Product ID:CARBON DIOXIDE SOLID (DRYICE)
MSDS Date:07/01/1986
FSC:6830
NIIN:00-247-0619
MSDS Number: BDNLR

Emergency Phone: 201-464-8100

Info Phone: 201-464-8100

Cage: KO834

Telephone: 201-464-8100

Cage: KO834

CARBON DIOXIDE

CAS: 124-38-9

RTECS: FF6400000

Fraction By Weight: 100.0%

OSHA PEL 5000 PPM

ACGIH TLV: 5000PPM/30000STEL;93

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:3 TO 5% BY VOLUME:CAUSES INCREASED
RESPIRATION & HEADACHE; 8 TO 15% BY VOLUME:HEADACHE,NAUSEA,VOMITING
& UNCONSCIOUSNESS IF NOT MOVED TO OPEN AIR OR GIVEN OXYGEN; HIGHER
CONCENTRATIONS CAUSES CIRCULAT ORY INSUFFICIENCY LEADING TO COMA OR
DEATH. IT CAN ALSO RESULT IN FROSTBITE BY DERMAL CONTACT.
Effects of Overexposure:AT LOW CONCENTRATION 3-5% BY VOLUME:INCREASED
RESPIRATION & HEADACHE.CONCENTRATION OF 8-15%:CAUSE HEADACHE,NAUSEA
& VOMITING,UNCONSCIOUSNESS;HIGHER CONC. LEAD TO COMA &
DEATH.FROSTBITE EFFECTS ARE A C HANGE IN THE COLOR OF THE SKIN TO
GRAY OR WHITE POSSIBLY FOLLOWED BY BLISTERING.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:CO*2 IS THE MOST POWERFUL CEREBRAL
VASODILATOR KNOWN;INHALATION OF LARGE CONCENTRATIONS CAUSES RAPID
CIRCULATORY INSUFFICIENCY LEADING TO COMA & DEATH.

First Aid:PROMPT MEDICAL ATTENTION IS MANDATORY IN ALL CASES OF
OVEREXPOSURE TO CARBON DIOXIDE.RESCUE PERSONNEL SHOULD BE EQUIPPED
WITH SCBA,GIVE CPR AND IN FRESH AIR TREAT AREAS EXPOSED TO LIQUID
AS FOR FROTSB ITE EYES:FLUSH WITH TEPID WATER IN LARGE QUANTITIES
OR WITH A STERILE SALINE SOLUTION.SEE MEDICAL ATTENTION.FOR DERMAL
CONTACT OR FROSTBITE,FLUSH AFFECTED AREA WITH LUKEWARM WATER.DO NOT
USE HOT WATER

Flash Point:NONE
Extinguishing Media:NON-FLAMMABLE,INERT GAS
Fire Fighting Procedures:NONE NOTED;USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA IN
CONFINED AREA.

Spill Release Procedures:50 LB OF DRY ICE MAY PRESENT ABOUT 10% CO*2
CONCENTRATION IN A SMALL,CONFINED PLACE(EG 20'X20'X10'); PROVIDE
ADEQUATE VENTILATION.

Handling and Storage Precautions:USE ONLY IN WELL-VENTILATED AREAS;SEE
NOTE ON SPILL AND LEAK PROCEDURE.DO NOT STORE VESSELS IN
SUB-SURFACE OR CLOSED AREAS.
Other Precautions:CYLINDERS MUST BE KEPT UPRIGHT POSITION.

Respiratory Protection:USE POSITIVE PRESSURE AIR LINE WITH FULL
FACEPIECE AND AN ESCAPE AIR SUPPLY OR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING
APPARATUS SHOULD BE AVAILABLE FOR EMERGENCY USE.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST TO MAINTN BELOW TLV.
Protective Gloves:LOOSE FITTING,INSULATED
Eye Protection:SAFETY GOGGLES OR GLASSES PLUS FACE SHIE
Other Protective Equipment:SAFETY SHOES.
Work Hygienic Practices:AVOID CONTACT WITH EYES AND SKIN.DO NOT BREATHE
VAPORS.USE PROPER PERSONAL PROTECTION.
Supplemental Safety and Health
A HANDWRITTEN NOTE ON THE MSDS IMPLIES THAT PRODUCT IS MANUFACTURED BY
DRY ICE CORP,BALTIMORE,MD. HOWEVER MSDS CAME FROM AIRCO.

HCC:T4
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:-109F/-78C
Vapor Pres:856 PSIA
Spec Gravity:1.65
Solubility in Water:VERY SOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS,ODORLESS GAS;WHITE SOLID

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
NONE NOTED
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE NOTED
Hazardous Decomposition Products:NONE NOTED

Waste Disposal Methods:DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DISPOSE OF RESIDUAL OR UNUSED
QUANTITIES.RETURN TO AIRCO FOR PROPER DISPOSAL,OR DISPOSAL MUST BE
IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL,STATE AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS.

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