Safety Information

Section 11. Toxicological information
Inhalation
Vapour inhalation under ambient conditions is not normally a problem due to low
vapour pressure.
No known significant effects or critical hazards.
Ingestion
Skin contact
Defatting to the skin. May cause skin dryness and irritation.
USED ENGINE OILS
Combustion products resulting from the operation of internal combustion engines
contaminate engine oils during use. Used engine oil may contain hazardous
components which have the potential to cause skin cancer. Frequent or prolonged
contact with all types and makes of used engine oil must therefore be avoided and a
high standard of personal hygiene maintained.
General
No known significant effects or critical hazards.
Carcinogenicity
No known significant effects or critical hazards.
Mutagenicity
No known significant effects or critical hazards.
Teratogenicity
Developmental effects
No known significant effects or critical hazards.
Fertility effects
No known significant effects or critical hazards.
Symptoms related to the physical, chemical and toxicological characteristics
Skin contact
Ingestion
Inhalation
No specific data.
No specific data.
Adverse symptoms may include the following:
irritation
dryness
cracking
Eye contact
No specific data.
Delayed and immediate effects as well as chronic effects from short and long-term exposure
Eye contact
Overexposure to the inhalation of airborne droplets or aerosols may cause irritation
of the respiratory tract.
Ingestion of large quantities may cause nausea and diarrhoea.
Potential risk of transient stinging or redness if accidental eye contact occurs.
Prolonged or repeated contact can defat the skin and lead to irritation, cracking and/
or dermatitis.
Inhalation
Skin contact
Ingestion
Section 12. Ecological information
Mobility
Spillages may penetrate the soil causing ground water contamination.
Bioaccumulative potential
Persistence and degradability
Soil/water partition
coefficient (K
OC
)
Not available.
Mobility in soil
This product is not expected to bioaccumulate through food chains in the environment.
Other ecological information
Spills may form a film on water surfaces causing physical damage to organisms.
Oxygen transfer could also be impaired.
Partially biodegradable.
Product name
Date of issue
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Castrol EDGE 0W-40 A3/B4
ENGLISH
(ENGLISH)
Product code
Version
3.02
Format
Language
Australia
467465-MY01
(Australia)
07/03/2018