Biodiesel: Environmental & Safety Information

http://www.biodiesel.org/pdf_files/fuelfactsheets/Environment_Safety.pdf

Biodiesel is nontoxic. The acute oral LD50 (lethal dose) is greater than 17.4 g/Kg body weight. By comparison,
table salt (NaCL) is nearly 10 times more toxic.

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Date Of Record Release	2008-08-15 17:52:06
Description	Biodiesel is nontoxic. The acute oral LD50 (lethal dose) is greater than 17.4 g/Kg body weight. By comparison, table salt (NaCL) is nearly 10 times more toxic.
Classification	Safety and Health Energy -- Energy Sources - Bio/Geo Energy -- Renewable Energy Sources
Resource Type	Guide/Report/Fact sheet
Format	Text
Subject	Biodiesel fuels Biofuels
Source	National Biodiesel Board
Keyword	Biodiesel
Selector	Offley
Date Of Record Creation	2008-08-15 17:49:04
Education Level	General Public
Date Last Modified	2010-06-19 17:41:38
Language	English

Date Record Checked: 2008-08-15 00:00:00 (W3C-DTF)

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