Containing Tetraethyl Lead (TEL) or Tetramethyl

Lead (TML)
The amounts of Tetraethyl Lead (TEL) or Tetramethyl Lead (TML) normally
added to gasolines are insufficient to render the gases from these products
significantly more toxic than those from unleaded gasolines. The effects of the
gases from leaded gasolines are therefore similar to those described for
petroleum gases (see Section 2.3.3).
2.3.9 Inert Gas
2.3.9.1 General
Inert gas is principally used to control cargo tank atmospheres, thus
preventing the formation of flammable mixtures. The primary requirement
for an inert gas is low oxygen content. Its composition can, however, be
variable. (Table 7.1 in Section 7.1.3 provides an indication of typical inert
gas components expressed as a percentage by volume.)
2.3.9.2 Toxic Constituents
The main hazard associated with inert gas is its low oxygen content.
However, inert gas produced by combustion, either in a steam raising
boiler or in a separate inert gas generator (flue gas), will contain trace
amounts of various toxic gases that may increase the hazard to
personnel exposed to it.
Precautions necessary to protect personnel against the toxic components
of inert gas during tank entry are given in Section 7.1.6.12. However,
these precautions do not include requirements for the direct measurement
of the concentration of the trace constituents of flue gas. This is because
gas freeing the atmosphere of a cargo tank from a hydrocarbon gas
concentration of about 2% by volume to 1% LFL, and until a steady 21%
by volume oxygen reading is obtained, is sufficient to dilute these toxic
constituents to below their TLV-TWA.