MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET

PRODUCT NAME: MAPLLC PETROLEUM CRUDE OIL
MARATHON MSDS NO: 0110MAR019


1. Chemical Product and Company Information

9. Physical and Chemical Properties

2. Composition / Information on Ingredients

10. Stability and Reactivity

3. Hazards Identification

11. Toxicological Information

4. First Aid Measures

12. Ecological Information

5. Fire Fighting Measures

13. Disposal Considerations

6. Accidental Release Measures

14. Transportation Information

7. Handling and Storage

15. Regulatory Information

8. Exposure Control / Personal Protection

16. Other Information


1. CHEMICAL PRODUCT AND COMPANY INFORMATION


PRODUCT NAME:                                MANUFACTURER / DISTRIBUTOR:
 MAPLLC PETROLEUM CRUDE OIL                   MARATHON ASHLAND PETROLEUM LLC
                                              539 SOUTH MAIN STREET
SYNONYMS:                                     FINDLAY OH 45840
CRUDE OIL, MAPLLC; MAPLLC CRUDE OIL;
MAPLLC PETROLEUM CRUDE OIL; PETROLEUM        EMERGENCY PHONE NUMBERS:
CRUDE OIL, MAPLLC                             (877)627-5463
                                              (800)424-9300

CHEM FAMILY:  PETROLEUM HYDROCARBON          MSDS INFORMATION: (419)421-3070
CHEM FORMULA: COMPLEX MIXTURE
PRODUCT CODE: NONE                           MSDS REVISION DATE: 06/11/1998

INFORMATION SUPPLIED BY: CRAIG M. PARKER
                         MANAGER, TOXICOLOGY AND PRODUCT SAFETY


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2. COMPOSITION / INFORMATION ON INGREDIENTS

PRODUCT INFORMATION:

MAPLLC PETROLEUM CRUDE OIL (CAS # 8002-05-9) IS A/AN
  COMPLEX MIXTURE OF PARAFFINS, CYCLOPARAFFINS AND AROMATIC
  HYDROCARBONS.  CAN CONTAIN MINOR AMOUNTS OF SULFUR, NITROGEN, AND
  OXYGEN COMPOUNDS AS WELL AS TRACE AMOUNTS OF HEAVY METALS SUCH AS
  NICKEL, VANADIUM AND LEAD.  COMPOSITION VARIES DEPENDING ON SOURCE OF
  CRUDE.


                                              PERCENT RANGE  CAS NUMBER
                                              -------------  ---------------
COMPONENTS:
PETROLEUM CRUDE OIL                            98.00-100.00  8002-05-9

TOLUENE                                         0.00-  5.00  108-88-3

XYLENE                                          0.00-  5.00  1330-20-7

HYDROGEN SULFIDE                                0.00-  4.00  7783-06-4

SULFUR COMPOUNDS                                0.00-  3.00  MIXTURE

NORMAL HEXANE                                   0.00-  3.00  110-54-3

BENZENE                                         0.00-  2.00  71-43-2


EXPOSURE GUIDELINES

                                          LIMIT           TYPE      SOURCE
                                    ------------------- --------- ----------
PRODUCT:

MAPLLC PETROLEUM CRUDE OIL          NONE ESTABLISHED

COMPONENTS:

PETROLEUM CRUDE OIL                 NONE ESTABLISHED

TOLUENE                                50.00 PPM        8 HR TWA  ACGIH
                                      100.00 PPM        8 HR TWA  OSHA*
                                      150.00 PPM        STEL      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.

XYLENE                                100.00 PPM        8 HR TWA  ACGIH
                                      150.00 PPM        STEL      ACGIH
                                      100.00 PPM        8 HR TWA  OSHA*
                                      150.00 PPM        STEL      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.

HYDROGEN SULFIDE                       10.00 PPM        8 HR TWA  ACGIH
                                       15.00 PPM        STEL      ACGIH
                                       10.00 PPM        8 HR TWA  OSHA*
                                       15.00 PPM        STEL      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.

