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PRODUCT NAME: MAPLLC NORMAL BUTANE
MARATHON MSDS NO: 0105MAR019
PRODUCT NAME: MANUFACTURER / DISTRIBUTOR:
MAPLLC NORMAL BUTANE MARATHON ASHLAND PETROLEUM LLC
539 SOUTH MAIN STREET
SYNONYMS: FINDLAY OH 45840
MAPLLC NORMAL BUTANE; NORMAL BUTANE,
MAPLLC EMERGENCY PHONE NUMBERS:
(877)627-5463
(800)424-9300
CHEM FAMILY: ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBON MSDS INFORMATION: (419)421-3070
CHEM FORMULA: CH3CH2CH2CH3
PRODUCT CODE: NONE MSDS REVISION DATE: 06/16/1999
INFORMATION SUPPLIED BY: CRAIG M. PARKER
MANAGER, TOXICOLOGY AND PRODUCT SAFETY
MAPLLC NORMAL BUTANE (CAS # 106-97-8) IS A/AN
ALIPHATIC PETROLEUM HYDROCARBON.
PERCENT RANGE CAS NUMBER
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NORMAL BUTANE > 95.00 106-97-8 PENTANE & HEAVIER < 2.00 MIXTURE ISO-BUTANE 1.00- 4.00 75-28-5 PROPYLENE 0.40- 2.00 115-07-1
LIMIT TYPE SOURCE
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MAPLLC NORMAL BUTANE 800.00 PPM 8 HR TWA ACGIH
800.00 PPM 8 HR TWA OSHA
NORMAL BUTANE 800.00 PPM 8 HR TWA ACGIH
800.00 PPM 8 HR TWA OSHA*
* THE MANUFACTURER HAS VOLUNTARILY ELECTED
TO REFLECT EXPOSURE LIMITS CONTAINED IN
OSHA'S 1989 AIR CONTAMINANTS STANDARD IN ITS
MSDS'S, EVEN THOUGH CERTAIN OF THOSE EXPOSURE
LIMITS WERE VACATED IN 1992.
PENTANE & HEAVIER NONE ESTABLISHED
ISO-BUTANE 800.00 PPM 8 HR TWA ACGIH
PROPYLENE NONE ESTABLISHED
(CONSIDERED A SIMPLE ASPHYXIANT BY ACGIH)
BUTANE IS A COLORLESS GAS OR LIQUID WITH A SLIGHT HYDROCARBON ODOR. IT IS
SHIPPED AS A LIQUIFIED GAS UNDER PRESSURE. BUTANE IS EXTREMELY FLAMMABLE
AND EXPLOSIVE. AT HIGH CONCENTRATIONS THIS PRODUCT IS A SIMPLE ASPHYXIANT,
WHICH DISPLACES OXYGEN FROM THE BREATHING ATMOSPHERE. LIQUID CONTACT WITH
SKIN OR EYES WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE. LARGE RELEASES CAN CREATE A FLAMMABLE
VAPOR CLOUD.
OSHA WARNING LABEL:
DANGER!
EXTREMELY FLAMMABLE
LIQUID AND GAS UNDER PRESSURE
LIQUID CAN CAUSE FROST BURNS
BUTANE VAPOR IS GENERALLY NON-IRRITATING TO EYES. DIRECT CONTACT WITH LIQUIFIED PRODUCT CAN CAUSE "COLD BURN" OR FROSTBITE.
BUTANE VAPOR IS GENERALLY NON-IRRITATING TO SKIN. DIRECT CONTACT WITH LIQUIFIED PRODUCT CAN CAUSE "COLD BURN" OR FROSTBITE.
BUTANE IS AN ANESTHETIC AT HIGH CONCENTRATIONS, PRODUCING DIZZINESS, HEADACHE, INCOORDINATION AND NARCOSIS; EXTREMELY HIGH CONCENTRATIONS CAN CAUSE ASPHYXIATION AND DEATH BY DISPLACEMENT OF OXYGEN FROM THE BREATHING ATMOSPHERE.
INGESTION NOT LIKELY.
NO DATA AVAILABLE.
INHALATION OF HIGH VAPOR CONCENTRATIONS OF BUTANE COMPONENTS IN ANIMALS HAS PRODUCED CARDIAC SENSITIZATION. SUCH SENSITIZATION MAY CAUSE CHANGES IN HEART RHYTHMS. THIS LATTER EFFECT WAS SHOWN TO BE ENHANCED BY OXYGEN DEFICIENCY OR THE INJECTION OF ADRENALIN-LIKE AGENTS.
