The decision on exclusion of the hot spots is made at the meetings of the Barents Environmental Ministers, held bi-annually. To date, 12 full hot spots and 3 partial ones have been excluded from the Barents List; 27 full hot spots and 3 partial ones remain on the list.
A5 Koryazhma Pulp and Paper Mill in Arkhangelsk Region
A9-1 Enterprises of Pulp and Paper as sources of dioxin pollution in Arkhangelsk Region
K5 Sewage treatment in Petrozavodsk, Republic of Karelia
Ko3-2 Mondi Pulp and Paper Mill in Syktyvkar (discharge to water), Komi Republic
A4 Arkhangelsk Pulp and Paper Mill
Ko2-1 Vorkuta Cement Plant, Komi Republic
Ko7 Wood Waste in the nine forest districts of the Komi Republic
A3-2 Severodvinsk Heat and Power Central #2 of TGK #2, Arkhangelsk Region
K4 Drinking water quality in Petrozavodsk, Republic of Karelia
Ko3-1 Mondi Pulp and Paper Mill in Syktyvkar (emissions to air), Komi Republic
A2 Arkhangelsk Heat and Power Plant of TGK #2
K1 Kondopoga JSC (Gas emissions from Kondopoga Pulp and Paper Combined Mill), Republic of Karelia
N4 Mercury-containing waste management, Nenets Autonomous District
A10 Stocks of obsolete pesticides in the Arkhangelsk Region
K10 Stocks of obsolete pesticides in the Republic of Karelia
M8 Mercury-containing waste management, Murmansk Region