The following is a list of specific petroleum products and chemicals defined to be hazardous substances under §51.201.

Hazardous Liquids

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Acetic Acid    Ethyl Benzene
Acetic Anhydride    Ethyl Dichloride
Acetone    Ethyl Ether
Acrylonitrile    Gasoline
Amyl Acetate    Heptane
Amyl Alcohol    Hexane
Benzene    Isobutyl Acetate
Butyl Acetate    Isobutyl Alcohol
Butyl Acrylate    Isopropyl Acetate
Butyl Alcohol    Isopropyl Alcohol
Carbon Bisulfide    Jet Fuel and Kerosene
Carbon Disulfide    Methyl Alcohol
Cellosolve    Methyl Amyl Alcohol
Cresols    Methyl Cellosolve
Crude Oil (Petroleum)    Methyl Ethyl Ketone
Cumene    Naptha
Cyclohexane    Pentane
No. 2 Diesel Fuel    Propylene Oxide
Ethyl Acetate    Toluene
Ethyl Acrylate    Vinyl Acetate
Ethyl Alcohol    Xylene

Hazardous Gases

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Acetaldehyde    Hydrogen
Butadiene    Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)
Butane    Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG)
Ethene    Propane
Ethylene    Propylene
Ethylene Oxide    Vinyl Chloride

(Primary Source: “Urban Development Siting with respect to Hazardous Commercial/Industrial Facilities,” by Rolf Jensen and Associates, Inc., April 1982)

[49 FR 5105, Feb. 10, 1984; 49 FR 12214, Mar. 29, 1984]


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