Germany AwSV List of published WGK classifications updated

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Written By Cathrin Cailliau

On 28 March 2023, the German Ordinance on Facilities Handling Substances That Are Hazardous to Water (AwSV) List of published water hazard class (WGK) classifications was updated. The following substances were newly assigned a WGK:

  1. 2-ethylhexyl salicylate

    WGK 2 (obviously hazardous to water)

  2. Fermentation products of glucose and fatty acids, C18 (unsaturated), glycerol esters with yeast Candida Bombicola

    WGK 1 (slightly hazardous to water)

Cathrin Cailliau
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