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Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG)

This is an online version of the 2008 Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG) which is produced by the USDOT for first responders during the initial phase of a Dangerous goods/Hazardous Materials incident. Have you ever wondered what those four digit numbers on the placards on the side of trucks and rail cars mean? Our online ERG will give you your answer.

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UN Numbers 2768 through 2822

UN#GuideName of MaterialISO
Current as of: Oct. 2, 2011
2768131Phenyl urea pesticide, liquid, flammable, poisonous
2768131Phenyl urea pesticide, liquid, flammable, toxic
2769151Benzoic derivative pesticide, solid, poisonous
2769151Benzoic derivative pesticide, solid, toxic
2770131Benzoic derivative pesticide, liquid, flammable, poisonous
2770131Benzoic derivative pesticide, liquid, flammable, toxic
2771151Dithiocarbamate pesticide, solid, poisonous
2771151Dithiocarbamate pesticide, solid, toxic
2771151Thiocarbamate pesticide, solid, poisonous
2771151Thiocarbamate pesticide, solid, toxic
2772131Dithiocarbamate pesticide, liquid, flammable, poisonous
2772131Dithiocarbamate pesticide, liquid, flammable, toxic
2772131Thiocarbamate pesticide, liquid, flammable, poisonous
2772131Thiocarbamate pesticide, liquid, flammable, toxic
2773151Phthalimide derivative pesticide, solid, poisonous
2773151Phthalimide derivative pesticide, solid, toxic
2774131Phthalimide derivative pesticide, liquid, flammable, poisonous
2774131Phthalimide derivative pesticide, liquid, flammable, toxic
2775151Copper based pesticide, solid, poisonous
2775151Copper based pesticide, solid, toxic
2776131Copper based pesticide, liquid, flammable, poisonous
2776131Copper based pesticide, liquid, flammable, toxic
2777151Mercury based pesticide, solid, poisonous
2777151Mercury based pesticide, solid, toxic
2778131Mercury based pesticide, liquid, flammable, poisonous
2778131Mercury based pesticide, liquid, flammable, toxic
2779153Substituted nitrophenol pesticide, solid, poisonous
2779153Substituted nitrophenol pesticide, solid, toxic
2780131Substituted nitrophenol pesticide, liquid, flammable, poisonous
2780131Substituted nitrophenol pesticide, liquid, flammable, toxic
2781151Bipyridilium pesticide, solid, poisonous
2781151Bipyridilium pesticide, solid, toxic
2782131Bipyridilium pesticide, liquid, flammable, poisonous
2782131Bipyridilium pesticide, liquid, flammable, toxic
2783152Methyl parathion, solid
2783152Organophosphorus pesticide, solid, poisonous
2783152Organophosphorus pesticide, solid, toxic
2783152Parathion
2783152Tetraethyl pyrophosphate, solid
2784131Organophosphorus pesticide, liquid, flammable, poisonous
2784131Organophosphorus pesticide, liquid, flammable, toxic
27851524-Thiapentanal
2785152Thia-4-pentanal
2786153Organotin pesticide, solid, poisonous
2786153Organotin pesticide, solid, toxic
2787131Organotin pesticide, liquid, flammable, poisonous
2787131Organotin pesticide, liquid, flammable, toxic
2788153Organotin compound, liquid, n.o.s.
2789132Acetic acid, glacial
2789132Acetic acid, solution, more than 80% acid
2790153Acetic acid, solution, more than 10% but not more than 80% acid
2793170Ferrous metal borings, shavings, turnings or cuttings
2794154Batteries, wet, filled with acid
2795154Batteries, wet, filled with alkali
2796157Battery fluid, acid
2796157Sulfuric acid, with not more than 51% acid
2796157Sulphuric acid, with not more than 51% acid
2797154Battery fluid, alkali
2797154Battery fluid, alkali, with battery
2797154Battery fluid, alkali, with electronic equipment or actuating device
2798137Benzene phosphorus dichloride
2798137Phenylphosphorus dichloride
2799137Benzene phosphorus thiodichloride
2799137Phenylphosphorus thiodichloride
2800154Batteries, wet, non-spillable
2801154Dye intermediate, liquid, corrosive, n.o.s.
2801154Dye, liquid, corrosive, n.o.s.
2802154Copper chloride
2803172Gallium
2805138Lithium hydride, fused solid
2806138Lithium nitride
2807171Magnetized material
2809172Mercury
2809172Mercury metal
2810153Buzz
2810153BZ
2810153Compound, tree or weed killing, liquid (toxic)
2810153CS
2810153DC
2810153GA
2810153GB
2810153GD
2810153GF
2810153H
2810153HD
2810153HL
2810153HN-1
2810153HN-2
2810153HN-3
2810153L (Lewisite)
2810153Lewisite
2810153Mustard
2810153Mustard Lewisite
2810153Poison B, liquid, n.o.s.
2810153Poisonous liquid, n.o.s.Yes
2810153Poisonous liquid, n.o.s. (Inhalation Hazard Zone A) Yes
2810153Poisonous liquid, n.o.s. (Inhalation Hazard Zone B) Yes
2810153Poisonous liquid, organic, n.o.s.Yes
2810153Poisonous liquid, organic, n.o.s. (Inhalation Hazard Zone A) Yes
2810153Poisonous liquid, organic, n.o.s. (Inhalation Hazard Zone B) Yes
2810153Sarin
2810153Soman
2810153Tabun
2810153Thickened GD
2810153Toxic liquid, n.o.s.Yes
2810153Toxic liquid, n.o.s. (Inhalation Hazard Zone A) Yes
2810153Toxic liquid, n.o.s. (Inhalation Hazard Zone B) Yes
2810153Toxic liquid, organic, n.o.s.Yes
2810153Toxic liquid, organic, n.o.s. (Inhalation Hazard Zone A) Yes
2810153Toxic liquid, organic, n.o.s. (Inhalation Hazard Zone B) Yes
2810153VX
2811154CX
2811154Poisonous solid, organic, n.o.s.
2811154Selenium oxide
2811154Selenium oxide
2811154Toxic solid, organic, n.o.s.
2812154Sodium aluminate, solid
2813138Water-reactive solid, n.o.s.
2814158Infectious substance, affecting humans
2815153N-Aminoethylpiperazine
2817154Ammonium bifluoride, solution
2817154Ammonium hydrogen fluoride, solution
2817154Ammonium hydrogendifluoride, solution
2818154Ammonium polysulfide, solution
2818154Ammonium polysulphide, solution
2819153Amyl acid phosphate
2820153Butyric acid
2821153Phenol solution
28221532-Chloropyridine

Data Source for our online 2008 ERG

This information was compiled from the 2008 Emergency Response Guidebook (2008 ERG) which is produced by the U.S. Department of Transportation.

(Data last updated/verified: Oct. 2, 2011)

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