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TSCA Definition 2008: A mixture of crude oil distillates with carbon numbers of C9 to C16 and boiling points of 180 deg C to 300 deg C; [ChemIDplus] Petroleum distillates, e.g., VM & P naphtha and kerosene, can cause anesthesia, slowing of reflexes, and dermatitis. They may contain n-hexane with the potential to cause peripheral neuropathy. [LaDou, p. 543] Kerosene is a refined petroleum solvent (predominantly C9-C16), which typically is 25% normal paraffins, 11% branched paraffins, 30% monocycloparaffins, 12% dicycloparaffins, 1% tricycloparaffins, 16% mononuclear aromatics, and 5% dinuclear aromatics. [NIOSH] Gasoline (C8-C10) causes trivial liver injury in animal studies; No known injury in human cases; [Haddad, p. 226t] See "Distillates (petroleum), hydrotreated light," "Naphtha (petroleum), hydrotreated heavy," and "Solvent naphtha (petroleum), heavy aliphatic."