
Material Safety Data Sheet
                                        
 
 SECTION 1  PRODUCT AND COMPANY IDENTIFICATION
 
AVIATION GASOLINE

Product Use:    Fuel
Product Number(s):   CPS200205, CPS200239, CPS200285, CPS200456   
Synonyms:  	 Avgas 100 LL, Avgas 100
Company Identification
Chevron Global Aviation
a division of Chevron U.S.A., Inc.
1500 Louisiana Street
Houston, TX 77002
United States of America
 
Transportation Emergency Response
CHEMTREC: (800) 424-9300 or (703) 527-3887
Health Emergency
Chevron Emergency Information Center: Emergency Information Centers are located in the USA.  International collect calls accepted. (800) 231-0623 or (510) 231-0623
Product Information 
Product Information:  510-242-5357 (USA)
MSDS Requests: 800-689-3998 (USA) 

 SECTION 2  COMPOSITION/ INFORMATION ON INGREDIENTS
 
 COMPONENTS
 CAS NUMBER
 AMOUNT
 Aviation Gasoline
 
 100 %volume
 Naphtha, light alkylate
 64741-66-8
 70 - 100 %volume
 Naphtha, isomerization
 64741-70-4
 0 - 10 %volume
 Toluene
 108-88-3
 0 - 20 %volume
 Benzene
 71-43-2
 0 - 1 %volume
 Tetraethyl lead
 78-00-2
  < 4 ml/gal
 Ethylene dibromide
 106-93-4
  < 4 ml/gal
 

 SECTION 3  HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION

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EMERGENCY OVERVIEW
 
 - EXTREMELY FLAMMABLE LIQUID AND VAPOR. VAPOR MAY CAUSE FLASH FIRE
 - HARMFUL OR FATAL IF SWALLOWED - MAY CAUSE LUNG DAMAGE IF SWALLOWED 
 - CAUSES EYE AND SKIN IRRITATION 
 - MAY CAUSE RESPIRATORY TRACT IRRITATION IF INHALED 
 - VAPOR HARMFUL 
 - SUSPECT CANCER HAZARD - MAY CAUSE CANCER 
 - BIRTH DEFECT HAZARD - CONTAINS MATERIAL THAT MAY CAUSE BIRTH DEFECTS 
 - MAY CAUSE DAMAGE TO: 
 - NERVOUS SYSTEM 
 - AUDITORY SYSTEM
 - TOXIC TO AQUATIC ORGANISMS
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IMMEDIATE HEALTH EFFECTS
Eye: Contact with the eyes causes irritation.  Symptoms may include pain, tearing, reddening, swelling and impaired vision.
Skin: Contact with the skin causes irritation.  Symptoms may include pain, itching, discoloration, swelling, and blistering.  Contact with the skin is not expected to cause an allergic skin response.  Not expected to be harmful to internal organs if absorbed through the skin.
Ingestion: Because of its low viscosity, this material can directly enter the lungs, if swallowed, or if subsequently vomited.  Once in the lungs it is very difficult to remove and can cause severe injury or death.  May be irritating to mouth, throat, and stomach.  Symptoms may include pain, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea.
Inhalation: The vapor or fumes from this material may cause respiratory irritation.  Symptoms of respiratory irritation may include coughing and difficulty breathing.  Breathing this material at concentrations above the recommended exposure limits may cause central nervous system effects. Central nervous system effects may include headache, dizziness, nausea, vomiting, weakness, loss of coordination, blurred vision, drowsiness, confusion, or disorientation.  At extreme exposures, central nervous system effects may include respiratory depression, tremors or convulsions, loss of consciousness, coma or death. 

DELAYED OR OTHER HEALTH EFFECTS:
Reproduction and Birth Defects: Contains material that may cause adverse reproductive effects if inhaled.
Cancer: Prolonged or repeated exposure to this material may cause cancer.  Contains benzene, which has been classified as a carcinogen by the National Toxicology Program (NTP) and a Group 1 carcinogen (carcinogenic to humans) by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC).  
Contains ethylene dibromide which has been classified as a Group 2A carcinogen by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC).  Whole gasoline exhaust has been classified as a Group 2B carcinogen (possibly carcinogenic to humans) by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC).  

