Table 4.
Control/restriction regulations governing persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in Taiwan a.
| POPs | EPA | COA | DOH | CLA | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DWMA | EACA | MPCA | SGPRA | TCSCA | WPCA | PMA | FCA | FSMA | LSHL | |
| Aldrin | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | |
| Chlordane | • | • | • | • | • | • | ||||
| Chlordecone | ||||||||||
| DDT | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | |||
| Dieldrin | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | |
| Endrin | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | |||
| Heptachlor | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | |
| α-Hexachlorocyclohexane | • | • | • | • | • | |||||
| β-Hexachlorocyclohexane | • | • | • | • | • | |||||
| Lindane | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | |
| Mirex | ||||||||||
| Pentachlorobenzene | ||||||||||
| Toxaphene | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | |||
a
Central competent authorities of Taiwan, given below
EPA: Environmental Protection Administration; COA: Council of Agriculture; DOH: Department of Health; CLA: Council of Labor Affairs.
Central Law and Act of Taiwan, given below
DWMA: Drinking Water Management Act; EACA: Environmental Agents Control Act; FCA: Feed Control Act; FSMA: Food Sanitation Management Act; LSHL: Labor Safety and Health Law; MPCA: Marine Pollution Control Act; PMA: Pesticide Management Act; SGPRA: Soil and Groundwater Pollution Remediation Act; TCSCA: Toxic Chemical Substances Control Act; WPCA: Pollution Control Act.