Marine pollutants or environmentally hazardous substances are materials that can pose a risk to aquatic ecosystems. Marine pollutant is a term mainly used by IMDG code while the term "environmentally hazardous substances" are used by other dangerous goods regulations such as ADR and IATA.
A shipper who offers a hazardous material for transport must determine the hazard class of the material including "environmentally hazardous substances (aquatic environment)" applicability, assign a proper shipping name that best describe it and mark the material according to dangerous goods regulations.
In this article, we will show you how to determine if a material (including both substance and mixture) is a marine pollutant or environmentally hazardous substance or not, how to assign proper shipping name, and how to mark a marine pollutant. Examples and exceptions are given.
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