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Date of Issue: 29-APR-2015 Status: FINAL
Respiratory Sensitization: No information available.
Specific Target Organ Toxicity (Single Exposure): May cause drowsiness and dizziness.
Specific Target Organ Toxicity (Repeated Exposure): Not expected to cause organ effects from repeated exposure.
Carcinogenicity: Not expected to cause cancer.
Germ Cell Mutagenicity: Not expected to cause heritable genetic effects.
Reproductive Toxicity: Not expected to cause reproductive toxicity. Hydrodesulfurized kerosene applied to the skin of
female rats at 494, 330, or 165 mg/kg daily for 7 consecutive weeks (premating, mating, and gestation), or for 8 consecutive
weeks in males did not result in systemic, reproductive, or developmental toxicity.
Information on Toxicological Effects of Components
Naphthalene
Carcinogenicity: Naphthalene has been evaluated in two year inhalation studies in both rats and mice. The US National
Toxicology Program (NTP) concluded that there is clear evidence of carcinogenicity in male and female rats based on
increased incidences of respiratory epithelial adenomas and olfactory epithelial neuroblastomas of the nose. NTP found some
evidence of carcinogenicity in female mice (alveolar adenomas) and no evidence of carcinogenicity in male mice. Naphthalene
has been identified as a carcinogen by IARC and NTP.
SECTION 12: Ecological information
GHS Classification:
H411 -- Hazardous to the aquatic environment, chronic toxicity -- Category 2
Toxic to aquatic life with long lasting effects.
Toxicity: Acute aquatic toxicity studies on samples of jet fuel and kerosine streams show acute toxicity values greater than 1 mg/L
and mostly in the range 1-100 mg/L. These tests were carried out on water accommodated fractions, in closed systems to prevent
evaporative loss. Results are consistent with the predicted aquatic toxicity of these substances based on their hydrocarbon
composition. Kerosines should be regarded as toxic to aquatic organisms, with the potential to cause long term adverse effects in
the aquatic environment.
Persistence and Degradability: The hydrocarbons in this material are not readily biodegradable but are regarded as inherently
biodegradable since their hydrocarbon components can be degraded by microorganisms.
Persistence per IOPC Fund definition: Non-Persistent
Bioaccumulative Potential: Hydrocarbon constituents of kerosine show measured or predicted Log Kow values ranging from 3 to
6 and above and therefore would be regarded as having the potential to bioaccumulate. In practice, metabolic processes may
reduce bioconcentration.
Mobility in Soil: On release to water, hydrocarbons will float on the surface and since they are sparingly soluble, the only
significant loss is volatilization to air. It is possible that some of the higher molecular weight hydrocarbons will be adsorbed on
sediment. Biodegradation in water is a minor loss process. In air, these hydrocarbons are photodegraded by reaction with hydroxyl
radicals with half lives varying from 0.1 to 0.7 days.
Other adverse effects: None anticipated.
SECTION 13: Disposal considerations
The generator of a waste is always responsible for making proper hazardous waste determinations and needs to consider state
and local requirements in addition to federal regulations. This material, if discarded as produced, would not be a federally
regulated RCRA "listed" hazardous waste. However, it would likely be identified as a federally regulated RCRA hazardous waste
for the following characteristic(s) shown below. See Sections 7 and 8 for information on handling, storage and personal protection