{"id":544574,"date":"2026-08-27T02:05:06","date_gmt":"2026-08-27T00:05:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.phytocontrol.com\/uncategorized\/results-of-chemical-pollutant-monitoring-in-aquatic-environments\/"},"modified":"2026-08-27T02:05:06","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T00:05:06","slug":"results-of-chemical-pollutant-monitoring-in-aquatic-environments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.phytocontrol.com\/en\/regulatory-watch\/results-of-chemical-pollutant-monitoring-in-aquatic-environments\/","title":{"rendered":"Results of chemical pollutant monitoring in aquatic environments"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">INERIS and the French Biodiversity Agency (OFB) have just published the results of national monitoring of chemical contaminants in water, in conjunction with the water agencies.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The analyses covered both substances already monitored under existing regulations and so-called emerging substances.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The data used come from two separate studies:<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The SPAS scheme (Relevant Substances to be Monitored) under the WFD directive over the 2016-2021 period<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The EMNAT scheme, national emerging contaminants study carried out in 2018 on biocidal compounds and surfactants<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Under the SPAS scheme, the following substances were considered moderately critical:<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8211; Free cyanides, silver, dimethenamid, metolachlor, desethyl-atrazine, diclofenac and carbamazepine in mainland French water;<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8211; Metolachlor, imidacloprid, carbamazepine, oxazepam and diclofenac in water from the French overseas departments and regions (DROM).<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Under the EMNAT scheme, the highly critical substances are:<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8211; LAS C11, C12 and C13, fipronil and methylisothiazolinone in mainland France water samples;<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8211; LAS C12 and C13, stepanquat GA (C18), fipronil, octylisothiazolinone, and methyl nonyl ketone in mainland France sediment samples;<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8211; LAS C11, C12 and C13 in DROM water samples;<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8211; LAS C12 and C13 and methyl nonyl ketone in DROM sediment samples.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The moderately critical substances are:<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8211; LAS C10, and 1- and 2-laureth sulfate in mainland France water samples;<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8211; LAS C11, 1-laureth sulfate, stepanquat GA (C16) and bifenthrin in mainland France sediment samples;<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8211; LAS C10, Triton X-100 and fipronil in DROM water samples;<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8211; LAS C10 and C11, Triton X-100, bifenthrin, fipronil and octylisothiazolinone in DROM sediment samples.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This cooperation between INERIS and OFB provides authorities with reference expertise on contaminants. 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