 
Target Organs: Repeated inhalation of this material at concentrations above the recommended exposure limit may cause damage to the following organ(s) based on animal data:  Auditory System Nervous System 
See Section 11 for additional information.  Risk depends on duration and level of exposure.
 
 SECTION 4  FIRST AID MEASURES
 
Eye: Flush eyes with water immediately while holding the eyelids open. Remove contact lenses, if worn, after initial flushing, and continue flushing for at least 15 minutes.  Get medical attention if irritation persists.
Skin: Wash skin with water immediately and remove contaminated clothing and shoes.  Get medical attention if any symptoms develop.  To remove the material from skin, use soap and water.  Discard contaminated clothing and shoes or thoroughly clean before reuse.
Ingestion: If swallowed, get immediate medical attention.  Do not induce vomiting.  Never give anything by mouth to an unconscious person.
Inhalation: Move the exposed person to fresh air.  If not breathing, give artificial respiration.  If breathing is difficult, give oxygen.  Get medical attention if breathing difficulties continue.
Note to Physicians: Ingestion of this product or subsequent vomiting may result in aspiration of light hydrocarbon liquid, which may cause pneumonitis.
 
 SECTION 5  FIRE FIGHTING MEASURES

FIRE CLASSIFICATION:
OSHA Classification (29 CFR 1910.1200): Flammable liquid.
 
NFPA RATINGS:	 Health:  1	       Flammability:  3	     Reactivity:  0
 
FLAMMABLE PROPERTIES:
Flashpoint:   (Tagliabue Closed Cup ASTM D56)  -46 °C (-51 °F) (Min)
Auto ignition:  440 °C  (824 °F) 
Flammability (Explosive) Limits (% by volume in air):   Lower:  1.2    Upper:  7  
 
EXTINGUISHING MEDIA: Use water fog, foam, dry chemical or carbon dioxide (CO2) to extinguish flames.
 
PROTECTION OF FIRE FIGHTERS:
Fire Fighting Instructions: For fires involving this material, do not enter any enclosed or confined fire space without proper protective equipment, including self-contained breathing apparatus.
Combustion Products:   Highly dependent on combustion conditions.  A complex mixture of airborne solids, liquids, and gases including carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, and unidentified organic compounds will be evolved when this material undergoes combustion.     
 
 SECTION 6  ACCIDENTAL RELEASE MEASURES
 
Protective Measures: Eliminate all sources of ignition in the vicinity of the spill or released vapor.  If this material is released into the work area, evacuate the area immediately.   Monitor area with combustible gas indicator. 
Spill Management: Stop the source of the release if you can do it without risk.   Contain release to prevent further contamination of soil, surface water or groundwater.  Clean up spill as soon as possible, observing precautions in Exposure Controls/Personal Protection. Use appropriate techniques such as applying non-combustible absorbent materials or pumping.  All equipment used when handling the product must be grounded.   A vapor suppressing foam may be used to reduce vapors.  Use clean non-sparking tools to collect absorbed material.  Where feasible and appropriate, remove contaminated soil.  Place contaminated materials in disposable containers and dispose of in a manner consistent with applicable regulations.
Reporting:  Report spills to local authorities and/or the U.S. Coast Guard's National Response Center at (800) 424-8802 as appropriate or required.
 
