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Hazardous chemicals

27.02.03 Measures to regulate the dangerous chemical substances used in products and industrial pollution. Environmentally hazardous substances can cause acute poisoning or chronic health damage and constitute a threat to biodiversity. These substances can be the cause of cancer, foetal damage, reduced fertility, allergies and hypersensitivity.

In Norway, the hazardous substances representing the most serious environmental problems are cadmium, lead, mercury, copper, dioxins, fluorides, PAHs, PCBs and organic tin compounds. Substances and products can cause health damage by direct use.

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