Product ID:NITROUS OXIDE
MSDS Date:05/01/1979
FSC:6850
NIIN:00F002380
MSDS Number: BBKVT

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NITROUS OXIDE, NITROGEN OXIDE, NITROGEN MONOXIDE

CAS: 10024-97-2

RTECS: QX1350000

ACGIH TLV: 1050 MG/CUM

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:NO Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:NITROUS OXIDE MAY DILUTE OXYGEN
CONTENT OF AIR SUFFICIENTLY TO CAUSE DEATH. CONTACT W/COLD
LIQUID/COLD GASEOUS NITROUS OXIDE MAY CAUSE CRYOGENIC-TYPE BURNS &
FREEZE TISSUES.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:CYROGENIC-TYPE BURNS, AIR HUNGER, HEADACHES,
DIZZINESS, NAUSEA, VOMITING, BEWILDERMENT, LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS,
HYSTERIA.

First Aid:INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. GIVE ASSISTED RESPIRATION &
SUPPLEMENTAL OXYGEN IF NEEDED. TREAT SYMPTOMATICALLY THEREAFTER.
SKIN: FROZEN TISSUES SHOULD BE FLOODED/SOAKED W/TEPID WATER
(105-115F). DO N'T USE HOT WATER. OBTIAN MEDICAL ATTENTION IN ALL
CASES.

Fire Fighting Procedures:TURN OFF SOURCE OF NITROUS OXIDE & FIGHT LIKE
CONVENTIONAL FIRE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NITROUS OXIDE IS NONFLAMMABLE BUT
SUPPORTS & ACCELERATES COMBUSTION OF FLAMMABLES. SOME NONFLAMMABLES
IN AIR WILL BURN IN PRESENCE OF NITROUS OXIDE. (SEE SUPP)

Spill Release Procedures:MOVE LEAKING CYLINDERS OUTDOORS/TO A WELL
VENTILATED AREA SUCH AS AN EXHAUST FUME HOOD. REMOVE ALL
FLAMMABLE/COMBUSTIBLE MATERIAL FROM AREA IF POSSIBLE.

Handling and Storage Precautions:USE ONLY IN WELL VENTILATED AREAS.
OPEN NITROS OXIDE VALVES SLOWLY. CHAIN CYLINDERS WHEN IN USE. STORE
IN WELL VENTILATED AREAS.
Other Precautions:PREVENT CONTACT OF LIQUID W/EXPOSED SKIN. PREVENT
ENTRAPMENT OF LIQUID IN CLOSED SYSTEMS. AVOID DRAGGING,
ROLLING/SLIDING CYLINDERS, EVEN FOR A SHORT DISTANCE. USE A
SUITABLE HAND TRUCK. (SEE SUPP)

Respiratory Protection:WEAR A SCBA IN OXYGEN DEFICIENT ATMOSPHERE.
CAUTION: RESPIRATORS WILL NOT FUNCTION; USE MAY RESULT IN
ASPHYXIATION.
Ventilation:NATURAL/MECHANICAL WHERE GAS IS PRESENT. LOCAL EXHAUST: MAY
BE USEFUL IN CERTAIN APPLICATIONS.
Protective Gloves:LEATHER
Eye Protection:SAFETY GLASSES
Other Protective Equipment:NONE
Supplemental Safety and Health
UNUSUAL FIRE: NITROUS OXIDE IS EXPLOSIVE DUE TO DECOMPOSITION INTO
ELEMENTAL NITROGEN & OXYGEN UNDER EXTREME HEAT. OTHER PRECAUTIONS:
KEEP CYLINDERS AWAY FROM HEAT SOURCES & FLAMMABLE/COMBUSTIBLE MATE
RIALS. NEVER LUBRICATE VALVES/CYLINDER CAPS. SEGREGATE FULL & EMPTY
CYLINDERS.

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:-127.2F
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:-131.6F
Vapor Pres:759.7 PSIA
Vapor Density:0.1146
Spec Gravity:1.53
Solubility in Water:1.3 CF PER CF WATER
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS GAS W/SLIGHTLY SWEETISH ODOR.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
FLAMMABLE/COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS, ESPECIALLY OIL & GREASE.
Stability Condition to Avoid:EXTREME HEAT.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:BY EXTREME HEAT: ELEMENTAL NITROGEN &
OXYGEN.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IAW/FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL
REGULATIONS. DON'T TRY TO DISPOSE OF RESIDUAL NITROUS OXIDE IN
CYLINDERS. RETURN TO AIR PRODUCTS FOR DISPOSAL. RETURN CYLINDERS
UNDER SLIGHT POSITIVE PRESSURE W/C YLINDER VALVES TIGHTLY CLOSED &
CAPS INPLACE.

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