Germany AwSV List of published WGK classifications updated

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Written By Rebecca Trulock

On 17 January 2024, 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 nitrate

    WGK 3 (highly hazardous to water)

  2. Butanedioic acid, 2-methylene-, polymer with ethenyl acetate, hydrolyzed, sodium salts (molar weight 30000-300000 g/mol)

    WGK 1 (slightly hazardous to water)

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