MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET

1. CHEMICAL PRODUCT & COMPANY IDENTIFICATION

El Paso Corporation

and its subsidiaries Information: (713) 420-2600

1001 Louisiana Street CHEMTREC: (800) 424-9300

Houston, Texas 77002

Product Name: JP-5 (Turbine Fuel) Last Revision: 08/02/01

MSDS Number: A0052.msd Date Prepared: 08/07/86

Synonyms: Jet Fuel; Dual Purpose Kerosene; Kerosene, Heavy

Product Description: Petroleum hydrocarbon mixture from the middle distillation of crude oil.

2. COMPOSITION & INFORMATION ON INGREDIENTS

Occupational Exposure Limits*

OSHA ACGIH

Product CAS No. Wt% PEL TLV Other Units

JP-5 8008-20-6 100 N/A N/A

Component(s)

Kerosene 8008-20-6 100 N/A N/A 100 NIOSH mg/m³

Key: * = 8-Hr. TWA unless otherwise specified

N/A = Not Available

3. HAZARD IDENTIFICATION

Note: This product has not been tested by El Paso Corporation to determine its specific health hazards. Therefore, the information provided in this section includes health hazard information on the product components.

Carcinogenicity: NTP IARC Monographs OSHA Regulated

No No No

Potential Health Effects From Overexposure

Acute Effects:

Eyes: Slight to moderate eye irritation.

Skin: Moderately irritating; causing redness, drying of skin.

Inhalation: Irritating to mucous membrane and respiratory tract. Will produce symptoms of intoxication, such as headache, dizziness, nausea, vomiting, and loss of consciousness and loss of coordination.

Ingestion: Can be irritating to the mouth, throat, and digestive tract. Aspiration into the lungs through vomiting may cause hemorrhaging, pulmonary edema, and chemical pneumonitis.

Chronic Effects:

May cause reduction of erythrocytes, marrow hypoplasia, and changes in formed elements of the blood.

Additional Medical and Toxicological Information:

May aggravate pre-existing dermatitis. Middle distillates have caused skin cancer and kidney damage in laboratory animals.

4. FIRST AID MEASURES

Eye Contact: Flush thoroughly with large amounts of water for at least 15 minutes. Get medical attention.

Skin Contact: Cool the exposed area immediately. Remove contaminated clothing and shoes. Immediately, wash affected areas with soap and water.

Inhalation: Remove to fresh air. If breathing has stopped, apply artificial respiration. Get medical immediate attention.

Ingestion: Do not induce vomiting. If spontaneous vomiting occurs hold the victim=s head lower than hips to prevent aspiration.

5. FIRE FIGHTING MEASURES

Flash Point: 140EF

Flammable Limits in Air, % by Volume:

Lower: 1.3

Upper: 8.0

Autoignition Temperature: 475EF

Extinguishing Media: Water spray, dry chemical, foam, or carbon dioxide.

NFPA Ratings: Health: 0 Flammability: 2 Reactivity: 0

General Hazard:

Flowing fuel can be ignited by self-generated static electricity; containers should be grounded and bonded.

Fire Fighting Instructions:

Use a water spray to cool fire-exposed containers. Use a smothering technique for extinguishing fire of this combustible liquid. Do not use a forced water stream directly on petroleum fires as this will tend to scatter the fire. Use water spray to cool fire-exposed containers. Firefighters should wear self-contained breathing apparatus and full protective clothing.

6. ACCIDENTAL RELEASE

Remove sources of heat or ignition including internal combustion engines and power tools. Clean up spill, but do not flush to sewer or surface water. Ventilate area and avoid breathing vapors or mists.

7. HANDLING & STORAGE

Store in tightly closed containers in a dry cool place, away from sources of heat or ignition. Ground and bond all transfer and storage. Do not weld, heat or drill container. Replace cap or bung. Empty containers may contain hazardous or explosive vapor or liquid.

8. EXPOSURE CONTROL, PERSONAL PROTECTION

Eye Protection: Remove contact lenses and wear chemical safety glasses or goggles where contact with liquid or mist may occur.

Skin Protection: Wear impervious gloves when contact with skin may occur. When skin contact is possible, wear impervious apron, long sleeves, boots and face shield to avoid skin contact.

