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Petroleum Distillates

MSDS

CHEMICAL OR PRODUCT NAME (CAS #): Kerosene (8008-20-6)

SYNONYMS: coal oil, Deo-Base™

STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS: EPA TSCA CHEMICAL INVENTORY JUNE 1990

BOILING POINT: 180 to 300 ° C

SPECIFIC GRAVITY: 0.81

VAPOR PRESSURE: 1 mm Hg at ___ ° C

EVAPORATION RATE BuAc=1: ___

VOC (Gm/L): 800

ODP: 0.00

FLASH POINT: 100 to 150 ° F

AUTOIGNITION TEMP: 444 ° F

LOWER EXPLOSIVE LIMIT: 0.7%

UPPER EXPLOSIVE LIMIT: 5%

COMBUSTIBLE: ___

FLAMMABLE: Y

APPEARANCE: Water-white, oily liquid

ODOR: Strong

REACTIVITY DATA: Incompatible with: strong oxidizing agents

WASTE DISPOSAL: Burn in chemical incinerator equipped with afterburner and scrubber but exert extra care in igniting as this material is highly flammable.

TOXICITY: TLV ________, NIOSH REL 10 h TWA 100 mg/m3

ACUTE EFFECTS: May be harmful by inhalation, ingestion, or skin absorption; causes severe eye irritation; causes skin irritation; irritating to mucous membranes and upper respiratory tract

CHRONIC EFFECTS: Possible carcinogen, increased risk of benign neoplasms, digestive tract cancers, and skin cancer (melanoma).

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