SDS

SafetyDataSheet
AccordingtoOSHAHCS2012(29CFR1910.1200)
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SeriousEyeDamage/Irritation:Notexpectedtobeirritating.Contactwiththeliquefiedorpressurizedgasmaycausemomentary
freezingfollowedbyswellingandeyedamage.
SkinSensitization:Skincontactisnotanticipated.
RespiratorySensitization:Notexpectedtobearespiratorysensitizer.
SpecificTargetOrganToxicity(SingleExposure):Notexpectedtocauseorganeffectsfro
msingleexposure.
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.
OtherComments:Highc
oncentrationsmayreducetheamountofoxygenavailableforbreathing,especiallyinconfinedspaces.
Hypoxia(inadequateoxygen)duringpregnancymayhaveadverseeffectsonthedevelopingfetus.Theodorant,ethylmercaptan,can
beirritatingtotheeyes,skinandrespiratorytract.Athighconcentrations,apersoncantemporarilylosetheabilitytosmellethyl
mercaptan.Inaddition
,someindividualsmayhaveanimpairedsenseofsmell,whichinhibitsthedetectionoftheodorant.
InformationonToxicologicalEffectsofComponents
PropaneTargetOrgans:Nosystemicorneurotoxiceffectswerenotedinratsexposedtoconcentrationsofpropaneashighas12,000
ppmfor28day
s.
ReproductiveToxicity:Noadversereproductiveordevelopmentaleffectswereobservedinratsexposedtopropane;noobserved
adverseeffectlevel=12,000ppm.
ButaneTargetOrgans:Nosystemicorneurotoxiceffectswerenotedinratsexposedtoconcentrationsofbutaneashighas9,000
ppmfor28day
s.
ReproductiveToxicity:Noadversereproductiveordevelopmentaleffectswereobservedinratsexposedtobutane;noobserved
adverseeffectlevel=12,000ppm.
IsobutaneTargetOrgans:Nosystemicorneurotoxiceffectswerenotedinratsexposedtoconcentrationsofisobutaneashighas
9,000ppmfor28days.
ReproductiveToxi
city:Noadversedevelopmentaleffectswereobservedinratsexposedtoconcentrationsofisobutaneashighas
9000ppm.Fertilityandmatingindicesmayhavebeenaffectedat9000ppmbutnoeffectswereobservedat3000ppm(NOAEL).
Section12:EcologicalInformation
GHSClassification:
Noclassifiedhazards
Toxi
city:Petroleumgaseswillreadilyevaporatefromthesurfaceandwouldnotbeexpectedtohavesignificantadverseeffectsin
theaquaticenvironment.
PersistenceandDegradability:Thehydrocarbonsinthismaterialareexpectedtobeinherentlybiodegradable.Inpractice,
hydrocarbongasesarenotlikelytoremaininsolutionlongenoughforbiodegra
dationtobeasignificantlossprocess.Hydrogen
sulfide,ifpresentinrefinerygasstreams,willberapidlyoxidizedinwaterandinsolublesulfidesprecipitatedfromwaterwhen
metallicradicalsarepresent.
BioaccumulativePotential:SincethelogKOWvaluesmeasuredforrefinerygasconstituentsarebelow3,theyarenotre
gardedas
havingthepotentialtobioaccumulate.