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APPENDICES TO ANNEX II
APPENDIX 1
GUIDELINES FOR THE CATEGORIZATION OF NOXIOUS LIQUID SUBSTANCES*
Products are assigned to Pollution Categories based on an evaluation of their properties as reflected in the resultant GESAMP Hazard Profile as shown in the table below:
| Rule |
A1
Bioaccumulation |
A2
Biodegradation |
B1
Acute toxicity |
B2
Chronic toxicity |
D3
Long-term health effects |
E2
Effects on marine wildlife and on benthic habitats |
Cat |
| 1 |
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≥5 |
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X |
| 2 |
≥4 |
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4 |
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| 3 |
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NR |
4 |
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| 4 |
≥4 |
NR |
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CMRTNI |
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Y |
| 5 |
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4 |
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| 6 |
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3 |
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| 7 |
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2 |
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| 8 |
≥4 |
NR |
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Not 0 |
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| 9 |
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≥1 |
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| 10 |
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Fp,F or S
If not Inorganic |
| 11 |
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CMRTNI |
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| 12 |
Any product not meeting the criteria of rules 1 to 11 and 13 |
Z |
| 13 |
All products identified as: ≤2 in column A1; R in column A2; blank in column D3; not Fp, F or S (if not organic) in column E2; and 0 (zero) in all other columns of the GESAMP
Hazard Profile |
OS |
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* Reference is made to the Guidelines for provisional assessment of chemicals, MEPC/Circ.265 as amended.
Abbreviated legend to the revised GESAMP Hazard Evaluation Procedure
| Columns A and B - Aquatic Environment |
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A |
B |
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Bioaccumulation and Biodegradation |
Aquatic Toxicity |
| Numerical Rating |
A 1*
Bioaccumulation |
A 2*
Biodegradation |
B 1*
Acute Toxicity |
B 2*
Chronic Toxicity |
| |
log Pow |
BCF |
LC/EC/IC50 (mg/l) |
NOEC (mg/l) |
| 0 |
<1 or >ca. 7 |
not measurable |
R: readily
biodegradable
NR: not readily
Biodegradable |
>1000 |
>1 |
| 1 |
≥1 - <2 |
≥1 - <10 |
>100 - ≤1000 |
>0.1 - ≤1 |
| 2 |
≥2 - <3 |
≥10 - <100 |
>10 - ≤100 |
>0.01 - ≤0.1 |
| 3 |
≥3 - >4 |
≥100 - <500 |
>1 - ≤10 |
>0.001 - ≤0.01 |
| 4 |
≥4 - <5 |
≥500 - <4000 |
>0.1 - ≤1 |
≤0.001 |
| 5 |
≥5 |
≥4000 |
>0.01 - ≤0.1 |
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| 6 |
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≤0.01 |
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| Columns C and D - Human Health (Toxic effects to mammals) |
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C |
D |
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Acute Mammalian Toxicity |
Irritation, Corrosion & Long term health effects |
| Numerical Ratings |
C 1
Oral Toxicity
LD50 (mg/kg) |
C 2
Percutaneous Toxicity
LD50 (mg/kg) |
C 3
Inhalation Toxicity
LC50 (mg/l) |
D 1
Skin irritation & corrosion |
D 2
Eye irritation & corrosion |
D3*
Long term health effects |
| 0 |
>2000 |
>2000 |
>20 |
not irritating |
not irritating |
C - Carcinogen
M - Mutagenic
R - Reprotoxic
S - Sensitizing
A -Aspiration haz.
T - Target organ systemic toxicity
L - Lung injury
N - Neurotoxic
I - Immunotoxic |
| 1 |
>300 - ≤2000 |
>1000 -≤2000 |
>10 - ≤20 |
mildly irritating |
mildly irritating |
| 2 |
>50 -≤300 |
>200 -≤1000 |
>2 - ≤10 |
irritating |
irritating |
| 3 |
>5 - ≤50 |
>50 - ≤200 |
>0.5 - ≤2 |
3 Severely irritating or corrosive
3A Corr. (≤4hr)
3B Corr. (≤1hr)
3C Corr. (≤3m) |
severely irritating |
| 4 |
≤5 |
≤50 |
≤0.5 |
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| Column E Interferences with other Uses of the Sea |
E 1
Tainting |
E 2*
Physical effects on Wildlife & benthic habitats |
E 3
Interference with Coastal Amenities |
| Numerical Rating |
Description & Action |
NT:not tainting (tested)
T: tainting test positive |
Fp: Persistent Floater
F: Floater
S: Sinking Substances |
0 |
no interference
no warning |
| 1 |
slightly objectionable
warning, no closure of amenity |
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2 |
moderately objectionable
possible closure of amenity |
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3 |
highly objectionable
closure of amenity |
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* These columns are used to define Pollution Categories
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