Product ID:DISTILLATE FUELS
MSDS Date:02/01/1989
FSC:9130
NIIN:01-305-5597
MSDS Number: BQWPQ

Emergency Phone: 316-251-4000

Info Phone: 316-251-4000

Cage: 6G072

Telephone: 316-251-4000, CHEMTREC 800-424-9300

Cage: 6G072

ALIPHATIC PETROLEUM DISTILLATE

CAS: 68476-30-2

Fraction By Weight: >95%

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:YES IARC:YES OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:VAPORS MAY CAUSE DIZINESS OR
ASPHYXIATION. INGESTION CAN CAUSE IRRITATION, NAUSEA, VOMITING.
ASPIRATION INTO LUNGS CAN CAUSE CHEMICAL PNEUMONITIS. CHRONIC:NOT
PROBABLE.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:PRODUCTS OF SIMILAR COMPOSITION CAUSED
WEAK - MODERATE POSITIVE MOUSE SKIN CANCER, MIXED RESULTS IN
MUTAGENICITY.
Effects of Overexposure:IRRITATION OF EYES AND SKIN. DERMATITIS IS
POSSIBLE.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:RESPIRATORY ILLNESSES

First Aid:IF OVERCOME BY VAPORS, REMOVE TO FRESH AIR AND GIVE OXYGEN.
EYE AND SKIN EXPOSURES SHOULD BE WASHED WITH LARGE AMOUNTS OF
WATER. IF INGESTED, DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING. KEEP WARM AND GET
MEDICAL HELP.

Flash Point Method:PMCC
Flash Point:#100F,38C
Lower Limits:0.7
Upper Limits:5.0
Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL, FOAM OR FOG, WATER SPRAY AND CARBON
DIOXIDE
Fire Fighting Procedures:COOL CONTAINERS WITH WATER, WATER OR FOAM
SPRAYED INTO CONTAINERS OF HOT BURNING PRODUCT COULD CAUSE FROTHING
AND ENDANGER FIRE FIGHTERS.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:EMPTY CONTAINERS CAN EXPLODE WHEN HEAT IS
APPLIED. VAPORS ARE HEAVIER THAN AIR & MAY TRAVEL ALONG
GROUND/FLOOR, THEN 'FLASH BACK' FROM DISTANT IGNITION SOURCE.

Spill Release Procedures:ELIMINATE SOURCES OF IGNITION. STOP LEAK IF
POSSIBLE. DIKE AREA TO CONTAIN SPILL AND PREVENT RUN-OFF TO
STREAMS, SEWERS, ETC. PUMP MATERIAL TO SALVAGE VESSEL.
Neutralizing Agent:NO INFORMATION GIVEN ON MSDS BY MFR.

Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP AWAY FROM HEAT SPARKS AND OPEN
FLAME.
Other Precautions:NONE

Respiratory Protection:CHEMICAL CARTRIDGE RESPIRATOR IF VAPOR
CONCENTRATION EXCEEDS TLV.
Ventilation:EXPLOSION PROOF IF NEEDED TO MAAINTAIN EXPOSURES BELOW TLV.
Protective Gloves:NEOPRENE, OR NITRILE, OTHER RESISTANT
Eye Protection:SPLASH PROOF CHEMICAL SAFETY GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:"WHERE OPERATIONS AND EXPOSURE WARRENT."
Work Hygienic Practices:MFR: ? HMIS:USE GOOD INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE
PRACTICE. AVOID UNNECESSARY CONTACT. WASH THOROUGHLY BEFORE EATING
OR DRINKING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
KEY2:KT MSDS IS SKETCHY. THEY CITE ASHLAND PETROLEUM CO AS SOURCE OF
CARCINOGENICITY INFO, HMIS SUPPLIED THE YES/NO CARCINOGENS. FIELDS
STARTING WITH "#" INDICATE THAT THE INFORMATION WAS TAKEN FRO M THE
SPECIFICATION RATHER THAN THE MSDS.

HCC:F4
NRC/State Lic Num:NONE
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:#<300F,<149
Vapor Pres:1-2 MM
Vapor Density:>1
Spec Gravity:<1
Evaporation Rate & Reference:SLOWER THAN ETHER
Solubility in Water:NO
Appearance and Odor:LIQUID - NOT UNPLEASANT ODOR
Percent Volatiles by Volume:10-50

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS
Stability Condition to Avoid:SUPPLIER DIDN'T ADDRESS THIS FIELD.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CARBON MONOXIDE, CARBON DIOXIDE
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization:SUPPLIER DIDN'T ADDRESS THIS FIELD.

Waste Disposal Methods:DO NOT FLUSH TO DRAIN, SEWERS, STREAMS, ETC.
ABSORB ON INERT MATERIAL AND FOLLOW FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL
REGULATIONS.

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