Product ID:CARBON DIOXIDE
MSDS Date:11/25/1985
FSC:6830
NIIN:00-245-0199
MSDS Number: BHDCW

Emergency Phone: 803-324-4180

Info Phone: 704-596-6262

Cage: SUNOX

Telephone: 704-596-6262

Cage: SUNOX

CARBON DIOXIDE

CAS: 124-38-9

RTECS: FF6400000

OSHA PEL 5000 PPM

ACGIH TLV: 5000PPM/30000STEL;93

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:CARBON DIOXIDE IS THE MOST POWERFUL
CEREBRAL VASODILATOR KNOWN.INHALING LARGE CONCENTRATIONS CAUSES
RAPID CIRCULATION INSUFFICIENCY LEADING TO COMA & DEATH.CHRONIC
HARMFUL EFFECTS ARE NOT KNOWN FROM R EPEATED INHALATION OF LOW 3-5
MOLAR % CONCENTRATIONS.
Effects of Overexposure:INHALATION:3-5 MOLAR % INCREASED RESPIRATION &
HEADACHE.8-15 MOLAR % HEADACHE,NAUSEA & VOMITING WHICH MAY LEAD TO
UNCONSCIOUSNESS.HIGH CONCENTRATIONS CAUSE RAPID CIR INSUFFICIENCY
LEADING TO COMA & DE ATH.FROSTBITE EFFECTS ARE A CHANGE IN THE
COLOR OF THE SKIN TO GRAY OR WHITE POSSIBLY FOLLOWED BY BLISTERING.

First Aid:PROMT MEDICAL ATTN IS MANDATORY.RESCUE PERSONNEL SHOULD BE
EQUIPPED W/SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING
APPARATUS.INHALATION:CONSCIOUS/UNCONSCIOUS ASSIST TO FRESH
AIR.QUICK REMOVAL IS MOST IMPORTANT.IF NECESSA RY GIVE ASSISTED
RESUSCITATION & SUPPLEMENTAL OXY.ASSURE THAT VOMITED MATERIAL DOES
NOT OBSTRUCT THE AIRWAY BY USE OF POSTURAL DRAINAGE.

Extinguishing Media:NONFLAMMABLE, INERT GAS

Spill Release Procedures:EVACUATE ALL PERSONNEL FROM AREA.USE
APPROPRIATE PROTECTIVE EQUIP.IF LEAK IS IN USER'S EQUIP,BE CERTAIN
TO PURGE PIPING W/AN INERT GAS PRIOR TO ATTEMPTING REPAIRS.IF LEAK
IS IN CNT OR CNT VALVE,CONTAC T CLOSEST SUPPPLIER OR CALL EMERG
NUMBER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:USE/STORE IN WELL-VENT AREA.DO NOT
HEAT CYL BY ANYMEANS TO INCREASE DISCHARGE RATE OF PRODUCT FROM
CYL.DRY CO2 CAN BE HANDLED W/MOST CMN STRUCT MAT.
Other Precautions:COMPRESSED GAS CYLS SHOULD NOT BE REFILLED EXCEPT BY
QUALIFIED PRODUCERS OF COMPRESSED GASSES.SHIPMENT OF A COMPRESSED
GAS CYL WHICH HAS NOT BEEN FILLED BY THE OWNER OR W/HIS WRITTEN
CONSENT IS A VIOL ATION OF FEDERAL LAW (49 CFR).

Respiratory Protection:POSITIVE PRESSURE AIR LINE W/MASK OR
SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS SHOULD BE AVAILABLE FOR
EMERGENCY USE.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST TO PREVENT ACCUMULATION ABOVE THE TWA.
Protective Gloves:ANY MATERIAL
Eye Protection:SAFETY GOGGLES/GLASSES
Other Protective Equipment:SAFETY SHOES
Supplemental Safety and Health
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Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:-109.3F *
Vapor Pres:856 PSIA *
Spec Gravity:1.65 @ 70F
Solubility in Water:VERY SOUABLE
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS, ODORLESS GAS

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
NONE
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CARBON MONOXIDE

Waste Disposal Methods:DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DISPOSE OF WASTE OR UNUSED
QTYS.RETURN IN THE SHIPPING CNT PROPERLY LABELED,W/ANY VALVE OUTLET
PLUGS OR CAPS SECURED & VALVE PROTECTION CAP IN PLACE TO YOUR
SUPPLIER.FOR EMERG DISPOS AL ASST CONTACT CLOSEST SUPPLIER LOCATION
OR CALL.

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