SULFUR COMPOUNDS                    NONE ESTABLISHED

NORMAL HEXANE                          50.00 PPM        8 HR TWA  ACGIH
                                      500.00 PPM        8 HR TWA  OSHA

BENZENE                                  .50 PPM        8 HR TWA  ACGIH
                                        2.50 PPM        STEL      ACGIH
                                        1.00 PPM        8 HR TWA  OSHA
                                        5.00 PPM        STEL      OSHA
  OSHA ACTION LEVEL  0.50 PPM (8 HR TWA)


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3. HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION

*************************** EMERGENCY OVERVIEW ***************************


 PETROLEUM CRUDE OIL IS AMBER TO BLACK IN COLOR DEPENDING ON THE SOURCE.
 SOUR CRUDE POSSESSES A ROTTEN EGG OR SULFUR ODOR.  CRUDE OIL IS A VOLATILE
 AND EXTREMELY FLAMMABLE LIQUID AND VAPORS MAY CAUSE FLASH FIRES.  KEEP AWAY
 FROM HEAT, FLAME AND SOURCES OF IGNITION.  CRUDE OIL CAN CONTAIN TOXIC
 LEVELS OF HYDROGEN SULFIDE VAPORS THAT ACCUMULATE IN THE VAPOR SPACES OF
 STORAGE AND TRANSPORT COMPARTMENTS.  THESE VAPORS CAUSE EYE, SKIN, AND
 RESPIRATORY TRACT IRRITATION AND ASPHYXIATION.  CRUDE OIL CAN ALSO CONTAIN
 SIGNIFICANT CONCENTRATIONS OF BENZENE WHICH HAS BEEN SHOWN TO CAUSE CANCER
 OR BE TOXIC TO BLOOD-FORMING ORGANS.  IF SWALLOWED, THE VOLATILE COMPONENTS
 OF CRUDE OIL MAY GET SUCKED INTO THE LUNGS (ASPIRATED) AND CAUSE LUNG
 DAMAGE OR EVEN DEATH.


 OSHA WARNING LABEL:

                                       DANGER!
                                   FLAMMABLE LIQUID
            MAY VENT HARMFUL CONCENTRATIONS OF HYDROGEN SULFIDE (H2S) GAS
               WHICH CAN CAUSE RESPIRATORY IRRITATION AND ASPHYXIATION.
                          CONTAINS BENZENE WHICH MAY CAUSE
                     CANCER OR BE TOXIC TO BLOOD-FORMING ORGANS.
              ASPIRATION (INADVERTENT SUCTION) OF LIQUID INTO THE LUNGS
                    CAN PRODUCE CHEMICAL PNEUMONIA OR EVEN DEATH.

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POTENTIAL HEALTH EFFECTS

EYE:
 LIQUID OR VAPOR CONTACT MAY RESULT IN SLIGHT EYE IRRITATION.

SKIN:
 PROLONGED AND REPEATED LIQUID CONTACT CAN CAUSE DERMATITIS, FOLLICULITIS OR
 OIL ACNE.

INHALATION:
 VAPORS AND FUMES CAN CAUSE RESPIRATORY AND NASAL IRRITATION.  SEE SECTIONS
 7 AND 11 REGARDING THE TOXICITY AND POSSIBLE FORMATION/ACCUMULATION OF
 HYDROGEN SULFIDE GAS.

INGESTION:
 MAY BE TOXIC BY INGESTION.  ASPIRATION (INADVERTENT SUCTION) OF LIQUID OF
 THE LIGHT HYDROCARBON FRACTION INTO THE LUNG CAN PRODUCE CHEMICAL
 PNEUMONITIS, PULMONARY EDEMA/HEMORRHAGE AND EVEN DEATH.

CARCINOGEN LISTING:
 THE INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER (IARC) HAS DETERMINED THAT
 THERE IS SUFFICIENT EVIDENCE FOR THE CARCINOGENICITY OF CRUDE OIL IN
 HUMANS.  LIFETIME SKIN PAINTING STUDIES WITH DIFFERENT WHOLE CRUDE OILS
 HAVE PRODUCED TUMORS IN ANIMALS FOLLOWING PROLONGED AND REPEATED SKIN
 CONTACT.  IARC HAS DETERMINED THAT THERE IS LIMITED EVIDENCE FOR THE
 CARCINOGENICITY OF CRUDE OIL IN ANIMALS.

MEDICAL CONDITIONS AGGRAVATED BY EXPOSURE:
 PREEXISTING SKIN, EYE AND RESPIRATORY DISORDERS MAY BE AGGRAVATED BY
 EXPOSURE TO COMPONENTS OF THIS PRODUCT.

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4. FIRST AID MEASURES

EYE:
 FLUSH EYES WITH LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES.  IF
 SYMPTOMS OR IRRITATION OCCUR, CALL A PHYSICIAN.