 SECTION 7  HANDLING AND STORAGE
 
Precautionary Measures: This product presents an extreme fire hazard.  Liquid very quickly evaporates, even at low temperatures, and forms vapor (fumes) which can catch fire and burn with explosive violence.  Invisible vapor spreads easily and can be set on fire by many sources such as pilot lights, welding equipment, and electrical motors and switches.  Do not get in eyes, on skin, or on clothing.  Do not taste or swallow.  Do not breathe vapor or fumes.  Wash thoroughly after handling. 
General Handling Information: Avoid contaminating soil or releasing this material into sewage and drainage systems and bodies of water.
Static Hazard:  Electrostatic charge may accumulate and create a hazardous condition when handling this material. To minimize this hazard, bonding and grounding may be necessary but may not, by themselves, be sufficient. Review all operations which have the potential of generating and accumulating an electrostatic charge and/or a flammable atmosphere (including tank and container filling, splash filling, tank cleaning, sampling, gauging, switch loading, filtering, mixing, agitation, and vacuum truck operations) and use appropriate mitigating procedures. For more information, refer to OSHA Standard 29 CFR 1910.106, 'Flammable and Combustible Liquids', National Fire Protection Association (NFPA 77, 'Recommended Practice on Static Electricity', and/or the American Petroleum Institute (API) Recommended Practice 2003, 'Protection Against Ignitions Arising Out of Static, Lightning, and Stray Currents'.
General Storage Information:  DO NOT USE OR STORE near heat, sparks, flames, or hot surfaces .  USE AND STORE ONLY IN WELL VENTILATED AREA.  Keep container closed when not in use.  
Container Warnings:  Container is not designed to contain pressure. Do not use pressure to empty container or it may rupture with explosive force.  Empty containers retain product residue (solid, liquid, and/or vapor) and can be dangerous.  Do not pressurize, cut, weld, braze, solder, drill, grind, or expose such containers to heat, flame, sparks, static electricity, or other sources of ignition.  They may explode and cause injury or death.  Empty containers should be completely drained, properly closed, and promptly returned to a drum reconditioner or disposed of properly.
 
 SECTION 8  EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION
 
GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS:
Consider the potential hazards of this material (see Section 3), applicable exposure limits, job activities, and other substances in the work place when designing engineering controls and selecting personal protective equipment.  If engineering controls or work practices are not adequate to prevent exposure to harmful levels of this material, the personal protective equipment listed below is recommended.  The user should read and understand all instructions and limitations supplied with the equipment since protection is usually provided for a limited time or under certain circumstances.
 
ENGINEERING CONTROLS:
Use process enclosures, local exhaust ventilation, or other engineering controls to control airborne levels below the recommended exposure limits.
 
PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
Eye/Face Protection: Wear protective equipment to prevent eye contact. Selection of protective equipment may include safety glasses, chemical goggles, face shields, or a combination depending on the work operations conducted.
Skin Protection: Wear protective clothing to prevent skin contact. Selection of protective clothing may include gloves, apron, boots, and complete facial protection depending on operations conducted.  Suggested materials for protective gloves include:  Chlorinated Polyethylene (or Chlorosulfonated Polyethylene), Nitrile Rubber, Polyurethane, Viton.   
Respiratory Protection: Determine if airborne concentrations are below the recommended occupational exposure limits for jurisdiction of use.  If airborne concentrations are above the acceptable limits, wear an approved respirator that provides adequate protection from this material, such as:   Air-Purifying Respirator for Organic Vapors. 
Use a positive pressure air-supplying respirator in circumstances where air-purifying respirators may not provide adequate protection.
Occupational Exposure Limits: 
 
 Component                                                       
 Agency   
 TWA   
 STEL   
 Ceiling   
 Notation     
 Aviation Gasoline
 CVX
 200 ppm
 1000 ppm
 --
 --
 Benzene
 ACGIH
 .5 ppm (weight)
 2.5 ppm (weight)
 --
 Skin  A1
 Benzene
 OSHA SRS
 1 ppm (weight)
 5 ppm (weight)
 --
 --
 Benzene
 OSHA Z-2
 10 ppm (weight)
 --
 25 ppm (weight)
 --
 Ethylene dibromide
 OSHA Z-2
 20 ppm (weight)
 --
 30 ppm (weight)
 --
 Tetraethyl lead
 ACGIH
 .1 mg/m3
 --
 --
 Skin  
 Tetraethyl lead
 OSHA SRS
 .05 mg/m3
 --
 --
 --
 Tetraethyl lead
 OSHA Z-1
 .075 mg/m3
 --
 --
 Skin  as Pb
 Toluene
 ACGIH
 50 ppm (weight)
 --
 --
 Skin  A4
 Toluene
 OSHA Z-2
 200 ppm (weight)
 --
 300 ppm (weight)
 --

 Refer to the OSHA Benzene Standard (29 CFR 1910.1028) and Table Z-2 for detailed training, exposure monitoring, respiratory protection and medical surveillance requirements before using this product.
 
