The POPs are organic components included in the Priority Substances (PS), those chemicals identified as presenting a significant risk to or via the aquatic environment at EU level and which are listed in Annex X to the Water Framework Directive (WFD) 2000/60/EC. The list is reviewed every 4 years and the current 48 chemicals are:

  • Acenaphthene
  • Alachlor
  • Anthacene
  • Atrazine
  • Benzene
  • Brominated diphenylethers
  • Cadmium & its compounds
  • Chloroalkanes C10-13
  • Chlorfenvinphos
  • Chlorpyriphos
  • 1,2-dichlorethane
  • Dichloromethane
  • DEHP
  • Diuron
  • Endosulphan
  • Fluoranthene
  • Hexachlorobenzene
  • Hexachlorobutadiene
  • Hexachlorocyclohexane
  • Isoproturon
  • Lead & its compounds
  • Mercury & its compounds
  • Naphthalene & its compounds
  • Nonylphenols
  • Octylphenols
  • Pentachlorobenzene
  • Pentachlorophenol
  • PAHs
  • Simazine
  • Tributyltin compounds
  • Trichlorobenzenes
  • Trichloromethane
  • Trifluralin
  • Dicofol
  • PFOS
  • Quinoxyfen
  • Dioxins
  • Aclonifen
  • Bifenox
  • Cybutryne
  • Cypermethrin
  • Dichlorvos
  • Hexabromocyclododecanes
  • Heptachlor & heptachlor epoxide
  • Terbutryne
  • 17a-ethinylestradiol
  • 17b-estradiol
  • Diclofenac

What We Do

We also offer a wide range of analytical services, including

For each of the above areas of expertise we can provide:

  • One-off samples
  • Fast track projects
  • Portfolio of on-going projects (site investigation and remediation)
  • Large volume throughput projects
  • Long term contract work (at set preferential rates)
Priority Organic Pollutants at i2 analytical