SKIN:
 WASH WITH SOAP AND LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER.  REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING.
 IF SYMPTOMS OF IRRITATION OCCUR, CALL A PHYSICIAN.

INHALATION:
 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.  IF SYMPTOMS OF IRRITATION OCCUR WITH ANY EXPOSURE, CALL A
 PHYSICIAN.

INGESTION:
 INGESTION NOT LIKELY.  IF SWALLOWED, DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING AND DO NOT GIVE
 LIQUIDS.  IMMEDIATELY CALL A PHYSICIAN.

NOTES TO PHYSICIAN:
 NO DATA AVAILABLE.

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5. FIRE FIGHTING MEASURES

FLAMMABLE PROPERTIES:
   FLASH POINT:         20-100 F
   AUTOIGNITION TEMP:   NO DATA AVAILABLE
   EXPLOSIVE LIMITS (% BY VOLUME IN AIR)
       LOWER:           NO DATA AVAILABLE
       UPPER:           NO DATA AVAILABLE


FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARDS:
 THIS MATERIAL HAS BEEN DETERMINED TO BE A FLAMMABLE LIQUID.  VAPORS MAY
 TRAVEL ALONG THE GROUND OR BE MOVED BY VENTILATION AND IGNITED BY MANY
 SOURCES SUCH AS PILOT LIGHTS, SPARKS, ELECTRIC MOTORS, STATIC DISCHARGE, OR
 OTHER IGNITION SOURCES AT LOCATIONS DISTANT FROM MATERIAL HANDLING.
 FLASHBACK MAY OCCUR ALONG VAPOR TRAIL.  FOR ADDITIONAL FIRE RELATED
 INFORMATION, SEE NFPA 30 OR NORTH AMERICAN EMERGENCY RESPONSE GUIDE 115.

EXTINGUISHING MEDIA:
 CLASS B FIRE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA SUCH AS CO2, DRY CHEMICAL OR WATER SPRAY
 CAN BE USED.  FIRE FIGHTING SHOULD BE ATTEMPTED ONLY BY THOSE WHO ARE
 ADEQUATELY TRAINED AND EQUIPPED WITH PROPER PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT.

SPECIAL FIRE FIGHTING INSTRUCTIONS:
 AVOID USING STRAIGHT WATER STREAMS.  WATER SPRAY AND FOAM (AFFF/ATC) MUST
 BE APPLIED CAREFULLY TO AVOID FROTHING.  AVOID EXCESSIVE APPLICATION.
 WATER CAN BE USED TO COOL EXPOSED SURFACES FROM AS FAR A DISTANCE AS
 POSSIBLE.  KEEP RUN-OFF WATER OUT OF SEWERS AND WATER SOURCES.

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6. ACCIDENTAL RELEASE MEASURES


 ISOLATE AND EVACUATE AREA.  SHUT OFF SOURCE IF SAFE TO DO SO.  ADVISE
 NATIONAL RESPONSE CENTER (800-424-8802) IF SUBSTANCE HAS ENTERED A
 WATERWAY.  NOTIFY LOCAL HEALTH AND POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCIES, IF
 APPROPRIATE.  CONTAIN LIQUID WITH SAND OR SOIL.  RECOVER AND RETURN FREE
 LIQUID TO PROPER CONTAINERS.  USE SUITABLE ABSORBENT MATERIALS SUCH AS
 VERMICULITE, SAND, OR CLAY TO CLEAN UP RESIDUAL LIQUIDS.

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7. HANDLING AND STORAGE


 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 COOL, WELL-VENTILATED
 AREA.  DO NOT EXPOSE TO HEAT, OPEN FLAME, OXIDIZERS OR OTHER SOURCES OF
 IGNITION.  DO NOT CUT, DRILL, GRIND OR WELD ON EMPTY CONTAINERS SINCE THEY
 MAY CONTAIN EXPLOSIVE RESIDUES.

 HARMFUL CONCENTRATIONS OF HYDROGEN SULFIDE (H2S) GAS CAN ACCUMULATE IN
 EXCAVATIONS AND LOW-LYING AREAS AS WELL AS THE VAPOR SPACE OF STORAGE AND
 BULK TRANSPORT COMPARTMENTS.  STAY UPWIND AND VENT OPEN HATCHES BEFORE
 UNLOADING.  AVOID SKIN CONTACT.  EXERCISE GOOD PERSONAL HYGIENE INCLUDING
 REMOVAL OF SOILED CLOTHING AND PROMPT WASHING WITH SOAP AND WATER.

