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South Korea designates three new chemicals as toxic substances.
On August 1st, 2023, the National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER) in South Korea partially revised and notified the Notice of Designation of Toxic Substances, in accordance with Article 2(6) and Article 20 of the 「Act on the Registration and Evaluation of Chemicals」 and Article 2(2) of the 「Chemical Substances Control Act」 and Article 2 of the Enforcement Decree of the same Act.
Three highly hazardous chemicals (CAS 37348-84-8, CAS 932384-12-8, CAS 95-46-5) were added as toxic substances under K-REACH.
The details of the substances are as follows:
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Cobalt manganese nickel oxide (CAS 37348-84-8) and mixtures containing 0.1% or more.
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Silica gel reaction products with chromium oxide (CrO3) and ethoxydiethylalumium (CAS 932384-12-8) and mixtures containing 10% or more of the same.
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1-Bromo-2-methylbenzene (CAS 95-46-5) and mixtures containing at least 25% thereof.
We acknowledge that the above information has been compiled from MOE.
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