Certain medical No Old video No Not available N/A N/A N/A devices (such as endoscopes at Yes ethylene hospitals contain tetrafluoroethylene a CCD colour copolymer (ETFE) filter that layers and radio contains a small opaque ETFE amount of production, PFOS. vitro diagnostic PFOS is also medical devices, used as a and CCD color dispersant for filters) contrast agents in radio-opaque catheters. Fire fighting foam Yes The use of Yes Dodecafluoro-2-methylpentan-3-one 756-13-8 UNEP/POPS/POPRC.10/INF/7/Rev.1 3 PFOS-related Yes Perfluorohexane ethyl sulfonyl betaine N/A UNEP/POPS/POPRC.10/INF/7/Rev.1 3 substances in UNEP/POPS/POPRC.10/INF/7/Rev.1 3 new products has been in many countries. hydroxide Stocks are still being used up. Insect baits for Yes Brazil is using Yes Fipronil UNEP/POPS/POPRC.10/INF/7/Rev.1 4 control of PFOS to Yes ants from produce Fenitrothion (thermal fogging) 122-14-5 UNEP/POPS/POPRC.10/INF/7/Rev.1 4 genus sulfluramid Atta spp. Deltamethrin (dried powder) UNEP/POPS/POPRC.10/INF/7/Rev.1 4 and which is used Acromyrmex spp. for control of leaf-cutting ants Hydramethylnon UNEP/POPS/POPRC.10/INF/7/Rev.1 4 from the species
Certain medical devices (such as ethylene tetrafluoroethylene copolymer (ETFE) layers and radio opaque ETFE production, diagnostic medical devices, and CCD color filters) No Old video endoscopes at hospitals contain a CCD colour filter that contains a small amount of PFOS. PFOS is also used as a dispersant for contrast agents in radio-opaque catheters. No Yes Not available N/A N/A N/A Fire fighting foam Yes The use of PFOS-related substances in new products has been in many countries. Stocks are still being used up. Yes Yes Dodecafluoro-2-methylpentan-3-one 756-13-8 UNEP/POPS/POPRC.10/INF/7/Rev.1 3 Perfluorohexane ethyl sulfonyl betaine N/A UNEP/POPS/POPRC.10/INF/7/Rev.1 3 hydroxide UNEP/POPS/POPRC.10/INF/7/Rev.1 3 Insect baits for control of ants from genus Atta spp. and Acromyrmex spp. Yes Brazil is using PFOS to produce sulfluramid which is used for control of leaf-cutting ants from the species Yes Yes Fipronil UNEP/POPS/POPRC.10/INF/7/Rev.1 4 Fenitrothion (thermal fogging) 122-14-5 UNEP/POPS/POPRC.10/INF/7/Rev.1 4 Deltamethrin (dried powder) UNEP/POPS/POPRC.10/INF/7/Rev.1 4 Hydramethylnon UNEP/POPS/POPRC.10/INF/7/Rev.1 4 vitro