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8. EXPOSURE CONTROL / PERSONAL PROTECTION

ENGINEERING CONTROLS:

 LOCAL OR GENERAL EXHAUST REQUIRED IN ENCLOSED AREAS OR WITH INADEQUATE
 VENTILATION.


PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT

RESPIRATORY PROTECTION:
 NOT NORMALLY REQUIRED FOR ROUTINE OPERATIONS.  SUPPLIED AIR RESPIRATORS
 SHOULD BE USED IF OPERATING CONDITIONS CREATE AIRBORNE CONCENTRATIONS WHICH
 EXCEED EXPOSURE LIMITS FOR ANY INDIVIDUAL COMPONENTS (INCLUDING H2S).
 OBSERVE RESPIRATOR PROTECTION FACTOR CRITERIA CITED IN ANSI Z88.2.  SELF-
 CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS SHOULD BE USED FOR FIRE FIGHTING.

SKIN PROTECTION:
 NEOPRENE OR NITRILE GLOVES TO PREVENT SKIN CONTACT.

EYE PROTECTION:
 NO SPECIAL EYE PROTECTION IS NORMALLY REQUIRED.  WHERE SPLASHING IS
 POSSIBLE, WEAR SAFETY GLASSES WITH SIDE SHIELDS.

OTHER PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT:
 USE EXPLOSION-PROOF EQUIMENT.

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9. PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES


BOILING POINT:               100-1000 F
MELTING POINT:               NO DATA AVAILABLE
SPECIFIC GRAVITY (H20=1):    0.8-1.0
PACKING DENSITY (KG/M3):     NO DATA AVAILABLE
% SOLUBILITY IN WATER:       NEGLIGIBLE
VAPOR DENSITY (AIR=1):       NO DATA AVAILABLE
VAPOR PRESSURE:              0-724 MMHG
PH INFORMATION:              NO DATA AVAILABLE
% VOLATILES BY VOL:          NO DATA AVAILABLE
EVAPORATION RATE:            NO DATA AVAILABLE
APPEARANCE:                  AMBER TO BLACK VISCOUS LIQUID
ODOR:                        MILD OR ROTTEN EGG ODOR
ODOR THRESHOLD (PPM):        NO DATA AVAILABLE

ADDITIONAL PROPERTIES:
 DENSITY:  6.6-8.2 LBS/GALLON

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10. STABILITY AND REACTIVITY

STABILITY:
 THE MATERIAL IS STABLE AT 70 F, 760MM PRESSURE.

CONDITIONS TO AVOID:
 EXCESSIVE HEAT, SOURCES OF IGNITION.

HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS:
 CARBON MONOXIDE, HYDROGEN SULFIDE, ALDEHYDES, AROMATIC, OTHER HYDROCARBONS.

INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS:
 STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS SUCH AS CHLORATES, NITRATES, PEROXIDES.

HAZARDOUS POLYMERIZATION:
 WILL NOT OCCUR.

CONDITIONS TO AVOID:
 NO DATA AVAILABLE.

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:
 NO DATA AVAILABLE.

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11. TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION


 LIFETIME SKIN PAINTING STUDIES IN ANIMALS WITH CRUDE OIL FRACTIONS HAVE
 PRODUCED WEAK TO MODERATE CARCINOGENIC ACTIVITY FOLLOWING PROLONGED AND
 REPEATED EXPOSURE.  WASHING THE ANIMALS' SKIN WITH SOAP AND WATER BETWEEN
 APPLICATIONS GREATLY REDUCES TUMOR FORMATION.

 REPEATED DERMAL APPLICATION OF TWO DIFFERENT CRUDE OILS IN RATS PRODUCED
 SYSTEMIC TOXICITY IN BLOOD, LIVER, THYMUS AND BONE MARROW.  REPEATED DERMAL
 APPLICATION TO PREGNANT RATS PRODUCED MATERNAL TOXICITY AND FETAL
 DEVELOPMENTAL TOXICITY.

