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Table 2
<br />Potential Chemical Hazards
<br />Total Petroleum Hydrocarbon Constituents
<br />CHEMICAL SYNONYMS &
<br />TRADE NAMES PROPERTIES
<br />EXPOSURE LIMITS (ppm) ROUTES OF EXPOSURE SYMPTOMS / HEALTH EFFECTS TARGET ORGANS TWA
<br />(8-hour workshift
<br />40-hour week)
<br />IDLH
<br />(exit immediately)
<br />TPHg
<br />Gasoline
<br />Motor fuel/spirits
<br />Natural gasoline
<br />Petrol
<br />Clear liquid (may be light straw, light red, bronze)
<br />with a characteristic gasoline odor(a complex
<br />mixture of volatile hydrocarbons)
<br />Flashpoint = -35 degrees Fahrenheit
<br />UEL: 7.6%
<br />LEL: 1.4%
<br />300
<br />inh
<br />abs
<br />ing
<br />con
<br />irritation to eyes, skin, mucous membrane; dermatitis; headache;
<br />nausea; fatigue; dizziness; blurred vision; slurred speech; mental
<br />confusion; convulsion; if aspirated, chemical pneumonitis and
<br />pulmonary edema
<br />CARCINOGEN (benzene)
<br />central nervous system, eyes, skin,
<br />respiratory system, liver, kidneys
<br />TPHd
<br />Diesel
<br />Middle Distillate
<br />Fuel Oil
<br />Straw colored to dyed red with characteristc
<br />petroleum odor
<br />Flashpoint = 125 degrees Fahrenheit
<br />UEL: 10%
<br />LEL: 0.3%
<br />15**
<br />inh
<br />abs
<br />ing
<br />con
<br />Irritation to eyes, skin, nose, and throat, aspiration hazard if
<br />swallowed; headache; nausea; fatigue; dizziness; drowsiness;
<br />weakness, exhaustion
<br />CARCINOGEN (PAHs)
<br />central nervous system, eyes, skin,
<br />respiratory system, liver, kidneys
<br />TPHmo
<br />Motor Oil Oil mist (mineral)
<br />Dark brown to black thick, oily, liquid with strong, tar
<br />like, naphthalene odor.
<br />Flashpoint = 150.8 degrees Fahrenheit
<br />UEL: 5%
<br />LEL: 1%
<br />5 mg/m3
<br />inh
<br />abs
<br />ing
<br />con
<br />Irritation to eyes, skin, and respiratory tract, CNS depressant,
<br />severe skin irriations or dermatitis, headache, nausea,
<br />weakness, dizziness, sleepiness, loss of coordination, loss of
<br />consciousness, pulmonary aspiration hazard
<br />CARCINOGEN (PAHs)
<br />central nervous system, eyes, skin,
<br />respiratory system, liver, kidneys
<br />Benzene Benzol
<br />Phenyl hydride
<br />Colorless to light-yellow liquid with a sweet aromatic
<br />odor (odor threshold 3 - 5 ppm) (a solid below 42
<br />degrees Fahrenheit)
<br />Flashpoint = 12 degrees Fahrenheit
<br />UEL: 7.8%
<br />LEL: 1.2%
<br />1 500 headache,
<br />inh
<br />abs
<br />ing
<br />con
<br />Irritation eyes, skin, nose, respiratory system; dizziness;
<br />nausea, staggered gait; anorexia, lassitude
<br />(weakness, exhaustion); dermatitis; bone marrow depression
<br />CARCINOGEN
<br />Eyes, skin, respiratory system.
<br />blood, central nervous system,
<br />bone marrow
<br />Toluene
<br />Methyl benzene
<br />Methyl benzol
<br />Phenyl methane
<br />Toluol
<br />Colorless liquid with a sweet, pungent, benzene-like
<br />odor (odor threshold —8 ppm)
<br />Flashpoint = 40 degrees Fahrenheit
<br />UEL: 7.1%
<br />LEL: 1.1%
<br />50 500
<br />inh
<br />abs
<br />ing
<br />con
<br />Irritation eyes, nose; lassitude (weakness, exhaustion),
<br />ch confusion, euphoria, dizziness, headache; dilated pupils,
<br />lacrimation (discharge of tears); anxiety, muscle fatigue,
<br />insomnia; paresthesia; dermatitis; liver, kidney damage
<br />Eyes, skin, respiratory system,
<br />central nervous system, liver,
<br />kidneys
<br />Ethylbenzene Ethylbenzol
<br />Phenylethane
<br />Colorless liquid with an aromatic odor
<br />Flashpoint = 55 degrees Fahrenheit
<br />UEL: 6.7%
<br />LEL: 0.8%
<br />100 800
<br />inh
<br />ing
<br />con
<br />Irritation eyes, skin, mucous membrane; headache; dermatitis;
<br />narcosis, coma
<br />Eyes, skin, respiratory system,
<br />central nervous system
<br />Xylenes
<br />meta (40-65%)
<br />ortho (15-20%)
<br />para (<20%)
<br />1,2-Dimethylbenzene
<br />xylol
<br />methyl toluene
<br />Colorless liquid with an aromatic odor (odor
<br />threshold —0.5 ppm) (p-xylene a solid below 56
<br />degrees Fahrenheit)
<br />Flashpoint = 81-90 degrees Fahrenheit
<br />UEL: 6.7 - 7.0%
<br />LEL: 0.9 - 1.1%
<br />100 900
<br />inh
<br />abs
<br />ing
<br />con
<br />Irritation eyes, skin, nose, throat; dizziness, excitement,
<br />drowsiness, incoordination, staggering gait; comeal
<br />vacuolization; anorexia, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain;
<br />dermatitis
<br />Eyes, skin, respiratory system,
<br />central nervous system,
<br />gastrointestinal tract, blood, liver,
<br />kidneys
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