Improving Member States preparedness to face an HNS pollution of the Marine System (HNS-MS)
Marine Diesel Oil
Description Top
| CAS number | 68476-34-6 |
| Mixed | Yes |
| Standard European Behaviour Classification (SEBC) | Floater that evaporates (FE) |
GESAMP Hazard profile
| A1 | A2 | B1 | B2 | C1 | C2 | C3 | D1 | D2 | D3 | E1 | E2 | E3 |
| NI | NI | NI | NI | NI | NI | NI | NI | NI | NI | FE | NI |
Marine pollution Classification (MARPOL Annex II)
| Category | Description |
| Other Substances | Substances which have been evaluated and found to fall outside Category X, Y or Z because they are considered to present no harm to marine resources, human health, amenities or other legitimate uses of the sea when discharged into the sea from tank cleaning of deballasting operations. The discharge of bilge or ballast water or other residues or mixtures containing these substances are not subject to any requirements of MARPOL Annex II. |
Alternate names for this chemical
Mdo
Marine Diesel Oil
Diesel Marine Leger
Marine Diesel Oil
Diesel Marine Leger
Physico-chemical properties Top
| State | Liquid at 25°C and 1 atm | |
| Boiling temperature | 150 [°C] | |
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| Vapour density | 5.8 | |
| Lower explosivity limit (LEL) | 0.7 [%] | |
| Upper explosivity limit (UEL) | 5 [%] |
Behaviour Top
| Standard European Behaviour Classification (SEBC) | Floater that evaporates (FE) |
GESAMP Top
GESAMP Hazard profile
| A1 | A2 | B1 | B2 | C1 | C2 | C3 | D1 | D2 | D3 | E1 | E2 | E3 |
| NI | NI | NI | NI | NI | NI | NI | NI | NI | NI | FE | NI |
A1: Bioaccumulation
| Rating | Description |
| NI | No Information |
A1a:
| Rating | Description |
| NI | No Information |
A1b:
| Rating | Description |
| NI | No Information |
A2: Biodegradation
| Rating | Description |
| NI | No Information |
B1: Acute aquatic toxicity
| Rating | Description |
| NI | No Information |
B2: Chronic aquatic toxicity
| Rating | Description |
| NI | No Information |
C1: Acute oral toxicity
| Rating | Description |
| NI | No Information |
C2: Acute dermal toxicity (skin contact)
| Rating | Description |
| NI | No Information |
C3: Acute inhalation toxicity
| Rating | Description |
| NI | No Information |
D1: Skin irritation or corrosion
| Rating | Description |
| NI | No Information |
D2: Eye irritation
| Rating | Description |
| NI | No Information |
D3: Long-term health effects
| Notation | Hazard endpoint | Description | GHS category |
| No Information |
E1: Tainting of seafood
| Rating | Description |
| NI | No Information |
E2: Behaviour of chemicals in the marine environment
| Rating | Description |
| FE | Floater that evaporates |
E3: Interference with the use of coastal amenities
| Rating | Description |
| NI | No Information |
About the project
HNS-MS is a decision-support tool that Belgian and French maritime authorities as well as coastguard stations can activate in order to forecast the drift, fate and behavior of acute marine pollution by Harmful Noxious Substances (HNS) accidentally released in the marine system.
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HNS-MS has been funded by DG-ECHO under agreement ECHO/SUB/2014/693705 and runs from 1 January 2015 to 31 March 2017.