Inhalation: Use approved respiratory protective equipment for cleaning large spills or entry into large tanks, vessels or other confined spaces.

Ventilation: Provide adequate general and local ventilation: (1) to maintain airborne chemical concentrations below applicable exposure limits, (2) to prevent accumulation of flammable vapors and formation of explosive atmospheres, and (3) to prevent formation of oxygen deficient atmospheres, especially in confined spaces. [Note: this product may release gases or vapors that can displace oxygen in enclosed areas.]

9. PHYSICAL & CHEMICAL PROPERTIES

Boiling Point @760 mmHg: 310EF Melting Point: N/A

Vapor Pressure mmHg @20^oC: N/A Vapor Density (Air=1):N/A

% Solubility in H₂O: Insoluble pH: N/A

Specific Gravity, 60/60F: 0.75-0.81 Evaporation Rate: N/A

% Volatile by Volume: 100 Odor: Mild Petroleum odor

Viscosity (method, temp.): 30 SUS @40^oC

Appearance: Water-clear to light amber liquid.

10. STABILITY & REACTIVITY

Stability: Stable under normal conditions of use.

Hazardous Polymerization: Will not occur.

Conditions to Avoid/Incompatibilities: Strong oxidizing agents, heat, sparks, flame, build-up of static electricity.

Hazardous Decomposition Products: Carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, and hydrocarbons.

11. TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION

No data available.

12. ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION

No data available.

13. DISPOSAL INFORMATION

Dispose through a licensed waste disposal company. Follow applicable federal, state and local regulations.

14. TRANSPORT INFORMATION

Fuel, aviation, turbine engine, 3, UN 1863, Packing Group III.

15. REGULATORY INFORMATION

EPA SARA TITLE III

Section 302 EPCRA Extremely Hazardous Substances (EHS)

Product Component CAS No. Wt% RQ, lb TPQ, lb

None

Section 304 CERCLA Hazardous Substances

Product Component CAS No. Wt% RQ, lb

None

Section 311/312 Hazard Categorization

Acute: Chronic: Fire: Pressure: Reactive:

X X X

Section 313 EPCRA Toxic Substances

Product Component CAS No. Wt.%

None

Key: RQ = Reportable Quantity

TPQ = Threshold Planning Quantity (EHS)

CALIFORNIA PROPOSITION 65 WARNING

Chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer, birth defects, or other reproductive harm may be found in crude oil and petroleum products. Although it is possible to sufficiently refine a crude oil or its end products to remove the potential for cancer, we are advising that one or more of the listed chemicals may be present in some detectable quantities. Read and follow directions and use care when handling crude oil and petroleum products.

16. OTHER INFORMATION

THIS INFORMATION RELATES ONLY TO THE SPECIFIC MATERIAL DESIGNATED AND MAY NOT BE VALID FOR SUCH MATERIAL USED IN COMBINATION WITH ANY OTHER MATERIALS OR IN ANY PROCESS. SUCH INFORMATION IS TO THE BEST OF THIS COMPANY'S KNOWLEDGE AND BELIEVED ACCURATE AND RELIABLE AS OF THE DATE INDICATED. HOWEVER, NO REPRESENTATION, WARRANTY OR GUARANTEE IS MADE AS TO THE ACCURACY, RELIABILITY OR COMPLETENESS. IT IS THE USER'S RESPONSIBILITY TO SATISFY THEMSELVES AS TO THE SUITABILITY AND COMPLETENESS OF SUCH INFORMATION FOR THEIR OWN PARTICULAR USE.

This is the end of MSDS A0052.msd

This is seen with ethylene oxide warnings

See that here: www.valdezlink.com/acute.htm

They had to know what was in the product to give these warnings

Here are MSDS warnings for Alyeska North Slope Crude oil

I asked a product developer, who has been helpful from time to time in this past year, could JP-5 have 2-butoxyethanol in it? Reply:

No. If it were there, they would not be allowed to sell the product. Jet Fuel has such high standards that only certified jet fuel can be used by airplanes. No pollutants or contaminants of any kind can be added. Since 1-butoxyethanol has health warnings, if included they must be in the MSDS and they are not, only typical fuel warnings are there.

