KEROSENE K:020

SYNONYMS: ASTRAL OIL; COAL OIL; DEOBASE; 6200 DRUM CLEANING SOLVENT; 6500 DRUM CLEANING SOLVENT; EEC No. 650-001-02-5; EINECS No. 232-366-4; ILLUMINATING OIL; 11-1193 ISOCUTCUTTING FLUID; FUEL OIL No. 1; KEROSINE; KERSOSENO (Spanish); JET A; JET FUEL, JP-1; JP-4; PEARL; RANGE OIL; STRIGHT RUNKEROSENE

IDENTIFICATION:

CAS: 8008-20-6

DOT ID: UN1223

Hazard Class or Division: 3 (FLAMMABLE LIQUID)

ERG Guide: 128

RTECS No: OA5500000

Properties: Very flammable watery liquid. Clear, colorless to yellowish or light brown-amber. Characteristic petroleum-like odor. Floats on and insoluble in water. Vapors are heavier than air; will collect in low areas. Note: A petroleum distillate with a typical boiling point range of 347 617 F (175 325 C) and atypical composition of 25% normal paraffins, 11% branched paraffins, 30% monocycloparaffins, 12% dicycloparaffins, 1% tricycloparaffins, 16% mononuclear aromatics and 5% dinuclear aromatics. Deororized kerosene has a boiling range of 408.2 525.2 F (209 274 C) and a typical composition of 55.2% paraffins, 40.9% naphthenes, and 3.9% aromatics.

Uses: As a solvent, degreaser, and cleaner; as lighting, illuminating, and heating fuels, motor and engine fuels, as a vehicles for increasing the effectiveness of fungicides; in paint thinners; as a mold-release agent.

HEALTH & SAFETY INFORMATION

• Odor threshold: 7.07 mg/m ³ (1 ppm)

• Vapor causes slight irritation of eyes and respiratory tract. Liquid irritates stomach if ingested. Swallowing the liquid may aspirate into the lungs causing causes coughing, distress, and lung edema or chemical pneumonia; the effects may be delayed. High levels of exposure causes drowsiness and loss of...