hydrocarbons

SECTION 2: Hazards identification

Emergency overview DANGER: EXTREMELY FLAMMABLE. FLAMMABLE GAS. MAY CAUSE FLASH FIRE OR EXPLOSION. SKIN CONTACT MAY RESULT IN FROSTBITE. MAY REPLACE OXYGEN AND CAUSE ASPHYXIATION. CAN CAUSE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DAMAGE. CONTAINS MATERIAL WHICH CAN CAUSE CARDIAC OR CARDIOVASCULAR DAMAGE. Use with local exhaust ventilation. Wear a NIOSH-certified (or equivalent) organic vapour/particulate respirator. Wear NIOSH-certified chemical goggles. Wear protective clothing. Eye wash fountains and safety showers must be easily accessible. Avoid all sources of ignition: heat, sparks, open flame. State of matter: gaseous Colour: colourless Odour: odourless

Potential health effects

Acute toxicity: Virtually nontoxic by inhalation. Irritation / corrosion: Not irritating to the skin. Not irritating to the eyes. Contact with liquid may cause frostbite. Sensitization: The chemical structure does not suggest a sensitizing effect. Chronic toxicity: Carcinogenicity: No data was available concerning carcinogenic activity. The chemical structure does not suggest a specific alert for such an effect. Repeated dose toxicity: No substance-specific organtoxicity was observed after repeated administration to animals. Reproductive toxicity: The results of animal studies gave no indication of a fertility impairing effect.

Teratogenic Effects

No indications of a developmental toxic / teratogenic effect were seen in animal studies Genotoxicity: No mutagenic effect was found in various tests with bacteria and mammalian cell culture. The substance was not mutagenic in a test with mammals. Signs and symptoms of overexposure: Overexposure may cause:, unconsciousness, asphyxia, difficulty breathing, headache, dizziness

Environmental effects

Aquatic toxicity: Due to the product characteristics the test is impossible. Terrestrial toxicity: Study scientifically not justified.