When I comment that 2-butoxyethanol is a pesticide, the reply: 12-20-03 3PM "The EPA does not list 2-butoxyethanol as a biocide because it is NOT one. This chemicals uses are to dissolve grease, as it was used by Exxon and 409 etc. The fact that it has hazards does not make it a biocide. A biocide is a product tested and approved for its ability to kill a specific species of animal, insect, bacteria or mold. If 2-butoxyethanol is included in a registered biocide, it would be considered an "inactive" ingredient. Including it in jet fuel would enhance bioremediation of the product, reducing shelf-life, rather than prolonging it. If 2-butoxyethanol was considered hazardous to microbes, Exxon would not have used it in Alaska or now, but it helps the bugs to access the oil, if they are present at all and have enough other nutrients to enhance such degradation. It dissolves oil into an emulsion with water, so it can be washed away, making the beaches look clean.

If the symptoms are similar, it may well be that refined petroleum of any kind may be dangerous, gasoline, diesel fuel, solvents, etc. 2-butoxyethanol is just one chemical created from a petroleum base. I am highly allergic to petroleum, especially gasoline and diesel and my encounter with heavy traffic in September led to a stroke, following an allergic shut-down of my kidneys temporarily until cortisone got them going again. Cortisone also got rid of the brain swelling, so I have recovered. I would not state that all people have my extreme sensitivity, as most do not, but since I exist, its possible for others out there somewhere to experience similar problems, someday. I will not go nuts and launch a campaign to eliminate use of petroleum products however. People even put Vaseline on their faces and lips and that is transparent petroleum jelly."

There are a lot of similarities with warnings - washing eyes for 15 minutes, that is a 2-butoxyethanol warning

10pm 12-21-03 Product Developer re-replies: You apparently are not aware that ANY surfactant, yucca, aloe vera, Clairol herbal Essences Shampoo etc, can be used as a diluted spray on plants to kill aphids and other pests while also attracting moisture to keep the plant healthy and avoid drying out. You only run into an issue with EPA if you wish to sell it labeled for pesticide use. EPA does not care what a product actually does, only what you say it does. If you claim its a biocide, it must be registered and tested and used according to instructions ONLY.

The chemical makeup of 2-butoxyethanol classes it as a surfactant and only those properties would make it usable as a biocide, in my opinion. If you claim a product has biocidal capabilities, it must be registered as a complete product, including all ingredients in it, even those that do not contribute to that effect and all ingredients in a registered biocide must be listed on the MSDS, especially if they have any toxic qualities. While I agree that this chemical has toxic capabilities, if its not listed, you are being hysterical to keep assuming it is in products its not listed as being included in. If you believe that the product violates EPA rules, then talk to them about it. They will investigate. If the product is not sold as a biocide, then they do not care what is in it. Jet fuel is sold as fuel, not as a biocide. If it contains a biocide, that ingredient should be required to be mentioned on the MSDS and possibly on the label. Jet fuel has very strict rules about its composition.

Remember, you are ethical. Many companies do not hold a candle to your company in that regard.

biocide? I don't know

But I was VERY surprised to find that 2-butoxyethanol and 2(2-butoxyethanol) were listed by EPA as pesticides; that EPA included them in their own testing of pesticides for endocrine disruption (which by the way, is what 2-butoxyethanol does do)

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It is only because I have been learning about 2-butoxyethanol since June, 2002 that I recognized the symptoms of Gulf War Syndrome as being the same 10 months ago.

Now, to realize that these 2 chemicals are listed by the government as pesticides that the troops were exposed to ... I'm very much afraid that we will see another outbreak of Gulf war syndrome with today's troops

There were 11,000 workers at risk during the Exxon Valdez oil spill cleanup; there were 150,000 Gulf War vets listed with the American legion as having Gulf War syndrome. (more than 50% of the troops then?)

