclics, cyanates, isocyanates, di-isocyanates and di-isocyanate prepolymers,
(e) organic compounds containing phosphorus including substituted phosphines and phosphate esters,
(f) organic compounds containing halogens, such as halocarbons, halogenated aromatic compounds and acid halides,
(g) organometallic compounds, such as lead alkyls, Grignard reagents and lithium alkyls,
(h) plastic materials such as polymers, synthetic fibres and cellulose-based fibres;
(i) synthetic rubbers,
(j) dyes and pigments,
(k) surface-active agents,
(l) any other organic compounds not described in sub-paragraphs (a) to (k) above which have the potential to pollute the environment.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/sdsi/2012/9780111018514/schedule/1/part/1/chapter/4/crossheading/part-a (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-pollution-prevention-and-control-scotland-regulations-2012/schedule-1/part-1/chapter-4/crossheading-part-a
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