Paragraph 13
(1)
References to, or to the release into water of, a substance listed in this paragraph or to its release in a quantity which exceeds, in any 12 month period, the background quantity by an amount specified in this paragraph are, in respect of the substances set out in column 1 of the following Table, the amounts specified in the corresponding entry in column 2 of that Table.
TABLE
| Substance | Amount in excess of background quantity (in grammes) in any 12 month period |
|---|---|
| Mercury and its compounds | 200 (expressed as metal) |
| Cadmium and its compounds | 1000 (expressed as metal) |
| All isomers of hexachlorocyclohexane | 20 |
| All isomers of DDT | 5 |
| Pentachlorophenol (PCP) and its compounds | 350 (expressed as PCP) |
| Hexachlorobenzene | 5 |
| Hexachlorobutadiene | 20 |
| Aldrin | 2 |
| Dieldrin | 2 |
| Endrin | 1 |
| Polychlorinated Biphenyls | 1 |
| Dichlorvos | 0.2 |
| 1,2 – Dichloroethane | 2000 |
| All isomers of trichlorobenzene | 75 |
| Atrazine | 350 |
| Simazine | 350 |
| Tributyltin (TBT) compounds | 4 (expressed as TBT) |
| Triphenyltin (TPT) compounds | 4 (expressed as TPT) |
| Trifluralin | 20 |
| Fenitrothion | 2 |
| Azinphos-methyl | 2 |
| Malathion | 2 |
| Endosulfan | 0.5 |
(2)
In the Table in sub-paragraph (1), where both Altrazine and Simazine are released, the figure for both substances in aggregate shall be 350 grammes.