 SECTION 9  PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
 
Attention:  the data below are typical values and do not constitute a specification.
 
Color:   Blue or green dyed
Physical State:   Liquid
Odor:   Petroleum odor
pH:   Not Applicable
Vapor Pressure:     38 - 49 kPa @ 38 °C (100.4 °F)
Vapor Density (Air = 1):     3 - 4 (Estimated)
Boiling Point:    60°C (140°F) - 170°C (338°F)
Solubility:   Low PPM range in water. 
Freezing Point:    -58°C (-72.4°F) (Max)  
Specific Gravity:   0.65 - 0.75 @ 15°C (59°F)    
Viscosity:    <1 @ 37.8°C (100°F)    
 
 SECTION 10  STABILITY AND REACTIVITY
 
Chemical Stability:   This material is considered stable under normal ambient and anticipated storage and handling conditions of temperature and pressure. 
Incompatibility With Other Materials:   May react with strong acids or strong oxidizing agents, such as chlorates, nitrates, peroxides, etc.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:   None known (None expected)
Hazardous Polymerization:   Hazardous polymerization will not occur.
 
 SECTION 11  TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION

IMMEDIATE HEALTH EFFECTS
Eye Irritation:  The eye irritation hazard is based on evaluation of data for similar materials or product components.  
Skin Irritation:  The skin irritation hazard is based on evaluation of data for similar materials or product components.  
Skin Sensitization:  The skin sensitization hazard is based on evaluation of data for similar materials or product components.  
Acute Dermal Toxicity:    The acute dermal toxicity hazard is based on evaluation of data for similar materials or product components.
Acute Oral Toxicity:  The acute oral toxicity hazard is based on evaluation of data for similar materials or product components.
Acute Inhalation Toxicity:  The acute inhalation toxicity hazard is based on evaluation of data for similar materials or product components.
 
ADDITIONAL TOXICOLOGY INFORMATION:
 This product contains light alkylate naphtha.  An inhalation study in rats found no adverse effects on male or female reproductive abilities and no birth defects in pups born to the exposed mothers.  This study was done with that portion of light alkylate naphtha that distilled below 145 F (C4 to C6 hydrocarbons).  The concentrations used in the study were up to 25,000 mg/m3 which is 60% of the lower explosive limit.  That dose was also the no-observed-adverse-effect level.  

This product contains benzene.
GENETIC TOXICITY/CANCER: Repeated or prolonged breathing of benzene vapor has been associated with the development of chromosomal damage in experimental animals and various blood diseases in humans ranging from aplastic anemia to leukemia (a form of cancer). All of these diseases can be fatal.  In some individuals, benzene exposure can sensitize cardiac tissue to epinephrine which may precipitate fatal ventricular fibrillation.
REPRODUCTIVE/DEVELOPMENTAL TOXICITY: No birth defects have been shown to occur in pregnant laboratory animals exposed to doses not toxic to the mother. However, some evidence of fetal toxicity such as delayed physical development has been seen at such levels. The available information on the effects of benzene on human pregnancies is inadequate but it has been established that benzene can cross the human placenta.
OCCUPATIONAL: The OSHA Benzene Standard (29 CFR 1910.1028) contains detailed requirements for training, exposure monitoring, respiratory protection and medical surveillance triggered by the exposure level. Refer to the OSHA Standard before using this product.  