 HYDROGEN SULFIDE CONCENTRATIONS WILL VARY SIGNIFICANTLY DEPENDING ON THE
 SOURCE AND SULFUR CONTENT OF THE CRUDE.  SWEET CRUDES (<0.5% SULFUR) MAY
 CONTAIN TOXICOLOGICALLY SIGNIFICANT LEVELS OF HYDROGEN SULFIDE IN THE VAPOR
 SPACES OF BULK STORAGE TANKS AND TRANSPORT COMPARTMENTS.  CONCENTRATIONS OF
 H2S AS LOW AS 10 PPM OVER AN 8 HOUR WORKSHIFT MAY CAUSE EYE OR THROAT
 IRRITATION.  PROLONGED BREATHING OF 50-100 PPM H2S VAPORS CAN PRODUCE
 SIGNIFICANT EYE AND RESPIRATORY IRRITATION.  SOUR CRUDES COMMONLY CONTAIN
 EXTREMELY HIGH CONCENTRATIONS OF H2S (500-70,000 PPM) IN THE VAPOR SPACES
 OF BULK STORAGE VESSELS.  EXPOSURE TO 250-600 PPM FOR 15-30 MINUTES CAN
 PRODUCE HEADACHE, DIZZINESS, NERVOUSNESS, STAGGERING GAIT, NAUSEA AND
 PULMONARY EDEMA OR BRONCHIAL PNEUMONIA.  CONCENTRATIONS >1,000 PPM WILL
 CAUSE IMEMDIATE UNCONSCIOUSNESS AND DEATH THROUGH RESPIRATORY PARALYSIS.

 SUMMARY OF HEALTH EFFECT DATA ON CRUDE OIL COMPONENTS:

 THIS PRODUCT MAY CONTAIN BENZENE AT A LEVEL OF >0.1%.  REPEATED OR
 PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO BENZENE AT CONCENTRATIONS IN EXCESS OF THE TLV MAY
 CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY TO BLOOD-FORMING ORGANS.  SIGNIFICANT CHRONIC EXPOSURE
 TO BENZENE VAPOR HAS BEEN REPORTED TO PRODUCE VARIOUS BLOOD DISORDERS,
 RANGING FROM ANEMIA TO CANCER (DIFFERENT FORMS OF LEUKEMIA) IN MAN.
 BENZENE PRODUCED TUMORS IN RATS AND MICE IN LIFETIME CHRONIC TOXICITY
 STUDIES, BUT THE RESPONSE HAS NOT BEEN CONSISTENT ACROSS SPECIES, STRAIN,
 SEX OR ROUTE OF EXPOSURE.  ANIMAL STUDIES ON BENZENE HAVE DEMONSTRATED
 IMMUNE TOXICITY, CHROMOSOMAL ABERRATIONS, TESTICULAR EFFECTS AND
 ALTERATIONS IN REPRODUCTIVE CYCLES AND EMBRYO/FETOTOXICITY, BUT NOT
 TERATOGENICITY.

 THIS PRODUCT MAY CONTAIN HEXANE AT A LEVEL OF >1.0%.  STUDIES IN LABORATORY
 ANIMALS HAVE PRODUCED SYSTEMIC TOXICITY IN BLOOD, SPLEEN AND LUNGS.
 FETOTOXICITY HAS BEEN OBSERVED AT HEXANE CONCENTRATIONS THAT PRODUCED
 MATERNAL TOXICITY.  LONG TERM EXPOSURE TO HIGH CONCENTRATIONS OF HEXANE HAS
 BEEN SHOWN TO CAUSE TESTICULAR EFFECTS AND NERVOUS SYSTEM DAMAGE.

 THIS PRODUCT MAY CONTAIN TOLUENE AT A LEVEL OF >1.0%.  DELIBERATE
 INHALATION OF HIGH CONCENTRATIONS OF TOLUENE HAS BEEN SHOWN TO CAUSE LIVER,
 KIDNEY AND BRAIN DAMAGE AND CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM EFFECTS.  EXCESSIVE
 TOLUENE EXPOSURE MAY CAUSE CARDIAC SENSITIZATION AND POSSIBLE HEARING LOSS.
 EXPOSURE TO PREGNANT RATS AND MICE DURING GESTATION TO TOLUENE PRODUCED
 SOME MATERNAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL TOXICITY.  DECREASED LEARNING CAPABILITY
 AND DEFICITS IN OPERANT BEHAVIOR HAVE BEEN OBSERVED IN ANIMALS EXPOSED TO
 TOLUENE ABOVE THE TLV.

