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. 2020 Mar 17;17(6):1970. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17061970

Table 2.

Toxicity index scoring system.

Indicators (Score) Scoring System Reference
Toxicity Information Toxicity Class Score (Points)
CMR 1 toxicity
(1.5–30)
Carcinogenicity 1 10 NITE, ECHA, KOSHA 3
2 9
Not classified 2 0.5
Mutagenicity 1 10
2 9
Not classified 0.5
Reproductive Toxicity 1, Effects on or via lactation 10
2 9
Not classified 0.5
Other toxicity
(2.5–30)
Inhalation Toxicity 1 6
2 5
3 4
4 3
Not classified 0.5
Skin Toxicity 5 6
4 5
3 4
2 3
0.5 0.5
Eye Toxicity 1 6
2 5
Not classified 0.5
Oral Toxicity 1 5
2 4
3 3
4 2
5 1
Not classified 0.5
Repeated dose Toxicity 1 7
2 6
Not classified 0.5

1 CMR: carcinogenicity, mutagenicity, reproductive toxicity. 2 Not classified either be due to negative results or lack of experimental data. 3 NITE: National Institute of Technology and Evaluation; ECHA: European Chemicals Agency; KOSHA: Korea Occupational Safety & Health Agency.