LIQUID: FLUSH WITH LARGE AMOUNTS OF TEPID WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. IMMEDIATELY CALL A PHYSICIAN. GAS: CALL A PHYSICIAN IF SYMPTOMS OR IRRITATION OCCUR.
REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING. THAW FROSTBITTEN AREAS SLOWLY WITH LUKEWARM WATER OR BY WRAPPING AFFECTED AREAS WITH BLANKETS. DO NOT RUB AFFECTED AREAS. LET CIRCULATION REESTABLISH ITSELF NATURALLY, EXERCISING AREA IF POSSIBLE. CALL A PHYSICIAN.
IF AFFECTED, MOVE PERSON TO FRESH AIR. IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT, ADMINISTER OXYGEN. IF NOT BREATHING OR IF NO HEARTBEAT, GIVE ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION OR CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION (CPR). IMMEDIATELY CALL A PHYSICIAN.
INGESTION NOT LIKELY. IF SWALLOWED, IMMEDIATELY CALL A PHYSICIAN.
NO DATA AVAILABLE.
FLASH POINT: -76 F
AUTOIGNITION TEMP: 761 F
EXPLOSIVE LIMITS (% BY VOLUME IN AIR)
LOWER: 1.6
UPPER: 8.4
THIS PRODUCT HAS BEEN DETERMINED TO BE A FLAMMABLE GAS/LIQUID AND SHOULD BE HANDLED ACCORDINGLY. FOR ADDITIONAL FIRE RELATED INFORMATION SEE NFPA 30 OR NORTH AMERICAN EMERGENCY RESPONSE GUIDE 115.
CLASS B FIRE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA SUCH AS CO2 OR DRY CHEMICAL CAN BE USED FOR SMALL FIRES. FIRE FIGHTING SHOULD BE ATTEMPTED ONLY BY THOSE WHO ARE ADEQUATELY TRAINED AND EQUIPPED WITH PROPER PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT. FOR LARGE FIRES, USE WATER SPRAY OR FOG.
BLEVE'S (BOILING LIQUID EXPANDING VAPOR EXPLOSIONS) CAN OCCUR WHEN A LIQUID IN A PRESSURIZED CONTAINER IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO A FIRE REACHES A TEMPERATURE WELL ABOVE ITS BOILING POINT. ITS EFFECT COULD LEAD TO A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE VESSEL RESULTING IN FLYING EQUIPMENT FRAGMENTS, A SHOCK WAVE AND A FIREBALL CAUSING SERIOUS DAMAGE AND DEATH. USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN FIGHTING LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS FIRES. ISOLATE HAZARD AREA. IF SAFE TO DO SO, STOP THE FLOW OF GAS AND ALLOW FIRE TO BURN OUT. EXTINGUISHING THE FLAME BEFORE SHUTTING OFF THE SUPPLY CAN CAUSE THE FORMATION OF EXPLOSIVE MIXTURES. IN SOME CASES IT MAY BE PREFERRED TO ALLOW THE FLAME TO CONTINUE TO BURN. KEEP SURROUNDING AREA COOL WITH WATER SPRAY FROM A DISTANCE AND PREVENT FURTHER IGNITION OF COMBUSTIBLE MATERIAL. AVOID USE OF SOLID WATER STREAMS. CONTACT WITH WATER AND LIQUIFIED PRODUCT CAN CAUSE INCREASED VAPORIZATION.
ISOLATE AND EVACUATE AREA. SHUT OFF SOURCE IF SAFE TO DO SO. LEAKING CONTAINERS SHOULD BE MOVED OUTDOORS OR TO WELL-VENTILATED AREA AND CONTENTS TRANSFERRED TO A SUITABLE CONTAINER. BUTANE VAPOR IS HEAVIER THAN AIR AND CAN COLLECT IN LOW AREAS THAT ARE WITHOUT SUFFICIENT VENTILATION. ADVISE AUTHORITIES AND NATIONAL RESPONSE CENTER (800-424-8802) IF SUBSTANCE HAS ENTERED A WATERCOURSE OR SEWER.
