3. How are chemical substances classified?
The value obtained is compared with a table which classifies the chemical substance in a hazard category.
The table below shows a comparison between the old EU DSD classification, which was discontinued in 2009 but whose data are still used, and the new European CLP (Classification-Labelling-Packaging) classification, as well as the new international GHS (Global Harmonisation System) classification for oral LD50. An identical table is available for all routes of administration.
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A. Lombard et al (2024), part 2 pp 153-281, Techno-economic evaluation of products at the initial stage of development, ISTE éditions Ltd London.
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