Prior Cargo Restrictions Propylene Glycol USP Document date: 8 November 2011
PRIOR CARGO RESTRICTIONS AND POTENTIAL CONTAMINATION SOURCES. Monoproylene Glycol (MPG) USP/EP and Dipropylene Glycol Low Odour (LO) Prohibited Adjacent Cargo and Prior Cargo List NOTE: Substances not on this list having a hazardous potential need to be checked by GC MS This list is based in part on NIOP Unacceptable Prior Cargo List, FOSFA List of Banned Immediate Previous Cargoes and Codex Code of Practice for the Storage and Transport of Edible Fats and Oils in Bulk (Codex Alimentarius). The criteria described in the CEFIC Guidelines for Handling and Distribution of Propylene Glycol USP/EP for all shipments in non-dedicated transportation equipment to protect end-users from product cross-contamination contamination has been applied (see chapter 5.3 of these guidelines). Chemical substances highlighted in red are prohibited adjacent cargos. Non-highlighted chemical substances are allowed as an adjacent cargo only after prior p notification to Shell. SUBSTANCE REASON TO BE ON THE LIST Acetaldehyde Carcinogen cat 3 Acetone cyanohydrin Acrylamide Acrylic acid Reactive with water. Decomposes to form Hydrogen Cyanide Carcinogen cat 2, sensitizer Corrosive Acrylates (see individual products in the list) Acrylonitrile Carcinogen cat 2 Adiponitrile Alkyl compounds Animal products including lard, tallow, etc. Aniline Toxic by ingestion. Very reactive Kosher Carcinogen and mutagen cat 3, sensitizer 2
Asphalt (paving asphalt, roofer s flux, etc.) Petroleum product Benzene including benzene mixtures Carcinogen cat 1 1,3-butadiene Butyl acrylate Caprolactam Carcinogen cat Sensitizer Harmful by all routes of exposure. Carbon tetrachloride Toxic by inhalation, carcinogen cat 3 Cardura E (trade name for glycidyl esters of versatic 911 acid) Cashew nutshell liquid Skin irritating and sensitizing properties Harmful by ingestion. Strong skin and respiratory sensitizer, symptoms may be delayed. Contact with eyes may cause permanent injury. Chlorinated compounds (examples in the list) Chloro benzenes Chloroform Harmful by inhalation, aquatic toxicity Carcinogen cat 3, harmful by inhalation Chloroprene Carcinogen cat 2 Coal tar and coal tar pitch Carcinogen cat 2 Creosote (coal tar or wood) Carcinogen cat 2 Cresol (o,m,p and cresylates and cresylic acids) Corrosive, toxic if contact with skin Cyanates (see individual products in the list) Dibutylamine 1,3-dichloropropene ( TELONE ) Diethanolamine Diethylenetriamine Diethylene glycol Diglycidyl ether of bisphenol A Harmful by all routes of exposurearmful by all routes of exposu Fumigant, NIOP list Formation of nitrosamines, harmful if swallowed (R 48) Corrosive, sensitizer Harmful if swallowed Digylcidylethers are suspected 3
carcinogens; together with bisphenol A -> discussion on hormone disrupting effects Diisopropylamine Corrosive Dimethylformamide (DMF) Reprox tox cat 2 Dioctyl phthalate Diphenyl methane diisocyanate (MDI) Divinylbenzene Epichlorohydrin Epoxy resins (uncured) Ethanolamine Ethyl acrylate Ethylbenzene Ethyl hexyl acrylate Ethylene dibromide Suspected carcinogen Respiratory and skin sensitizer Intermediate, associated with styrene Carcinogen cat 3, corrosive, sensitizer Asthmogenic Corrosive, harmful by all routes of exposure Sensitizer IARC 2B See other acrylates Carcinogen cat 2, environmental tox Ethylene dichloride Carcinogen cat 2 Ethylenediamine Ethylene glycol (Monoethylene glycol MEG) Ethylene Glycol Ethers such as: Ethylene glycol ethyl ether (ethoxy ethanol), Corrosive, sensitizer Harmful if swallowed Several health hazards including reproductive toxicity Ethylene glycol ethyl ether acetate (ethoxy ethyl acetate), Ethylene glycol methyl ether acetate (methoxy ethylacetate), Ethylene glycol methyl ether (methoxy ethanol), Ethylene glycol monobutyl ether (butoxyethanol), Ethylene glycol monoalkyl ether) Several health hazards including reproductive toxicity 4
