Product ID:NITROGEN,COMPRESSED GAS
MSDS Date:11/19/1991
FSC:6830
NIIN:01-122-2652
MSDS Number: BPZJW

Emergency Phone: 800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)/800-868-7780

Info Phone: 704-596-6262

Cage: 6Z872

Telephone: 704-596-6262

Cage: 6Z872

NITROGEN

CAS: 7727-37-9

RTECS: QW9700000

Fraction By Weight: 100.00%

ACGIH TLV: ASPHYXIANT; 9596

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHAL:SIMPLE ASPHYXIANTS.INHAL UNDER
>1.5ATM DISSOLVE IN FAT-CONTAINING BRAIN CELLS,ACT AS
ANESTHETIC,NARCOSIS,DEVELOP DECOMPRESSION SICKNESS.SKIN:FROSTBITE
W/REDNESS,TINGLING,PAIN,NUMBNESS.SEVERE CAS ES SKIN
HARD,WHITE,BLISTERS.EYE:FROSTBITE W/REDNESS,PAIN,BLUR
VISION.INGEST:UNLIKELY.FROSTBITE DMG TO LIPS/MOUTH/MUC MEM
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:PER MSDS:CARCINOGEN STATUS:NONE.
Effects of Overexposure:SIMPLE ASPHYXIANTS. UNCONSC,RAPID
RESP/PULSE,AIR HUNGER,RED AWARENESS,TIGHTNESS IN HEAD,TINGLING
SENS,INCOORD,FAULTY JUDGEMENT,RAPID
FTG.ANESTHETIC,NARCOSIS,DECOMPRESSION SICKNESS. SKIN/EYE/LIPS/MOUTH
/MUC MEMB FROSTBITE. SKIN
REDNESS,TINGLING,PAIN,NUMBNESS,HARD,WHITE,BLISTERS.
EYE:REDNESS,PAIN,BLURRED VISION.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
TARGET EFFECTS:SIMPLE ASPHYXIANT.

First Aid:INHAL:REMOVE FROM EXPO TO FRESH AIR IMMED.STOP BREATH GIVE
ART RESP.TREAT SYMPT/SUPP.ADMIN OXY BY QUAL PERSON.SKIN:ADVERSE
EFFECTS OCCUR GET MED ATTN.FROSTBITE:WARM IN WARM WATER/GENTLY WRAP
IN BLANKE TS.EXERCISE AFFECTED PART.EYE:IMMED WASH W/LG AMTS OF
WARM WATER 15-20MINS.FROSTBITE USE WARM WATER.INGEST:IF ADVERSE
EFECTS OCCURS TREAT SYMPT/SUPP.IN ALL CASES GET MED ATTN.NO
SPECIFIC ANTIDOTE.

Flash Point:NP
Autoignition Temp:Autoignition Temp Text:NP
Lower Limits:NP
Upper Limits:NP
Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL,CARBON DIOXIDE,HALON.LG:USE
WATERSPRAY,FOG,STD FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures:MOVE CNTNR FRM FIRE AREA IF POSSIBLE.STAY AWAY
FROM STORAGE TK ENDS.COOL FIR-EXPO CNTNR W/WATER FRM SIDE TIL WELL
AFT FIRE OUT.W/D IMMED IF RISING SOUND(SUPPLE)
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NEGLIGIBEL FIRE HAZ WHEN EXPO TO
HEAT/FLAME.CYL MAY EXPLO IN HEAT OF FIRE.

Spill Release Procedures:STOP LEAK IF CAN W/O RISK.KEEP UNNECESSARY
PEOPLE AWAY;ISOLATE AREA/DENY ENTRY.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:OBSERVE ALL FED/STATE/LOC REGS WHEN
STORING MATL.STORE IAW 29CFR1910.101.STORE AWAY FROM INCOMP
SUBSTANCES.DO NOT PERMIT PHYS DMG/OVERHEATING OF CNTNR
Other Precautions:CONTENTS UNDER PRESSURE;MAY RUPTURE VIOLENTLY/TRAVEL
CONSIDERABLE DISTANCE.

Respiratory Protection:RESP RECOMMENDED BASED ON INFO FOUND IN PHY
DATA/TOXICITY/HEALTH EFFECTS.SPEC RESP BASED ON CONTMAIN LEVELS IN
WORKAREA,MUST NOT EXCEED WORK LIMITS OF RESP,JOINTLY APPROVED BY
NIOSH/MSHA,FIREFIGHTING/ OTHER IMMED DANGEROUS TO LIFE/HEALTH.
Ventilation:PROVIDE GENERAL DILUTION VENTILATION.
Protective Gloves:FULL PROT,COLD INSULATING GLOVES.
Eye Protection:SPLASH-PROOF SAF GOGG,FCSHIELD.
Other Protective Equipment:GAS:PROT CLOTH NOT REQUIRED.LIQ:APPROP PROT
CLOTH/EQPMT TO PREVENT FREEZING SKIN.EYEWASH FOUNTAIN,QUICK DRENCH
SHOWER.
Work Hygienic Practices:CONTACT LENSES SHOULD NOT BE WORN.
Supplemental Safety and Health
VISCOSITY @27C. FIREFIGHT:FROM VENTING SAF DEVICE/ANY DISCOLORATION OF
STORAGE TK DUE TO FIRE.COOL CNTNR W/FLOODING AMTS OF WATER FRM AS
FAR DISTANCE AS POSSIBLE.

HCC:G3
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:-321F,-196C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:-346F,-210C
Decomp Temp:Decomp Text:NP
Vapor Pres:760 @-196C
Vapor Density:0.967
Spec Gravity:1.2506 G/L
pH:NP
Viscosity:0.01787CPS
Evaporation Rate & Reference:NP
Solubility in Water:1.6% @20C MODERATE
Appearance and Odor:ODORLESS, TASTELESS, COLORLESS INERT GAS.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:100
Corrosion Rate:NP

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
LITHIUM(IGN),MAGNESIUM(VIOLENT RX W/LIQ ON IGN),NEODYMIUM(VIG
RX),OZONE(MIX EXPLO),TITANIUM(BURNS IN N2 ATM).
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:THERMAL DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS MAY
INCLUDE TOXIC OXIDES OF NITROGEN.

Waste Disposal Methods:OBSERVE ALL FED/STATE/LOC REGS WHEN DIPSO OF
SUBSTANCE.ASSIST CONTACT DIST DIR OF EPA.

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