Germany AwSV List of published WGK classifications updated

Written By Rebecca Trulock

On 1 February 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-(Methoxymethyl)-1-methyl-3-nitrobenzene

    WGK 2 (obviously hazardous to water)

  2. Hydrocarbons, C9-C11, n-alkanes, isoalkanes, cyclics, <2% aromatics

    WGK 1 (slightly hazardous to water)

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