Chemicals (Hazard Information and Packaging for Supply) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002

The aquatic environment

1.  The concentration limits fixed in the following tables, expressed as a weight/weight percentage, determine the classification of the preparation in relation to the individual concentration of the substances present whose classification is also shown.

Table 1
Acute aquatic toxicity and long-term adverse effects
Classification of the substanceClassification of the preparation
N, R50–53N, R51–53R52–53
N, R50–53Cn ≥25%2.5% ≤Cn <25%0.25% ≤Cn <2.5%
N, R51–53Cn ≥25%2.5% ≤Cn <25%
R52–53Cn ≥25%
Table 2
Acute aquatic toxicity
Classification of the substanceClassification of the preparation
N, R50
N, R50Cn ≥25%
N, R50–53Cn ≥25%
Table 3
Aquatic toxicity
Classification of the substanceClassification of the preparation
R52
R52Cn ≥25%
Table 4
Long-term adverse effects
Classification of the substanceClassification of the preparation
R53
R53Cn ≥25%
N, R50–53Cn ≥25%
N, R51–53Cn ≥25%
R52–53Cn ≥25%