*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : RJ3691950
CHEMICAL NAME           : Oils, heavy fuel #6
SUBSTANCE DEFINITION :
   #6 fuel oil, API gravity 5.2/1.2% S
REFERENCE :
   52MLA2 "Toxicology of Petroleum Hydrocarbons, Proceedings of the Symposium,
   1st, 1982," MacFarland, H.N., et al., eds., Washington, DC, American
   Petroleum Institute, 1983
LAST UPDATED            : 199609
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 5
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Primary Irritant
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * #6 Heavy fuel oils
   * No.6 Home heating oil
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                      ** SKIN/EYE IRRITATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Standard Draize test
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : 500 mg/24H
REACTION SEVERITY       : Mild
REFERENCE :
   52MLA2 "Toxicology of Petroleum Hydrocarbons, Proceedings of the Symposium,
   1st, 1982," MacFarland, H.N., et al., eds., Washington, DC, American
   Petroleum Institute, 1983  Volume(issue)/page/year: 1,1,1983
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Standard Draize test
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Administration into the eye
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : 100 mg/30S
REACTION SEVERITY       : Mild
REFERENCE :
   52MLA2 "Toxicology of Petroleum Hydrocarbons, Proceedings of the Symposium,
   1st, 1982," MacFarland, H.N., et al., eds., Washington, DC, American
   Petroleum Institute, 1983  Volume(issue)/page/year: 1,1,1983
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 5100 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   AETODY Advances in Modern Environmental Toxicology.  (Senate Press, Inc.,
   P.O. Box 252, Princeton Junction, NJ 08550)  V.1-    1980-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 6,1,1984
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : 5 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Gastrointestinal - hypermotility, diarrhea
   Gastrointestinal - other changes
REFERENCE :
   52MLA2 "Toxicology of Petroleum Hydrocarbons, Proceedings of the Symposium,
   1st, 1982," MacFarland, H.N., et al., eds., Washington, DC, American
   Petroleum Institute, 1983  Volume(issue)/page/year: 1,1,1983
 
                 ** OTHER MULTIPLE DOSE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : 20 mL/kg/12D-C
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Skin and Appendages - dermatitis, irritative (after systemic exposure)
   Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - weight loss or decreased weight gain
   Related to Chronic Data - death
REFERENCE :
   52MLA2 "Toxicology of Petroleum Hydrocarbons, Proceedings of the Symposium,
   1st, 1982," MacFarland, H.N., et al., eds., Washington, DC, American
   Petroleum Institute, 1983  Volume(issue)/page/year: 1,1,1983
 
                            *** END OF RECORD ***