The New IMDG Code Criteria for Classifying Environmentally Hazardous Substances

摘要

The EHS classification system is by far the most complex classification system in the dangerous goods regulations. Only reviewing the criteria as described in amendment 34-08 could give a mistaken impression. The degree of complexity cannot be fully appreciated when one reviews the almost one hundred pages of classification guideline material in Annexes 9 and 10 of the GHS. The text was written by experts and may prove difficult to comprehend for those not well versed in the aquatic toxicology field.