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