Ethylene oxide Carcinogen and mutagen cat 2 Formaldehyde Furfuryl alcohol Gasoline Gas oil Gluteraldehyde Hexamethylediamine Isoprene Isocyanates (TDI, MDI..) Kerosine Leaded petroleum or other leaded products (three previous cargos) Lube oil additives Methyl acrylate IARC 2A carcinogen Harmful by all routes of exposure; IARC review inadequate data Toxic by inhalation and if swallowed, sensitizer, very toxic to aquatic organisms Corrosive Carcinogen cat 2, mutagen cat 3, harmful to aquatic organisms Asthmogenic, very reactive FOSFA list Sensitizer, harmful by all routes of exposure Methylene chloride Carcinogen cat 3 Methyl Isobutyl Ketone Methyl methacrylate monomer Methyl styrene monomer Methyl tertiary butyl ether Methylene diisocyanate (MDI) Methyl isocyanate Mineral oils Morpholine IARC 2B Listing Sensitizer Odour threshold Odour threshold, irritant Petroleum product- skin and inhalation irritant Corrosive, harmful by all routes of 5
exposure, IARC group 3 Morpholine ethanol Naphthalene FOSFA list Carcinogen cat 3, toxic to aquatic organisms Nitrobenzene Carcinogen and reprotox cat 3 Nitropropane Noxious cargoes Perchloroethylene Pesticides including biocides, insecticides, fungicides, herbicides and rodenticides Phenol Phthalates Polymethylenene polyphenylisocyanate n-propylamine Harmful by all routes of exposure Ref NIOP Carcinogen cat 3, toxic to aquatic organisms See CEFIC guidelines Mutagen cat 3, toxic by all routes of exposure, corrosive IARC concluded not a human carcinogen (group 3) (effects in lab animals related to peroxisome proliferation) Low odour theshold Propylene oxide Carcinogen and mutagen cat 2 Pygas Pyridine Styrene monomer Tall oil Tall oil fatty acid Tetrahydrofuran Toluene Toluene diisocyanate (TDI) Contains benzene Harmful by all routes of exposure, IARC group 3, low odour threshold IARC 2B, tainting, low odour threshold NIOP list NIOP list Irritating, mutagenic/carcinogenic effects observed in animals Reprotox cat 3, neurotox effects 6
Toluidine Transformer oil Trichloroethane Triethylene glycol Tricresyl phosphate Vinyl acetate monomer IARC 2B FOSFA list (might contain PCB) Harmful by inhalation, ozone-depleting properties; chlorinated compound Falls into the group of glycols Under NTP review (cancer, reprotox) IARC 2B Vinyl chloride monomer Carcinogen cat 1 Xylene (mixed isomer and o-, m-, p-) Harmful by inhalation/skin contact, contains ethyl benzene Shell Chemical LP PO Box 4407 Houston Texas 77210 USA Tel +1 866 897 4355 Internet http://www.shell.com/chemicals Disclaimer The information contained in this publication is, to the best of our knowledge, true and accurate, but any recommendations or suggestions that may be made are without guarantee, since the conditions of use are beyond our control. Furthermore, nothing contained herein shall be construed as a recommendation to use any product in conflict with existing patents covering any material or its use. Shell Chemicals The expression Shell Chemicals refers to the companies of the Shell Group of companies that are engaged in the chemical businesses. Each of the companies that make up the Shell Group of companies is an independent entity and has its own separate identity. 7