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Table showing details for crude oil*

Chemical	Category & User Codes	DG Class	DG PG	UN CAS No	Guidance notes
crude oil*	Tch 1 2 3 - 5 - -	3 Not Hazardous	I II III	- 1267	Highly toxic if ingested and by skin absorption; flammable. Use eye and skin protection when splashes can occur. Toxicity depends on the proportion and type of aromatic compounds present. Flammability and Packing Group depends on the flash point of the particular crude oil fraction, PG I - not likely in school samples due to evaporation of low boiling point components. Use demonstration specimens in sealed containers. In class experiments it is usually better to simulate a crude oil using known alkanes and alkenes than to use an unknown mixture. 23