BUTANE IS STORED AS A LIQUID BUT USED IN THE GASEOUS STATE. COMPLY WITH ALL APPLICABLE OSHA, NFPA AND CONSISTENT LOCAL REQUIREMENTS. USE APPROPRIATE GROUNDING AND BONDING PRACTICES. STORE IN PROPERLY CLOSED CONTAINERS THAT ARE APPROPRIATELY LABELED AND IN A WELL-VENTILATED AREA. DO NOT EXPOSE TO HEAT, OPEN FLAME, STRONG OXIDIZERS OR OTHER SOURCES OF IGNITION. AVOID OVERPRESSURIZING OR OVERFILLING CYLINDERS. DO NOT CUT, DRILL, GRIND OR WELD ON EMPTY CONTAINERS SINCE THEY MAY CONTAIN EXPLOSIVE RESIDUES. AVOID REPEATED AND PROLONGED SKIN CONTACT. EXERCISE GOOD PERSONAL HYGIENE INCLUDING REMOVAL OF SOILED CLOTHING AND PROMPT WASHING WITH SOAP AND WATER.
LOCAL OR GENERAL EXHAUST REQUIRED IN AN ENCLOSED AREA OR WITH INADEQUATE VENTILATION.
USE ATMOSPHERE SUPPLYING RESPIRATORS IN THE EVENT OF OXYGEN DEFICIENCY, WHEN MATERIAL PRODUCES VAPORS THAT EXCEED PERMISSIBLE LIMITS OR WHEN EXCESSIVE VAPORS ARE GENERATED. OBSERVE RESPIRATOR PROTECTION FACTOR CRITERIA CITED IN ANSI Z88.2. SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS SHOULD BE USED FOR FIRE FIGHTING.
WEAR INSULATED GLOVES TO PREVENT SKIN CONTACT AND FROSTBITE.
GOGGLES OR FACESHIELD.
WEAR IMPERVIOUS THERMAL CLOTHING TO PREVENT SKIN CONTACT AND FROSTBITE. USE MECHANICAL VENTILATION EQUIPMENT THAT IS EXPLOSION-PROOF.
BOILING POINT: 31 F
MELTING POINT: NO DATA AVAILABLE
SPECIFIC GRAVITY (H20=1): 0.6 @ 0 C
PACKING DENSITY (KG/M3): NO DATA AVAILABLE
% SOLUBILITY IN WATER: SOLUBLE
VAPOR DENSITY (AIR=1): 2.0 @ 0 C
VAPOR PRESSURE: 842 MMHG @ 70 F
16.3 PSI @ 70 F
PH INFORMATION: NO DATA AVAILABLE
% VOLATILES BY VOL: NO DATA AVAILABLE
EVAPORATION RATE: NO DATA AVAILABLE
APPEARANCE: COLORLESS LIQUIFIED GAS
ODOR: SLIGHT HYDROCARBON
ODOR THRESHOLD (PPM): NO DATA AVAILABLE
DENSITY: 4.86 POUNDS/GALLON @ 32 DEGREES F AVERAGE MOLECULAR WEIGHT: 58
THE MATERIAL IS STABLE AT 70 F, 760 MM PRESSURE.
SOURCES OF HEAT OR IGNITION.
CARBON MONOXIDE.
STRONG OXIDIZERS SUCH AS NITRATES, PERCHLORATES, CHLORINE, FLUORINE.
WILL NOT OCCUR.
NO DATA AVAILABLE.
NO DATA AVAILABLE.
AT EXTREMELY HIGH CONCENTRATIONS AND EXCESSIVE EXPOSURE CONDITIONS BUTANE MAY PRODUCE CARDIAC SENSITIZATION.
THE AQUATIC TOXICITY LEVEL FOR MARINE ORGANISMS (TLM 96 HR) IS >1000 PPM. BUTANE IS NOT TOXIC TO AQUATIC LIFE OR WATERFOWL AND DOES NOT CONCENTRATE IN THE FOOD CHAIN.
THIS PRODUCT AS PRODUCED IS NOT SPECIFICALLY LISTED AS AN EPA RCRA HAZARDOUS WASTE ACCORDING TO FEDERAL REGULATIONS (40 CFR 261). HOWEVER, WHEN DISCARDED OR DISPOSED OF, IT MAY MEET THE CRITERIA OF AN "IGNITABLE" HAZARDOUS WASTE. THE MATERIAL COULD ALSO BECOME A HAZARDOUS WASTE IF MIXED OR CONTAMINATED WITH A LISTED HAZARDOUS WASTE. IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE USER TO DETERMINE IF DISPOSAL MATERIAL IS HAZARDOUS ACCORDING TO FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS. BLEEDING OFF SMALL AMOUNTS INTO THE ATMOSPHERE OR CONTROLLED INCINERATION OF LARGE AMOUNTS ARE POTENTIAL DISPOSAL METHODS PROVIDED ALL REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS ARE MET.
