Comparison: XPS Blowing Agents

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Comparison of different blowing agents that may be used in extruded polystyrene (XPS) insulation in the United States.

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		Group I Human					Group II and II* Human									Ecotox			Fate		Physical		Mult	Non-GSLT
Chemical	GS	C	M	R	D	E	AT	ST	ST	N	N	SnS	SnR	IrS	IrE	AA	CA	ATB	P	B	Rx	F	Mult	PBT	GW	O	Other
1,1,1,2-TETRAFLUOROETHANE (HFC-134A) 811-97-2	LT-UNK	-	-	-	M-L	-	pC	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	pC	-	-	vH-H	-	-	-	M	-	H	-	R
1,1-Difluoroethane 75-37-6	LT-UNK	pC	pC	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	vH-H	-	-	H	M	-	M	-	R
Isobutane 75-28-5	LT-P1	H	H	-	H-L	-	M	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	vH-H	-	-	H	H	-	-	-	R
Methyl chloride 74-87-3	LT-1	H	M	H	H	-	H-M	-	M	-	vH-M	-	-	pC	-	-	-	M	vH-H	-	-	H	vH	-	pC	H	R
Dimethyl ether 115-10-6	LT-UNK	pC	pC	-	H-L	-	-	-	-	pC	-	-	-	-	H	-	-	-	vH-H	-	-	H	M	-	pC	-	R
Methyl formate 107-31-3	LT-UNK	-	-	-	M-L	-	M	M	-	-	vH-M	-	-	H	H	-	-	M	vH-H	-	-	vH	vH	-	-	-	R
Pentane 109-66-0	LT-P1	-	-	-	M-L	-	L	-	-	M-L	vH-L	-	-	M	H	H	-	-	vH-H	-	-	H	H	-	M	-	+
Water 7732-18-5	BM-4	L	L	L	L	L	L	L	L	L	L	L	L	L	L	L	L	-	H	L	L	L	-	-	-	-	+
carbon dioxide 463-79-6	NoGS	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+
1,3,3,3-Tetrafluoropropene, (1E)- 29118-24-9	LT-UNK	-	-	-	M-L	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	U	-	-	-	R

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