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ral Im Y� r-uc 41 Ur SE TION III - POTENTIAL ADVERSE HEALTH, EFFECTS Y ------------------------------ COM"IENTS: GASOLINE IS A POSSIBLE CANCER HAZARD BASED ON TESTS IN LABORATORY ANIMALS. FOLLOWUP STUDIES SUGGEST THAT THIS MAY BE A UNIQUE EFFECT IN MALE RATS. BENZENE, A COMPONENT OF THIS PRODUCT, IS A KNOWN CANCER (LEUKEMIA) HAZARD. RESULTS OF TESTS IN HUMANS HAVE SHOWN THAT EXPOSURE TO BENZENE CAN CAUSE IRREVERSIBLE CHANGES IN THE GENETIC MATERIAL (DNA) OF A CELL. THE HUMAN HEALTH CONSEQUENCES OF THESE CHANGES IS NOT FULLY UNDERSTOOD. B'E'NZENE, BUT NOT GASOLINE, HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS A CARCINOGEN BY IARC, NTP AND OSHA. THERE IS INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE TO SHOW THAT GASOLINE POSES ANY HAZARD RELATED TO ITS LOW BENZENE CONTENT, PERSONS HITH PRE-EXISTING HEART DISORDERS MAY BE MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO IRREGULAR HEARTBEATS (ARRHYTHMIAS) IF EXPOSED TO HIGH CONCENTRATIONS OF THIS MATERIAL (SEE SECTION II COMMENTS - NOTE TO PHYSICIANS) . SECTION IY - SPECIAL PROTECTION INFORMATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ VENTILATION: IF CURRENT VENTILATION PRACTICES ARE PIOT ADEQUATE TO MAINTAIN AIRBORNE CONCENTRATIONS BELOW THE ESTABLISHED EXPOSURE LIMITS (SEE SECTIO14 I), ADDITIO14AL YENiILATION OR EXHAUST SYSTEMS MAY BE REQUIRED. WHERE EXPLOSIYE MIXTURES MAY BE PRESENT, SYSTEMS SAFE FOR SUCH LOCATIONS SHOULD BE USED. RESPIRATORY PROTECTION: THE USE OF RESPIRATORY PROTECTION IS ADVISED WHEN CONCENTRATIONS EXCEED THE ESTABLISHED EXPOSURE LIMITS (SEE SECTION I). DEPENDING ON THE AIRBORNE CONCENTRATION, USE A RESPIRATOR OR GAS MASK WITH APPROPRIATE CARTRIDGES ANO CANNISTERS (NIOSH APPROVED, IF AVAILABLE) OR SUPPLIED AIR EQUIPMENT. 1PROTECTIYE GLOVES: THE USE OF GLOVES IMPERMEABLE TO THE SPECIFIC MATERIAL HANDLED IS ADVISED TO PREVENT SKIN CONTACT AND POSSIBLE IRRITATION, EYE PROTECTION: APPROVED EYE PROTECTION TO SAFEGUARD AGAINST POTENTIAL EYE CONTACT, IRRITATION OR INJURY 35 RECOMMENDED, OTHER PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT: IT IS SUGGESTED THAT A SOURCE OF CLEAN WATER BE AVAILABLE IN WORK AREA FOR FLUSHING EYES AND SKIN. IMPERVIOUS CLOTHING SHOULD BE WORN AS NEEDED. SECTION Y - REACTIVITY DATA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ STABILITY: STABLE CONDITIONS TO AYOID (STABILITY) : AVOID CONTACT OF LIQUID, FUMES, OR VAPORS WITH ANY SOURCE OF HEAT, SPARKS, OR FLAME. INCOMPATIBILITY (MATERIALS TO AYOIO) : 57:RONG OXIOI?ING AGENTS SUCH :S CHLORINE, PERNANGANATES AND DICHROMATES MAY CAUSE FIRE OR EXPLOS70I4, A_AR7OU5 O-rOOMPOSITION PRODUCTS: CCMBUSTION MAY Y_ LO SZSN_7"CAN; AMOUNTS OF CAR?CH MCNOXIO£ AND SMALL AMOUNTS CF it O:+IDES QF rL�_FUR „IO NITR^GcN, BENZENE AND OTY R. OZGANIC conpaucrCs, i