49 CFR 172.101:
PROPER SHIPPING NAME: BUTANE
DOT CLASSIFICATION: 2.1
DOT IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: UN 1011
THE FOLLOWING REGULATIONS APPLY TO THIS PRODUCT:
OSHA HAZARD COMMUNICATION STANDARD (29 CFR 1910.1200):
THIS PRODUCT HAS BEEN EVALUATED AND DETERMINED TO BE HAZARDOUS AS
DEFINED IN OSHA'S HAZARD COMMUNICATION STANDARD.
EPA TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACT (40 CFR PART 710):
THIS PRODUCT AND/OR ITS COMPONENTS ARE LISTED ON THE TSCA CHEMICAL
INVENTORY.
EPA SARA TITLE III SUPERFUND AMENDMENTS AND REAUTHORIZATION ACT - EMERGENCY
PLANNING & COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW ACT OF 1986.
EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES (40 CFR PART 355):
THIS PRODUCT CONTAINS THE FOLLOWING COMPONENT(S) IDENTIFIED ON APPENDIX
A AND B OF THE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE LIST (AT A LEVEL OF 1% OR
GREATER IF HAZARDOUS; 0.1% OR GREATER IF CARCINOGENIC): NONE.
EMERGENCY RELEASE NOTIFICATIONS (40 CFR PART 355):
THIS PRODUCT CONTAINS THE FOLLOWING COMPONENT(S) IDENTIFIED EITHER AS AN
EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE (40 CFR 355) OR A CERCLA HAZARDOUS
SUBSTANCE (40 CFR 302) WHICH IN CASE OF A SPILL OR RELEASE MAY BE
SUBJECT TO EMERGENCY RELEASE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS: NONE.
MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET REQUIREMENTS (40 CFR PART 370):
THE FOLLOWING EPA HAZARD CATEGORIES APPLY TO THIS PRODUCT:
IMMEDIATE (ACUTE) HEALTH HAZARD
FIRE HAZARD
SUDDEN RELEASE OF PRESSURE HAZARD
MSDS'S OR A LIST OF MSDS'S AND THEIR HAZARDS (SEE EPA HAZARD CATEGORIES
ABOVE) MAY BE REQUIRED TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE STATE EMERGENCY RESPONSE
COMMISSION (SERC), LOCAL EMERGENCY PLANNING COMMITTEE (LEPC) AND LOCAL
FIRE DEPARTMENT (LFD).
IN ADDITION, A TIER II OR TIER I FORM MAY BE REQUIRED TO BE SUBMITTED
ANNUALLY TO THE SERC, LEPC AND LFD IF APPLICABLE THRESHOLD REPORTING
QUANTITIES ARE EXCEEDED. CURRENT FEDERAL THRESHOLDS ARE:
10,000 POUNDS OR MORE OF AN OSHA HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE
OR
500 POUNDS OR THE THRESHOLD PLANNING QUANTITY, WHICHEVER IS
LESS, OF AN EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE.
NOTE: THRESHOLDS MAY VARY ACCORDING TO LOCAL AND STATE REGULATIONS.
TOXIC CHEMICAL RELEASE REPORTING (40 CFR PART 372):
THIS PRODUCT CONTAINS THE FOLLOWING COMPONENT(S) (AT A LEVEL OF 1% OR
GREATER IF HAZARDOUS; 0.1% OR GREATER IF CARCINOGENIC) THAT MAY BE
SUBJECT TO REPORTING ON THE TOXIC RELEASE INVENTORY (TRI) FORM R):
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PROPYLENE 115-07-1
STATE AND COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW REGULATIONS:
THIS MATERIAL MAY BE REGULATED BY LOUISIANA'S RIGHT-TO-KNOW LAW
(REGULATORY STATUTE 30:2361).
NFPA CLASSIFICATION HMIS CLASSIFICATION HAZARD RATING
HEALTH: 1 HEALTH: 1 0 - LEAST
FIRE: 4 FIRE: 4 1 - SLIGHT
REACTIVITY: 0 REACTIVITY: 0 2 - MODERATE
OTHER: - PERSONAL PROTECTION: * 3 - HIGH
4 - EXTREME
* SEE SECTION 8 FOR GUIDANCE IN SELECTION OF PERSONAL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT.
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