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Decision tool – Work out your environment exposure band

This decision tool is related to step 5.3 of the process to categorise your chemical introduction.

Optional: If you’d like to save or print your completed decision tool for your own records, click on ‘Chemical identity’ before Question 1 and enter your chemical’s name or CAS number. Note that a copy of a completed decision tool is not sufficient to meet your record-keeping obligations. To save as a PDF, select the print option in your browser and choose ‘Save as PDF’ or ‘Microsoft Print to PDF’. For Safari users, click 'File' and 'Export to PDF'.

Who should use this?

This decision tool will help you work out if your environment exposure band (EEB) is 1, 2, 3 or 4. There are 1‐3 questions depending on your circumstances. This tool refers to the Industrial Chemicals General Rules.

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What you need to know

Information about the following hazard characteristics for your chemical:

  • if your introduction involves a designated kind of release into the environment
  • your chemical's environment categorisation volume (ECV)

What is your chemical's name or CAS number? (optional)

Note: enter this information if you'd like to save a copy for your own records by using the print function in your browser. A completed decision tool is not sufficient to meet your record-keeping obligations. 

Enter the CAS number or chemical name

Does your chemical's introduction involve a designated kind of release into the environment?

Note: Introductions of chemicals used in cosmetics does not involve a designated kind of release to the environment.

Do you know your chemical's environment categorisation volume?

What's your chemical's environment categorisation volume?

You can use our online calculator to find your chemical's ECV.

Once you've finished, you can answer the next question.

What's your chemical's environment categorisation volume?

Your environment exposure band is 1. 

Next go to Step 5.4 Work out your environment hazard characteristics of our online categorisation guide.

Your environment exposure band is 2. 

Next go to Step 5.4 Work out your environment hazard characteristics of our online categorisation guide.

Your environment exposure band is 3. 

Next go to Step 5.4 Work out your environment hazard characteristics of our online categorisation guide.

Your environment exposure band is 4. 

Next go to Step 5.4 Work out your environment hazard characteristics of our online categorisation guide.

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