# Xanthates (ID 3342)

**Citation:** ERG 2024 ID 3342  
**Type / status:** guidance / guidance  
**Agency:** U.S. DOT / Transport Canada / SICT  
**Effective:** Not stated  
**Published:** 2024-04-04

ERG2024 assigns Xanthates (ID 3342) to Guide 135: Substances - Spontaneously Combustible.

## Document text

ERG identification number: 3342.
Material: Xanthates.
Assigned response guide: Guide 135, Substances - Spontaneously Combustible.
The ERG index does not mark this entry with the P polymerization-hazard indicator.

## Provenance

- Official: Yes
- Source: <https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/erg/material?materialName=Xanthates&materialUn=3342>
- Source ID: `phmsa-erg-2024`
- SHA-256: `1940e3a060afd7a6a213e343c04b21b8052188b977e097ad5cbb3b35b90d6ea7`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-13T11:31:32.574Z
- Exported: 2026-08-25T07:37:09.455Z
- Document slug: `phmsa-erg-2024-material-id3342-xanthates`

### Source metadata

```json
{
  "edition": 2024,
  "language": "English",
  "jurisdiction": "US",
  "caveat": "Emergency-response guidance for the initial phase of a transportation incident. It is not controlling regulation, a compliance determination, a chemical-specific worker safety document, or a substitute for required shipping-paper emergency-response information.",
  "materialSubtype": "phmsa_erg_material",
  "recordKind": "material",
  "collectionId": "phmsa-erg-2024-overview",
  "parentDocumentId": "phmsa-erg-2024-overview",
  "sourceDateLabel": "Effective Date",
  "sourceDate": "2024-04-04",
  "idNumber": "3342",
  "materialName": "Xanthates",
  "guideNumber": 135,
  "guideTitle": "Substances - Spontaneously Combustible",
  "polymerizationHazard": false,
  "physicalPage": 78,
  "pdfUrl": "https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/2024-04/ERG2024-Eng-Web-a.pdf#page=78"
}
```