Guidance

Kerosene: health effects, incident management and toxicology

Information about kerosene (also known as paraffin and jet fuel), for use in responding to chemical incidents.

Documents

Kerosene: general information

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Kerosene: incident management

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Kerosene: toxicological overview

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This content was originally produced by Public Health England (PHE). This content is now owned and managed by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA).

These documents provide information on the health effects of exposure, the chemical’s toxicity and material for responding to a chemical incident.

Updates to this page

Published 13 January 2012
Last updated 14 August 2019 + show all updates
  1. Updated incident management document.

  2. Uploaded kerosene: general information.

  3. Updated version of incident management and removed compilation PDF.

  4. First published.

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