Photo by Gilmer Diaz Estela
DDT (Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane), a toxic pesticide listed in annex B of Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants was stored in Bangladesh for 37 years. Imported in 1985, 500 tons of this pesticide was rejected due to being technically non-compliant.
Some of the packages were disintegrated and the entire stock was repackaged into UN Performance packages under special precautions. Transport of this pesticide to France required transit clearance from authorities of Belgium, Egypt, Germany, Italy, Malaysia, Malta, Morocco, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sri Lanka, Turkey, United Kingdom and France.
DDT is classified as UN 2761 ORGANOCHLORINE PESTICIDE, SOLID, TOXIC (DDT), Class 6.1 in IMDG Code.
Listed in Annex B of Stockholm Convention for restricted use as below
- Production / Use: Acceptable purpose: Disease vector control use in accordance with Part II of this Annex
- Specific exemption: Intermediate in production of dicofol Intermediate
Entry in The WHO Recommended Classification of Pesticides by Hazard
Read full news Huge stockpile of toxic pesticide DDT bound for Europe after being left in a Bangladesh city centre for nearly four decades (fao.org)
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Why was clearance from 14 countries required ? Also , how the cargo was moved to France ? Via Sea or road ?
Basel waste movement require permission from export country, import country and all countries through which the vessel transit.
Regards/Shashi
Hello Shashi, also, our french competent authority is the PNTTD (Pôle National des Transferts Transfrontaliers de Déchets) or National Pole of Transboundary Transfers of Waste
Thank you Nicolas!