International Recognition of TNT Pollution: Belgium’s Proposal to OSPAR

01/04/2025

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This spring, in collaboration with and with input from the REMARCO project, Belgium submitted a proposal to OSPAR to consider categorising energetic compounds originating from munitions and their derivatives as ‘pre-CEMP’. The proposal also recommends that, following evaluation, these substances be given mandatory status by including them in the CEMP. The proposal was discussed by HASEC (the Hazardous Substances and Eutrophication Committee), which agreed to appoint task managers to take this forward. The submission of this proposal to OSPAR’s HASEC represents an important step in the international administrative and political recognition of TNT pollution.