Petroleum gases, liquefied, sweetened
Agent Name
Petroleum gases, liquefied, sweetened
Major Category
Other Classes
Synonyms
C3; C3/C4s; C3=s; C3s; Fuel gas; Gasbenzin; Gpl; Liquefied Petroleum Gas; Lpg; LPG; LPG, technical butane, technical propane; Propane; Propane/Propylene; Propylen; [IUCLID] UN1075
Category
Petroleum Distillates, Other
Sources/Uses
Permitted for use as an inert ingredient in non-food pesticide products; [EPA] Used in the chemical, fuel, petroleum, and petrochemical industries; Also used in vehicle fuel, heating fuel, aerosol propellants, and for other consumer and industrial applications; [IUCLID]
Comments
Inhalation exposure can cause CNS effects and cardiac sensitization in experimental animals; No significant toxicological findings observed in sub-chronic inhalation studies using different mixtures of gaseous hydrocarbons; [IUCLID] TSCA Definition 2008: Obtained by subjecting liquefied petroleum gas to a sweetening process to convert mercaptans or to remove acidic impurities and consisting of hydrocarbons with carbon numbers of C3 through C7 and boiling range of -40 deg C to 80 deg C; [ChemIDplus] See "Petroleum gas (liquefied)."
Explanatory Notes
The Guide in the Emergency Response Guidebook is for "Petroleum gases, liquefied."
Neurotoxin
Acute solvent syndrome
Other Poison
Simple Asphyxiant
Diseases
Occupational diseases associated with exposure to this agent:
Processes
Industrial Processes with risk of exposure: