Table 5.
Proportion of Cat 2 chemicals that were classified according to specific classification drivers
| Effects | Severity % (n) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 ≤ COMaj a < 3 | CRMaj/CCMaj b ≥ 2 (and COMaj a < 1) | 1 ≤ IRMaj a ≤ 1.5 only | |
| RCD (n = 47) | 74.5 (35) | 25.5 (12) | 0.0 (0) |
| CRMaj + CCMaj | 36.2 (17) | 6.4 (3) | NA |
| CRMaj only | 21.3 (10) | 17.0 (8) | NA |
| CCMaj only | 6.4 (3) | 2.1 (1) | NA |
| COMaj only | 10.6 (5) | NA | NA |
| NCD (n = 194) | 54.1 (105) | 43.3 (84) | 2.6 (5) |
| CRMaj + CCMaj | 14.9 (29) | 7.2 (14) | NA |
| CRMaj only | 18.6 (36) | 34.0 (66) | NA |
| CCMaj only | 0.5 (1) | 2.1 (4) | NA |
| COMaj only | 20.1 (39) | NA | NA |
CO corneal opacity, IR iritis, CR conjunctiva redness, CC conjunctiva chemosis, RCD Reference Chemicals Databases, NCD European New Chemicals Database, NA not applicable
asecond (n = 3 or 4) or third (n = 5 or 6) highest mean score
bThe largest of the second (n = 3 or 4) or third (n = 5 or 6) highest mean CR and CC scores