 THIS PRODUCT MAY CONTAIN XYLENE AT A LEVEL OF >1.0%.  GROSS OVEREXPOSURE IN
 HUMANS TO XYLENES HAS BEEN REPORTED TO CAUSE LUNG, LIVER, KIDNEY, HEART AND
 BRAIN DAMAGE AS WELL AS NEUROLOGIC DISTURBANCES.  EXCESSIVE XYLENE EXPOSURE
 MAY CAUSE CARDIAC SENSITIZATION.  LABORATORY ANIMALS EXPOSED TO HIGH DOSES
 OF XYLENE SHOWED EVIDENCE OF HEARING LOSS AND EFFECTS IN LIVER, KIDNEYS,
 LUNGS, SPLEEN, HEART AND ADRENALS.  EXPOSURE TO PREGNANT ANIMALS DURING
 GESTATION TO SIGNIFICANT CONCENTRATIONS OF XYLENE PRODUCED MATERNAL, FETAL
 AND DEVELOPMENTAL TOXICITY.  REPEATED INHALATION OF HIGH XYLENE
 CONCENTRATIONS HAVE SHOWN BEHAVIORAL CHANGES IN ANIMALS AND MAN.

 COMPONENTS OF CRUDE OIL DO NOT PRESENT A SIGNIFICANT HEALTH RISK IN THE
 CONCENTRATIONS PRESENT IN CRUDE OIL AT EXPOSURES NOT EXCEEDING THE EXPOSURE
 LIMITS STATED IN SECTION 2.

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12. ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION


 COATING ACTION OF OIL CAN DESTROY BIRDS, PLANKTON, ALGAE AND FISHES.  KEEP
 OUT OF ALL BODIES OF WATER AND SEWAGE DRAINAGE SYSTEMS.

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13. DISPOSAL CONSIDERATIONS


 THIS PRODUCT AS SUPPLIED IS NOT SPECIFICALLY LISTED AS AN EPA RCRA
 HAZARDOUS WASTE ACCORDING TO FEDERAL REGULATIONS (40 CFR 261-271).
 HOWEVER, WHEN DISCARDED OR DISPOSED OF, IT MAY MEET THE CRITERIA OF AN
 "IGNITABLE" HAZARDOUS WASTE.  THIS PRODUCT COULD ALSO CONTAIN BENZENE AT
 >0.5 PPM AND COULD EXHIBIT THE CHARACTERISTICS OF "TOXICITY" AS DETERMINED
 BY THE TOXICITY CHARACTERISTIC LEACHING PROCEDURE (TCLP).  THIS 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.

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14. TRANSPORTATION INFORMATION


 49 CFR 172.101:

    PROPER SHIPPING NAME:       PETROLEUM CRUDE OIL
    DOT CLASSIFICATION:         3
    DOT IDENTIFICATION NUMBER:  UN 1267
    PACKING GROUP:              PG II

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15. REGULATORY INFORMATION


 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 & 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):

                            REPORTABLE            THRESHOLD PLANNING
    ---COMPONENT---    ---QUANTITY (LBS)---      ---QUANTITY (LBS)---

    HYDROGEN SULFIDE           100                       500

 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:

              HYDROGEN SULFIDE (REPORTING QUANTITY = 100 LBS)

 MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET REQUIREMENTS (40 CFR PART 370):

    THE FOLLOWING EPA HAZARD CATEGORIES APPLY TO THIS PRODUCT:

              IMMEDIATE (ACUTE) HEALTH HAZARD
              DELAYED (CHRONIC) HEALTH HAZARD
              FIRE 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:

    ---COMPONENT---                              ---CAS NUMBER---
       BENZENE                                        71-43-2
       TOLUENE                                       108-88-3
       XYLENE                                       1330-20-7
       HEXANE                                        110-54-3

 STATE AND COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW REGULATIONS:

    THIS MATERIAL MAY BE REGULATED BY LOUISIANA'S RIGHT-TO-KNOW LAW
    (REGULATORY STATUTE 30:2361).

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16. OTHER INFORMATION

NFPA CLASSIFICATION          HMIS CLASSIFICATION               HAZARD RATING

HEALTH:      1               HEALTH:              1            0 - LEAST
FIRE:        3               FIRE:                3            1 - SLIGHT
REACTIVITY:  0               REACTIVITY:          0            2 - MODERATE
OTHER:       -               PERSONAL PROTECTION: *            3 - HIGH
                                                               4 - EXTREME

COMMENTS:
 *  SEE SECTION 8 FOR GUIDANCE IN SELECTION OF PERSONAL PROTECTIVE
    EQUIPMENT.

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