POPs ARGENTINA
| Production * | Prohibition** | Use exemption | Inventory*** | Evaluation of the environment impact | Spills/ Accidents |
Illegal use | Residues | Import/ Export**** |
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| DDT | NO | P | Not existing | No data availbale | Some research on food, maternal milk, wildlife and environment | No systematic registers | No systematic data, but it is known that some
substances (DDT/Heptachlor/ drines) have been illegally trafficed/ used. |
Known illegal deposits in North -West and in the province of Santiago del Estero. | Existing recent notification of export from the USA. |
| Chlordane | NO | SR | Hormicides and soil treatment | No data available | No systematic registers | Known illegal deposit in Santiago del Estero | |||
| Heptachlor | NO | P | Not existing | No data available | No registrers | ||||
| Endrin | NO | P | Not existing | No data available | No registrers | No data available | |||
| Dieldrin | NO | P | Not existing | No data available | No registrers | Known illegal deposit in Santiago del Estero | |||
| Aldrin | NO | P | Not existing | No data availbale | No registers | ||||
| Mirex | 2.295 kg P.ACT. 510.000 kg P.F. |
A Hormicides |
Hormicides | 1.125 kg P.A. Icona S.A. |
Evaluation in progress (limited area) | No registers | No data available. | Exp. 472 kg P.A. 105.000 P.F. |
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| Toxaphene/ Canfechlor |
NO | Not registed after 1995 | No data available | No information available | No registers | No data availble. | No data available. | ||
| HCB | NO | P | Not existing | No data availbale | Some research | No registers | No data available. | In Santiago del Estero | |
| PCBs | NO | A (existen normas que regulan su uso y manejo) |
No data available | There is no studies on environmental impact in the country | No centralized registers. There has been spills in the past. Recent spill of transformers in Rosario could involve PCBs |
Known destination of PCBs which have been replaced, but they were not exported. | Exp. 352 Tn. In 1996. Exp. 418 Tn. In 1997. Exp. 135 Tn. in 1998. Existing notification of export from the USA. |
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| Dioxins | No data available | Maximum limits permitted in certain cases | No registers | No data available. | |||||
| Furans | No data available | Maximum limits permitted in certain cases | No registers | No data available. |
Following Cartagena agreements: :
* Yes / No. Possible quntity / ** P : Prohibited ; SR: Seriously restricted ; A: Authorized/ *** Cuanto, Donde, Empresa y Pais de Origen / **** In kilograms