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Hydrocarbons, Saturated & Alicyclic: Health Hazards

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Chemical Name    

CAS-Number

ICSC Short-Term Exposure

ICSC Long-Term Exposure

ICSC Routes of Exposure and Symptoms

US NIOSH Target Organs & Routes of Entry

US NIOSH Symptoms

BUTANE            106-97-8

Inhalation: drowsiness

Skin: on contact with liquid: frostbite

Eyes: on contact with liquid: frostbite

CNS inh; con (liq)

Drow, narco, asphy; liq: frostbite

CYCLOHEXANE  110-82-7

eyes; skin; upper resp tract; lungs

skin

Inhalation: dizziness, headache, nausea

Skin: redness

Eyes: redness

Eyes; resp sys; skin; CNS Inh; ing; con

Irrit eyes, skin, resp sys; drow; derm; narco, coma

CYCLOPENTANE     287-92-3

eyes; skin; upper resp tract; lungs; CNS

skin

Inhalation: dizziness, headache, nausea, unconsciousness, weakness

Skin: redness

Eyes: redness

Ingestion: abdominal pain, diarrhoea, dizziness, nausea, sore throat

Eyes; skin; resp sys; CNS Inh; ing; con

Irrit eys, skin, nose, throat; li-head, dizz, euph, inco, nau, vomit, stupor; dry, cracking skin

DECANE            124-18-5

lungs

skin; kidneys; blood

Inhalation: confusion, drowsiness

Skin: dry skin, redness

Eyes: redness, pain

ETHANE            74-84-0

skin

Inhalation: simple axphyxiant.

Skin: on contact with liquid: frostbite

Eyes: on contact with liquid: frosbite

HEPTANE          142-82-5

eyes; skin; resp tract; lungs; CNS

skin

Inhalation: dullness, headache

Skin: dry skin, burning sensation

Eyes: redness, pain

Ingestion: abdominal cramps, nausea, vomiting

Skin; resp sys; CNS Inh; ing; con

Li-head, gidd, stupor, verti, inco; loss of appetite, nau; derm; chemical pneu (aspir liq); uncon

HEXANE            110-54-3

eyes; skin; resp tract; lungs; CNS; liver

skin; PNS; genes

Inhalation: dizziness, drowsiness, dullness, headache, laboured breathing, nausea, unconsciousness, weakness

Skin: dry skin, redness

Eyes: redness, pain

Skin; eyes; resp sys; CNS; PNS Inh; ing; con

Irrit eyes, nose; li-head; nau, head; peri neur: numb extremities, musc weak; derm; gidd; chemical pneu (aspir liq)

2-METHYLBUTANE          78-78-4

eyes; skin; resp tract; lungs; heart

skin

Inhalation: cough, dizziness, drowsiness, headache, shortness of breath, sore throat, irregular heartbeat

Skin: dry skin, defats the skin redness

Eyes: redness, pain

Ingestion: abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting

METHYLCYCLOHEXANE     108-87-2

lungs; CNS

skin

Inhalation: dizziness, drowsiness

Skin: redness

Eyes: redness

Ingestion: nausea

Resp sys; skin; eyes; CNS Inh; ing; con

Irrit eyes, skin, nose, throat; li-head, drow; in animals: narco

2-METHYLHEPTANE     592-27-8

skin

Skin: redness

OCTANE            111-65-9

eyes; skin; resp tract; lungs

skin

Inhalation: confusion, dizziness, drowsiness, headache, laboured breathing, nausea, unconsciousness

Skin: dry skin, redness

Eyes: redness, painIngestion: vomiting

Skin; eyes; resp sys; CNS Inh; ing; con

Irrit eyes, nose; drow; derm; chemical pneu (aspir liq); in animals: narco

PENTANE          109-66-0

lungs; CNS

Inhalation: dizziness, drowsiness, headache, nausea, unconsciousness, vomiting

Skin: dry skin

Skin; eyes; resp sys; CNS Inh; ing; con

Irrit eyes, skin, nose; derm; chemical pneu (aspir liq); drow; in animals: narco

PROPANE          74-98-6

skin

Inhalation: simple axphyxiant.

Skin: on contact with liquid: frostbite

Eyes: on contact with liquid: frosbite

CNS Inh; con (liq)

Dizz, conf, excitation, asphy; liq: frostbite

2,2,4-TRIMETHYLPENTANE     540-84-1

eyes; skin; resp tract; kidneys; liver

skin; kidneys; liver

Inhalation: confusion, dizziness, headache, nausea, vomiting

Skin: redness, pain

Eyes: redness

Ingestion: vomiting

 

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