This product contains toluene.
GENERAL TOXICITY: The primary effects of exposure to toluene in animals and humans are on the central nervous system. Solvent abusers, who typically inhale high concentrations (thousands of ppm) for brief periods of time, in addition to experiencing respiratory tract irritation, often suffer permanent central nervous system effects that include tremors, staggered gait, impaired speech, hearing and vision loss, and changes in brain tissue. Death in some solvent abusers has been attributed to cardiac arrhythmias, which appear to be have been triggered by epinephrine acting on solvent sensitized cardiac tissue. Although liver and kidney effects have been seen in some solvent abusers, results of animal testing with toluene do not support these as primary target organs.  
HEARING: Humans who were occupationally exposed to concentrations of toluene as low as 100 ppm for long periods of time have experienced hearing deficits. Hearing loss, as demonstrated using behavioral and electrophysiological testing as well as by observation of structural damage to cochlear hair cells, occurred in experimental animals exposed to toluene. It also appears that toluene exposure and noise may interact to produce hearing deficits.
COLOR VISION: In a single study of workers exposed to toluene at levels under 50 ppm, small decreases in the ability to discriminate colors in the blue-yellow range have been reported for female workers. This effect, which should be investigated further, is very subtle and would not likely have been noticed by the people tested.
REPRODUCTIVE/DEVELOPMENTAL TOXICITY: Toluene may also cause mental and/or growth retardation in the children of female solvent abusers who directly inhale toluene (usually at thousands of ppm) when they are pregnant. Toluene caused growth retardation in rats and rabbits when administered at doses that were toxic to the mothers. In rats, concentrations of up to 5000 ppm did not cause birth defects. No effects were observed in the offspring at doses that did not intoxicate the pregnant animals. The exposure level at which no effects were seen (No Observed Effect Level, NOEL) is 750 ppm in the rat and 500 ppm in the rabbit.  

This material contains organic lead.  Organic lead (as Pb) is toxic by ingestion, inhalation, and skin contact.  Signs and symptoms of chronic or subacute poisoning may initially include insomnia and restlessness; progressing into nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite, dizziness, abnormal blood pressure and temperature, increased respiratory rate, and skin pallor.  In addition, continued exposure or acute poisoning may result in weakness, loss of weight, visual and auditory hallucinations, violent or maniacal type attacks, increased excitability, coarse tremors, convulsions and death.     
 
 SECTION 12  ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION
 
ECOTOXICITY        
This material is expected to be toxic to aquatic organisms.  

ENVIRONMENTAL FATE
 This material is expected to be readily biodegradable.  Following spillage, the more volatile components of gasoline will be rapidly lost, with concurrent dissolution of these and other constituents into the water.  Factors such as local environmental conditions (temperature, wind, mixing or wave action, soil type, etc), photo-oxidation, biodegradation and adsorption onto suspended sediments, can contribute to the weathering of spilled gasoline.  


 
SECTION 13  DISPOSAL CONSIDERATIONS

Use material for its intended purpose or recycle if possible.  This material, if it must be discarded, may meet the criteria of a hazardous waste as defined by US EPA under RCRA (40 CFR 261) or other State and local regulations.  Measurement of certain physical properties and analysis for regulated components may be necessary to make a correct determination.  If this material is classified as a hazardous waste, federal law requires disposal at a licensed hazardous waste disposal facility.
 
 SECTION 14  TRANSPORT INFORMATION

The description shown may not apply to all shipping situations.  Consult 49CFR, or appropriate Dangerous Goods Regulations, for additional description requirements (e.g., technical name) and mode-specific or quantity-specific shipping requirements.