When I heard of the troops 'dying of pneumonia' in Iraq. Hmmm Corexit first only declared ethylene oxide (which causes pulmonary edema). (1989 there were some cases of lungs filling up with fluid & some deaths, too) the 1992 msds mentions it was being prepared for the Dept of Defense. It is like kerosene. So is Jet fuel that was being altered at about that time. I'm only surmising; but someone will figure it out; because the Navy is coming down with the symptoms of Gulf War for longer than just 1990-1991 About 70 percent of those surveyed who worked 1990-1991 had the symptoms of Gulf War Syndrome.

Not shared In 1989 Corexit came in 55 gallon barrels that were Bright Blue

12-23-03 If you can find information on the chemical used in a pesticide (aka biocide). Pesticide means kills insects, herbicide kills plants and biocide is a broad category that includes killing animals. All pesticides are classed as biocides and all biocides must be registered.

If its not sold as a biocide, it does not need to be registered. The chemical being registered by one company does not cover its use as a biocide by other companies, so they cannot ride the coattails of the first registration.

Reply: Does it matter that they're not TRYING to kill people?

REPLY: As long as they are not trying to sell it intentionally to kill anything or anyone, they are unregulated. They CAN be sued by anyone exposed if inadequate information is given on the MSDS. Only OSHA cares about occupational exposure and even they do not care about consumer exposure. Only if you have employees cleaning your home can you even ask a company for an MSDS for a consumer use product and then OSHA requires the employer to obtain and keep accessible a book of MSDS of products used.

Consumers do not use jet fuel and if something toxic is not revealed on the MSDS, the manufacturer could be sued in civil court for damages, if they can prove that the damages were from that product and that they had no other exposure to something similar, such as 409 used in their home. Remember the movie about the activist who sued over chromate-6 and all they went through. They ONLY won because the company lied to the neighbors after internal documents showed that they knew about the hazards. If they had not known or tested for the toxic chemical, they might have had no problem other than that they disposed in unlined ponds. If the ponds had been lined, the water supply could not have been contaminated. We stopped selling chromates for boiler and cooling tower treatment in 1990, when the first evidence of toxicity appeared. We lost clients and sales staff who did not care that it was toxic, only that it worked effectively.

We still have 0.0001% of 2-butoxyethanol in Even-Flo 905, listed as "< 1%>, or less than 1%, but it is actually so much less than 1% that it is not even required to mention it. Toxic chemicals must be at least 1% of a formula to be required to be listed, unless much more hazardous than this chemical is.

The most important issue with 2-butoxyethanol is not wearing appropriate protective gear, which is also the same for handling diesel, gasoline or other petroleum products. How many consumers wear rubber gloves, self-contained breathing or petroleum fume filtering face masks when they gas up their own cars? They SHOULD and the MSDS for any petroleum product will tell you do do so, yet nobody cares. Even gas station attendants rarely are suited up correctly and no housekeeping service will use all the protective stuff to apply Super Grease control409. Unfortunately, 2-butoxyethanol is one of the most effective grease dispersants ever found.

These issues are not the same as applying the product to the ocean, where it can harm fish and also applying it without proper protective gear, when professionally used, as Exxon uses it. The workers could do a class action lawsuit and see what comes from it. Only a lawsuit that goes against Exxon, will change their willingness to keep on selling a product that looks effective, even though its not really. If they purchased and added microbes to the blend, they could also get around the not-working aspect, not that I would choose to co-operate if they came to me for bugs. Unless I could sell them a total package, including less toxic surfactants, as in Clear-Flo 5100 to be used with dry formulas, like CF 7036,7037 or 7038, depending on conditions. I always advise performing a treatability study to verify product selection before rushing out to apply anything that only "might work".

Sincerely,

12-20-03

12-21-03

New Jersey Fact Sheet They have these for 2-butoxyethanol and also ethylene oxide

Also an EPA pesticide?

PC Code: 063501

CAS REG. NO. 8008-20-6

Synonym(s):

DEODORIZED BASE OIL
PETROLEUM BASE OIL
DEODORIZED KEROSENE
COAL OIL
KEROSINE
RANGE OIL

Trade Name(s):

PYRETHRUM EXTRACT, SOLVENT FOR (USE 2 CODE NOS. 063501 AND 069001)

Scientific Name(s):

KEROSENE

CAS Numbers

CAS REG. NO. 8008-20-6
0008008206

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