Solvent naphtha (petroleum), heavy aliphatic

Synonyms

Heavy aliphatic solvent naphtha (petroleum); Solvent naphtha (petroleum), heavy aliph.; Solvent naphtha, petroleum, heavy aliph.; [ChemIDplus] Leuchtpetroleum; [IUCLID] Kersosene (undyed); Heavy Aliphatic Naphtha; [CSD/Startex MSDS]

Category

Petroleum Distillates, Other

Description

Liquid; [Reference #1] Colorless liquid with a mild odor; [CSD/Startex MSDS]

Sources/Uses

Permitted for use as an inert ingredient in non-food pesticide products; [EPA]

Comments

TSCA Definition 2008: Obtained from the distillation of crude oil or natural gasoline and consisting of mainly saturated hydrocarbons with carbon numbers of C11 through C16 and boiling range of 190 deg C to 290 deg C; [ChemIDplus] Decreased body weight, increased relative liver weight and total bilirubin, and hematological changes in repeated-dose oral study of rats at 750 mg/kg/day; [EPA Hazard Characterization Document: Kerosene/Jet Fuel Category - 2011] An irritant; Harmful by ingestion (may cause lung injury by aspiration); Inhalation overexposure may cause CNS depression; [CSD/Startex MSDS] See "Kerosene."

Biomedical References

Explanatory Notes

For TLV, see Appendix H: Reciprocal Calculation Method for Certain Refined Hydrocarbon Solvent Vapors; [TLVs and BEIs] Vapor pressure = 0.03-0.9 mm Hg at 25 deg C; [Reference #1]

Acute solvent syndrome

Hepatoxic (a) from occupational exposure (secondary effect) or (b) in animal studies or in humans after ingestion

Diseases

Occupational diseases associated with exposure to this agent:

• Solvents, acute toxic effect

Processes

Industrial Processes with risk of exposure:

• Petroleum Production and Refining