Porto-BIOCIDE
Assessment and mitigation of biocides in urban waters: Porto city as a case study
What is a biocide?
ECHA defines a biocide as:
“- any substance or mixture, in the form in which it is supplied to the user, consisting of, containing or generating one or more active substances, with the intention of destroying, deterring, rendering harmless, preventing the action of, or otherwise exerting a controlling effect on, any harmful organism by any means other than mere physical or mechanical action,
- any substance or mixture, generated from substances or mixtures which do not themselves fall under the first indent, to be used with the intention of destroying, deterring, rendering harmless, preventing the action of, or otherwise exerting a controlling effect on, any harmful organism by any means other than mere physical or mechanical action.”
Biocidal Products Regulation (528/2012) classifies biocides into 22 product types (‘PTs’). They are divided into four Main Groups:
Group 1 – Disinfectants (human hygiene; disinfectants and algaecides not intended for direct application to humans or animals; veterinary hygiene; food and feed areas; drinking water)
Group 2 – Preservatives (preservatives for products during storage; film preservatives; wood preservatives; fibre, leather, rubber and polymerised materials preservatives; construction material preservatives;
preservatives for liquid-cooling and processing systems; slimicides; working or cutting fluid preservatives)
Group 3 – Pest control (rodenticides; avicides; molluscicides, vermicides and products to control other vertebrates; piscicides; insecticides, acaricides and products to control other arthropods; repellents or attractants; control of other vertebrates)
Group 4 – Other biocidal products (antifouling products; embalming or taxidermist fluids)
The Biocidal Products Regulation (528/2012) classifies biocides into 22 product types (‘PTs’). They are divided into four Main Groups
WP1- Are biocide emissions into the Porto waters already at alarming levels?
