Fuel Oil No.

2
Synonyms:

Reference ID

Diesel Fuel Oil

Furnace Oil
Home Heating Oil

For additional fuel specifications refer to ASTM D396.

Sulphur (weight %)
0.36
0.16

EETD 86
(a)

(a) winter diesel

Flash Point (C)
104
91

Mackay 82b
EETD 84

0.8740
0.8490
0.8660
0.8400

EETD 84
Mackay 82b
EETD 84
Mackay 82b

-27

Mackay 82b

8
4

Mackay 82b

0
0

Mackay 82b

Density (g/mL)
Temperature
(C)
0
15
20
Pour Point (C)
Dynamic Viscosity (mPas or cP)
Temperature
(C)
0
20
Hydrocarbon Groups (weight %)
Asphaltenes
Waxes
Surface Tension (mN/m or dynes/cm)
Temperature
(C)
0
15
20

29.0
27.4
26.2

Oil/Salt Water Interfacial Tension (mN/m or dynes/cm)

Temperature
(C)
0
15
20

16.2
13.6
25.6

Oil/Fresh Water Interfacial Tension (mN/m or

Temperature
(C)
0
15

15.1
14.7

EETD 84
Mackay 82b

EETD 84
Mackay 82b

EETD 85

Aqueous Solubility (mg/L)

Temperature
(C)
5

3
2

(a)
(c)

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Reference ID

Aqueous Solubility (mg/L)

Temperature
(C)
20

22

3
3
3
3
0

(a)
(b)
(c)
(b) (d)
(b) (e)

Maijanen 84
Mackay 82b
Maijanen 84
Suntio 86

(a) distilled water; (b) fresh water; (c) salt water

(d) diesel fuel; (e) heating oil
Acute Toxicity of Water Soluble Fraction (mg/L)
Test Organism
24h LC50
Neanthes arenaceodentata
Capitella capitata
Mysidipsis almyra
Palaemonetes pugio
Penaeus aztecus
Menidia beryllina
Fundulus similis
Cyprinodon variegatus
48h LC50
Neanthes arenaceodentata
Capitella capitata
Mysidipsis almyra
Palaemonetes pugio
Penaeus aztecus
Menidia beryllina
Fundulus similis
Cyprinodon variegatus
96h LC50
Neanthes arenaceodentata
Capitella capitata
Nereis vexillosa
Palaemonetes pugio
Penaeus aztecus
Orchomene pinguis
Acanthomysis
Eualus suckleyi
Crangon alaskensis
Pargurus hirsuiticulus
Paralithodes camtschayica
Menidia beryllina
Fundulus similis
Cyprinodon variegatus
Oncorhynchus gorbuscha
Salvelinus malma
Myoxocephalus
Platicthys steelatus

>8.7
>8.7
3
4
5
6
6
>6.9
3
4
1
4
5
5
5
>6.9
3
2
>3.36
>8.19
4
5
>1.74
>0.48
>0.45
2
1
1
0
0
>3.36
>8.19
1
1
4
4
6
1
1
0
1
1
2
>0.97

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(b)

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(a)
(b)
(b)
(a)
(a)
(b)
(a)
(b)
(a)
(b)
(a)
(b)

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(a)
(b)
(a)
(b)
(a)
(b)
(a)

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Reference ID
Acute Toxicity of Water Soluble Fraction (mg/L)
Test Organism
96h LC50
Platicthys steelatus
Pholis laeta
Chlamys hericus
Katharina tunicata
Mytilus edulis
Thais lima
Collisella scutum
Paranemertes peregrina
Leptasterias hexactis

>1.72
>0.92
>1.72
>3.36
>8.19
>3.36
>8.19
>1.25
>4.19
>3.36
>8.19
>3.36
>8.19
>3.36
>8.19
>3.36
>8.19

(b)
(a)
(b)
(a)
(b)
(a)
(b)
(a)
(b)
(a)
(b)
(a)
(b)
(a)
(b)
(a)
(b)

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(a) total aromatics; (b) total hydrocarbons measured by IR spectrophotometry

Acute Toxicity, Oil in Water Emulsion (mg/L)
Test Organism
24h LC50
Mysidopsis almyra
Palaemonetes pugio
Penaeus aztecus
Menidia beryllina
Fundulus sumilis
Cyprinodon variegatus
48h LC50
Mysidopsis almyra
Palaemonetes pugio
Penaeus aztecus
Menidia beryllina
Fundulus sumilis
Cyprinodon variegatus
96h LC50
Palaemonetes pugio
Penaeus aztecus
Fundulus sumilis
Cyprinodon variegatus

2
4
9
260
48
250
1
3
9
125
36
200
3
9
33
93

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