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Resolution No. 359 regulating phosphorous used in detergents for water protection purposes.

Country/Territory
Brazil
Document type
Regulation
Date
2005
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
DOU, No. 91, Section 01, 13/05/2005, p. 76.
Subject
Water
Keyword
Water quality standards Cleaning agents/detergents Pollution control Potable water Rainwater Standards Surface water Freshwater pollution
Geographical area
Amazonia, Americas, Latin America and the Caribbean, North Atlantic, South America, South Atlantic
Entry into force notes
This Resolution enters into force on the date of its publication in the O.J.
Abstract

This Resolution, composed of 11 Articles and two Annexes, regulates the phosphorous allowed quantities in detergents to be used within national territory, with the aim of reducing and, possibly, eliminating such element in water bodies. The regulation provides maximum concentration limits of phosphorous per product and their allowed weighted average per producer. In particular, it provides specific reporting requirement to the Brazilian Institute for Natural Renewable Resources (IBAMA).

Full text
Portuguese
Website
www.mct.gov.br