The parties to the Stockholm Convention on Persistent organic Pollutantshave agreed to add perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (PFHxS), its salts and PFHxS-related compoundsto Annex A of the Stockholm Convention on persistent organic pollutants (POPs)at the tenth meeting of the conference of the parties to the Stockholm Conventionin Geneva, Switzerland. This means that parties to the Convention will soon take action to include it in their national POPs regulations.

PFHxS is used in firefighting foams and in the manufacture of stain coatings for carpets, paper and cloth. It is part of the class of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) that have come under scrutiny in recent years amid mounting public concern about their persistence in the environment and their presence in water.PFHxS has been used as a substitute for two other fluorinated compounds, perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), which have also been listed under the Convention.

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