DOT Shipping Name: GASOLINE
DOT Hazard Class: 3 (Flammable Liquid)
DOT Identification Number: UN1203
DOT Packing Group: II
      
 
 SECTION 15  REGULATORY INFORMATION
 
EPCRA 311/312 CATEGORIES:	 1.    Immediate (Acute) Health Effects:               	YES
					 2.    Delayed (Chronic) Health Effects:            	YES
					 3.    Fire Hazard:                                         	YES
					 4.    Sudden Release of Pressure Hazard: 	NO
					 5.    Reactivity Hazard:                                	NO
 
 
REGULATORY LISTS SEARCHED:
 01-1=IARC Group 1
 03=EPCRA 313
 01-2A=IARC Group 2A
 04=CA Proposition 65
 01-2B=IARC Group 2B
 05=MA RTK
 02=NTP Carcinogen
 06=NJ RTK
 09=Marine Pollutant
 08=PA RTK
  

 
The following components of this material are found on the regulatory lists indicated.  
 Aviation Gasoline
 Benzene
 09
 01-1, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 08
 Ethylene dibromide
 01-2A, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 08
 Tetraethyl lead
 04, 05, 06, 08
 Toluene
 03, 04, 05, 06, 08
 
CERCLA REPORTABLE QUANTITIES(RQ)/EPCRA 302 THRESHOLD PLANNING QUANTITIES(TPQ):  
 Component   
 Component RQ   
 Component TPQ   
 Product RQ   
 Benzene
 10 lbs
 None
 733 lbs
 Ethylene dibromide
 1 lbs
 None
 616 lbs
 Tetraethyl lead
 10 lbs
 None
 6155 lbs
 Toluene
 1000 lbs
 None
 3736 lbs
 
CHEMICAL INVENTORIES:  
UNITED STATES: All of the components of this material are on the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Chemical Inventory.
CANADA: All the components of this material are on the Canadian DSL or have been notified under the New Substance Notification Regulations, but have not yet been published in the Canada Gazette.
  
WHMIS CLASSIFICATION:  
Class B, Division 2: Flammable Liquids
Class D, Division 2, Subdivision A: Very Toxic Material -
Chronic Toxic Effects
Teratogenicity and Embryotoxicity
Carcinogenicity
Class D, Division 2, Subdivision B: Toxic Material -
Skin or Eye Irritation

 
 SECTION 16  OTHER INFORMATION
 
NFPA RATINGS:	 Health:   1        Flammability:   3      Reactivity:   0
	            
(0-Least, 1-Slight, 2-Moderate, 3-High, 4-Extreme, PPE:- Personal Protection Equipment Index recommendation, *- Chronic Effect Indicator).  These values are obtained using the guidelines or published evaluations prepared by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) or the National Paint and Coating Association (for HMIS ratings).
   
 
REVISION STATEMENT:  This revision updates the following sections of this Material Safety Data Sheet:  15
Revision Date: 10/08/2003
 
ABBREVIATIONS THAT MAY HAVE BEEN USED IN THIS DOCUMENT:
 TLV      -    Threshold Limit Value
 TWA     -     Time Weighted Average
 STEL   -    Short-term Exposure Limit
 PEL      -     Permissible Exposure Limit
 
 CAS     -     Chemical Abstract Service Number
 ACGIH   -   American Conference of Government Industrial Hygienists
 IMO/IMDG     -     International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code
 API   -   American Petroleum Institute
 MSDS     -     Material Safety Data Sheet
 CVX   -   ChevronTexaco
 NFPA     -     National Fire Protection Association (USA)
 DOT   -   Department of Transportation (USA)
 NTP     -     National Toxicology Program (USA)
 IARC   -   International Agency for Research on Cancer
 OSHA     -     Occupational Safety and Health Administration
 
 Prepared according to the OSHA Hazard Communication Standard (29 CFR 1910.1200) and the ANSI MSDS Standard (Z400.1)  by the Chevron Energy Research & Technology Company, 100 Chevron Way, Richmond, California 94802.
 
 
The above information is based on the data of which we are aware and is believed to be correct as of the date hereof.  Since this information may be applied under conditions beyond our control and with which we may be unfamiliar and since data made available subsequent to the date hereof may suggest modifications of the information, we do not assume any responsibility for the results of its use.   This information is furnished upon condition that the person receiving it shall make his own determination of the suitability of the material for his particular purpose.
 


