Substance profile
Gasoline
Gasoline is a substance with a harmonised classification under EU CLP.
01 · Identification
What Gasoline is
Gasoline is a substance with a harmonised classification under EU CLP.
Under the GHS it carries the signal word Danger.
Other names for Gasoline
- petrol
- motor gasoline
- Low boiling point naphtha - unspecified
- [A complex combination of hydrocarbons consisting primarily of paraffins, cycloparaffins, aromatic and olefinic hydrocarbons having carbon numbers predominantly greater than C3 and boiling in the range of 30°C to 260°C (86°F to 500°F).]
02 · GHS classification
Hazards and label elements
Harmonised classification under CLP Annex VI. This is the legally binding classification in the EU; other jurisdictions may differ.
| Code | Hazard statement |
|---|---|
| H224 | Extremely flammable liquid and vapour. |
| H350 | May cause cancer <state route of exposure if it is conclusively proven that no other routes of exposure cause the hazard>. |
| H340 | May cause genetic defects <state route of exposure if it is conclusively proven that no other routes of exposure cause the hazard>. |
| H304 | May be fatal if swallowed and enters airways. |
Precautionary statements: P201, P210, P233, P241, P242, P280, P308, P313, P403
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