Product ID:CARBON DIOXIDE
MSDS Date:10/01/1985
FSC:6830
NIIN:00-247-0619
MSDS Number: BHDDD

Emergency Phone: 800-231-1366

Info Phone: 415-977-6500

Cage: KO835

Telephone: 415-977-6500

Cage: KO835

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
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:CARBON DIOXIDE IS THE MOST POWERFUL
CEREBRAL VASODILATOR KNOWN.INHALING LARGE CONCENTRATIONS CAUSES
RAPID CIRCULATORY INSUFFICIENCY LEADING TO COMA &
DEATH.CHRONIC,HARMFUL EFFECTS ARE NOT KNOWN FROM REPEATED
INHALATION OF LOW 3-5 MOLAR %CONCENTRATIONS.
Effects of Overexposure:HEADACHE,DIZZINESS,SHORTNESS OF BREATH,MUSCULAR
WEAKNESS,DROWSINESS & RINGING INTHE EARS.HIGH CONCENTRATIONS
PRODUCE A FAINT ACID TASTE & CAN CAUSE PARALYSIS OFTHE BREATHING
CONTROL CENTERS OF THE NER VOUS SYSTEM.HIGHER CONCENTRATIONS
CAUSERAPID CIRCULATORY INSUFFICIENCY LEADING TO COMA & DEATH.

First Aid:PROMPT MEDICAL ATTN.RESCUE PERSONEEL SHOULD BE EQUIPPED
W/SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING
APPARATUS.INHALATION:CONSCIOUS/UNCONSCIOUS ASSIST TO FRESH AIR.IF
NECESSARY GIVE ASSISTED RESUSCITATION & SUP OXY.ASS URE THAT
VOMITED MATERIAL DOES NOT OBSTRUCT THE AIRWAY BY USE OF POSITIONAL
DRAINAGE.MEDICAL ATTN SHOULD BE SOUGHT IMMEDIATELY.

Flash Point:NA
Lower Limits:NA
Upper Limits:NA
Extinguishing Media:NONFLAMMABLE, INERT GAS
Fire Fighting Procedures:NA
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NA

Spill Release Procedures:EVACUATE ALL PERSONNEL.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 VAVLE,CONTACT THE CLOS EST CARDOX CORPORATION LOCATION OR
CALLEMERG NO.

Handling and Storage Precautions:USE/STORE IN WELL-VENTILATED AREA.DO
NOT DRAG,SLIDE OR ROLL CYLS.USE SUITABLE HAND TRUCK.SEGREGATE
FULL/EMPTY CYLS.USE FIRST IN FIRST OUT INVENTORY.
Other Precautions:COMPRESSED GAS CYLS SHOULD NOT BE REFILLED EXCEPT BY
QUALIFIED PRODUCERS OF COMPRESSED GASES.SHIPMENT OF A COMPRESSED
GAS CYL WHICH HAS NOT BEEN FILLED BY THE OWNER OR W/HIS WRITTEN
CONSENT IS A VIOLA TION OF FEDERAL LAW (49 CFR).

Respiratory Protection:POSITIVE PRESSURE AIR LINE W/MASK OR
SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS SHOULD BE AVAILABLE FOR EMERG
USE.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST
Protective Gloves:ANY MATERIAL
Eye Protection:SAFETY GOGGLES/GLASSES
Other Protective Equipment:SAFETY SHOES
Supplemental Safety and Health
NK

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:-109.3F *
Vapor Pres:@70F 21.1C
Spec Gravity:@70F 1.53
Solubility in Water:@68F 20C
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS,ODORLESS GAS. *SUBLIMATION PT:-109.3F

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
EXPLO CAN OCCUR WHEN CO2 CONTACTS MIXTURES OF SODIUM PEROXIDE
W/ALUMINUM OR MAGNESIUM.REACTIVE METALS(SUCH AS ALKALI **
Stability Condition to Avoid:CO2 IS STABLE UNDER ORD CONDITIONS OF
USE/STORAGE.IT DECOMP TO CO&O2 WHEN HEATED ABOVE 1700C.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CARBON MONOXIDE
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization:IT DOES CAUSE VIOLENT POLYMERIZATION
OF ACRYLALDEHYDE OR ETHYLENEMINE.

Waste Disposal Methods:DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DISPOSE OF RESIDUAL OR UNUSED
QTYS.RETURN IN THE SHIPPING CNT PROPERLY LABELED,W/ANY VALVE OUTLET
PLUGS OR CAPS SECURED & VALVE PROTECTION CAP IN PLACE TO CARDOX
CORP FOR PROPER DISP OSAL.FOR EMERG DISPOSAL,CONTACT CLOSESTCAR
CORP.

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