Product ID:MIL-C-6151,CADMIUM OXIDE
MSDS Date:01/01/1985
FSC:6810
NIIN:00-281-8804
MSDS Number: BDTDW

Emergency Phone: 408-435-8700/800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)

Info Phone: 408-435-8700

Cage: 0AN91

Telephone: 408-435-8700/800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)

Cage: 0AN91

CADMIUM OXIDE (SARA III)

CAS: 1306-19-0

RTECS: EV1925000

Fraction By Weight: 90.0%

OSHA PEL SEE 1910.1027

ACGIH TLV: 0.05 MG(CD)/M3; 9293

Effects of Overexposure:SEVERE LUNG IRRITATION WHICH MAY BE
FATAL.CHRONIC POISONING IS CHARACTERIZED BY LUNG INJURY & KIDNEY

First Aid:TREAT INHALATION BY ADMINISTERING OXYGEN.STOMACH WASH,IF
SWALLOWED,FOLLOWED BY SALINE CATHARSIS.IF THERE HAS BEEN KNOWN
EXPOSURE TO DENSE CADMIUM OXIDE FUME OR IF SYMPTOMS OF COUGH,CHEST
TIGHTENS,OR R ESPIRATORY DISTRESS APPEAR,PLACE PATIENT IN BED.

Extinguishing Media:CO*2 OR DRY CHEMICAL-TYPE EXTINGUISHER- SAND.
Fire Fighting Procedures:CADMIUM OXIDE AT EXTREME HEAT WILL EVOLVE HAZ.
FUMES.

Spill Release Procedures:ANY NORMAL CLEAN-UP PROCEDURE IS APPLICABLE.IF
POSSIBILITY OF DUST EXPOSURE EXISTS,WEAR APPROVED
RESPIRATOR.DISSOLVE SPILL IN A BEAKER WITH PLENTIFUL WATER.ADD SODA
ASH AND MIX.NEUTRALIZE WITH 6M-HCL. DRAIN INTO AN APPROVED STORAGE
AREA W/ABUNDANT WAT

Handling and Storage Precautions:WEAR RUBBER GLOVES,SAFETY GLASSES &
RESPIRATORS OR HANDLE IN A DRAFT.MOST OPERATIONS IN WHICH CDO DUSTS
ARE PRODUCED WILL REQUIRE PROCESS ENCL.VENTIL.
Other Precautions:PERSONAL RESPIRATORY PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT MAY BE USED
FOR TEMPORARY OR SUPPLEMENTAL CONTROL. STORE CDO IN A COOL, DRY
AREA.

Respiratory Protection:BUREAU OF MINES APPROVED RESPIRATOR.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST IS RECOMMENDED.
Protective Gloves:RUBBER
Eye Protection:SAFETY GLASSES
Other Protective Equipment:RESPIRATORS.
Supplemental Safety and Health
SPEC.FR.FGHTNG PROC.CONTD:WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BRTHNG APPRTS & FULL
PROT.CLTHNG.EFF
OVEREXPOS.CONTD:DYSFUNCTION,HEADACHE,VERTIGO,NERVOUSNESS,COUGH,STOM
.LESION,PULMON.EDEMA,PNEUMON,DIARR,VMTNG.

HCC:N1
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:1650-1830F
Spec Gravity:6.95
Solubility in Water:NEGLIGIBLE
Appearance and Odor:YELLOW-BROWN POWDER OR CRYSTALS.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CADMIUM OXIDE FUME

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF MATERIAL IN CLOSED CONTAINERS.BE
COGNIZANT OF POTENTIAL AIR & WATER POLLUTION PROBLEMS.NOTE:THIS
MATERIAL MAY HAVE VALUE ON RECYCLED BASIS.REACT MATL
W/MIN.CONC.HNO*3 TO FORM NITRATES.EVAP. IN HOOD TO THIN PASTE.ADD
H*2O & H*2S,FILTER,DRY-

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