STODDARD SOLVENT

Colorless liquid with a kerosene-like odor;density 0.79 at 20°C (68°F); boils at 154–202°C (309–395°F); insoluble in water, miscible with most organic solvents..

Coating agent; float; food additive; frothflotation cleaning; insecticide formulations component.

No serious health hazard has been reported asresulting from exposure to Stoddard solvent.Vapors are an irritant to the eyes, nose, andthroat. Skin contact can cause defatting andirritation. A 7-hour exposure to 1700 ppmwas lethal to cats.

Reactivity with Water No reaction; Reactivity with Common Materials: No reaction; Stability During Transport: Stable; Neutralizing Agents for Acids and Caustics: Not pertinent; Polymerization: Not pertinent; Inhibitor of Polymerization: Not pertinent.

Bioaccumulation and Environmental Persistency
No relevant information is available regarding the potential of petroleum distillates to be bioaccumulated. However, its potential for bioaccumulation is dependent of the bioaccumulation potential of their individual components. In general, lower molecular weight alkenes display higher water solubility and do not tend to bioaccumulate, aromatics may exhibit a moderate tendency to bioaccumulate, and the higher molecular weights alkanes tend to bioaccumulate, as observed in aquatic organisms such as mussels and others after crude fuel spills containing several of the components found in petroleum distillates.
The volatile hydrocarbons tend to be photodegraded in the atmosphere. The hydrocarbons dissolved in water or retained on soil can be biodegraded by microorganisms. In general, the rate of biodegradation is higher for aromatics than for aliphatic hydrocarbons, and for lineal hydrocarbons than for branched or cyclic compounds. Degradation by aerobic microorganisms is usually faster than degradation by anaerobic microorganisms.