HAZARDOUS WASTE (CONTROL OF EXPORT, IMPORT AND TRANSIT)
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THE SCHEDULE—continued
| UN Class2 | Code | Characteristics
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| yielding oxygen cause, or contribute to, the combustion of other materials. | ||
| 5.2 | H5.2 | Organic Peroxides |
| Organic substances or wastes which contain the bivalent-O-O-structure are thermally unstable substances which may undergo exothermic self-accelerating decomposition. | ||
| 6.1 | H6.1 | Poisonous (Acute) |
| Substances or wastes liable either to cause death or serious injury or to harm human health if swallowed or inhaled or by skin contact. | ||
| 6.2 | H6.2 | Infectious substances |
| Substances or wastes containing viable micro organisms or their toxins which are known or suspected to cause disease in animals or humans. | ||
| 8 | H8 | Corrosives |
| Substances or wastes which, by chemical action, will cause severe damage when in contact with living tissue, or, in the case of leakage, will materially damage, or even destroy, other goods or the means of transport; they may also cause other hazards. | ||
| 10 | H10 | Liberation of toxic gases in contact with air or water |
| Substances or wastes which, by interaction with air or water, are liable to give off toxic gases in dangerous quantities. |
2 Corresponds to the hazard classification system included in the United Nations Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods (ST/SG/AC. 10/1/Rev.5, United Nations, New York, 1988).
