Table 3 Overview of variables included in the correspondence analysis.
From: Insights from international environmental legislation and protocols for the global plastic treaty
Categorical variables (scored 0–4) | Dummy variables (scored 0 or 1) | |
|---|---|---|
Environmental harm factors | Human harm factors | Socio-economic factors |
Contribution to climate change (CC) | Causing cancer (CARC) | Regulatory stringency (BAN) |
Harm to the ozone layer (OZON) | Mutation in DNA (MUTAG) | Availability of substitutes (SUBS) |
Toxicity to aquatic organisms (AQUA_TOX) | Toxicity to humans (HA_TOX) | |
Toxicity to land organisms (LAND_TOX) | Harmful to reproduction (REP_TOX) | |
Interfering with hormones (ENDA) | ||
Causing birth defects (BIRTH) | ||
