General Information
Revision date
2003-02-08
Product name
GASOLINE, UNLEADED
1.2.1 Relevant identified uses
Motor fuel
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Section 2
Hazardous Ingredients
OSHA % (Sect. 16) OSHA PEL ACGIH TWA SARA RQ HAZARDOUS COMPONENTS CAS # TITLE III LBS (by volume) PPM MG/M3 PPM MG/M3 Gasoline 8006-61-9 100 300 900 300 Contains or may contain: Toluene (a,b,c,e,f,g) 108-88-3 0 - 35 200 50 Yes 1000 Xylene (mixed) (a,b,c) 1330-20-7 0 - 25 100 435 100 Yes 1000 Pentane 109-66-0 0 - 20 1000 2950 600 Trimethylbenzenes, mixed isomers (a) 25551-13-7 0 - 4 25 Yes Benzene (a,b,c,d,e,f) 71-43-2 0 - 5 1 0.5 Yes 10 Butane 106-97-8 0 - 12 800 1900 800 Ethylbenzene (a,c) 100-41-4 0 - 5 100 435 125 545 Yes 1000 Heptane 142-82-5 0 - 2 500 2000 400 Cyclohexane (a,b,c) 110-82-7 0 - 5 300 1050 300 Yes 1000 n-Hexane 110-54-3 0 - 8 500 1800 50 176 n-Octane 111-65-9 0 - 1 500 2350 300 1400 Ethanol 64-17-5 0 - 20 1000 1900 1000 Naphthalene (a,b,c,g) 91-20-3 0 - 1.1 10 50 10 Yes 100 Trimethylbenzene 1,2,4 (a) 95-63-6 0 - 7 25 125 Yes Isopentane 78-78-4 0 - 20 not established Styrene (a,c,d,e,g) 100-42-5 0 - 4 100 20 Yes 1000 Methyl tert - butyl ether (a) 1634-04-4 0 - 18 40 144 Yes Ethyl tert - butyl ether 637-92-3 0 - 21 not established Tertiary - Amyl methyl ether 994-05-8 0 - 20 not established Alkanes, Cycloalkanes, Alkenes, Aromatic hydrocarbons balance (a,c) See Section 15 (b) Indicates that the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) has determined the waste for this chemical is listed as hazardous and must be handled according to regulations in 40 CFR 260-281. (d) Indicates substance appears on National Toxicology Program (NTP) list of carcinogens, International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) list of carcinogens or is regulated by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) as a possible carcinogen. (e) Indicates listing in Table Z - , 29 CFR 1910.1000, one of 25 chemicals with substance - specific requirements; value shown is 8-hour Time Weighted Average. See table for acceptable ceiling concentration limits and acceptable maximum peak above the acceptable ceiling concentration. (f) California Prop 65, Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986, chemicals known to the state to cause cancer or reproductive toxicity. A person in the course of doing business must warn others who may consume, come into contact with, or otherwise be exposed to this chemical. (g) Product is listed or defined as a marine pollutant in IMDG Code or 49 CFR 172.101 Appendix B, List of Marine Pollutants and must be classified as an Environmentally Hazardous Substance, Class 9, in addition to any other defined hazards for this product. SECTION 3 - HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION EMERGENCY OVERVIEW Bronze to amber colored liquid, extremely flammable, potentially hazardous vapors. Can cause eye and skin irritation upon contact. Inhalation of vapors can cause anesthetic effect leading to death in poorly ventilated areas. Danger Poison! Harmful if swallowed and/or aspirated into the lungs. Hazard symbols for this product - F, XI, XN Risk Phrases - R11 20 36 38. POTENTIAL HEALTH EFFECTS INHALATION: High concentrations are irritating to the respiratory tract; may cause headache, dizziness, nausea, vomiting and malaise. Xylene causes central nervous system effects, anemia, liver and kidney effects, and eye damage after repeated or prolonged exposure to high concentrations. SKIN: Brief contact may cause slight irritation; prolonged contact may cause moderate irritation or dermatitis. Xylene causes central nervous system effects, anemia, liver and kidney effects, and eye damage after repeated or prolonged exposure to high concentrations. EYES: High vapor concentration or contact may cause irritation and discomfort. INGESTION: May result in vomiting; aspiration of vomitus into the lungs must be avoided; DO NOT induce vomiting. Minute amounts aspirated into the lungs can produce severe lung injury, chemical pneumonitis, pulmonary edema or death. CARCINOGENICITY NTP? Yes IARC MONOGRAPHS? Yes OSHA REGULATED? Yes Gasoline has been classified as a Group 2B carcinogen (possibly carcinogenic to humans) by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC). Contains chemical(s) known to the State of California to cause cancer. Contains benzene, which has been classified as a carcinogen by the National Toxicology Program (NTP), and a Group 1 carcinogen (carcinogenic to humans) by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC). Contains ethylbenzene which has been classified as a Group 2B carcinogen (possibly carcinogenic to humans) by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC).