Product ID:XENON
MSDS Date:08/01/1985
FSC:6685
NIIN:00-469-2547
Status Code:A
MSDS Number: CJDDZ

UNION CARBIDE CORP LINDE DIV

39 OLD RIDGEBURY RD
DANBURY, CT 06817-0001
US

Emergency Phone: 203-794-2000

Cage: 36346

UNION CARBIDE CORP LINDE DIV

DANBURY, CT 06817-0001 US

Telephone: 800-822-4357; 304-744-3487

Cage: 36346

XENON

CAS: 7440-63-3

RTECS: ZE1280000

ACTIVATED CARBON (TINY AMOUNT IN THE BULB)

CAS: 7440-44-0

RTECS: FF5250000

Fraction By Weight: TINY AMOUN

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:NO Ingestion:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:SWALLOWING - THIS PRODUCT IS A GAS AT
NORMAL TEMPERATURE AND PRESSURE. SKIN ABSORPTION - NO EVIDENCE OF
ADVERSE EFFECTS FROM AVAILABLE INFORMATION. INHALATION -
ASPHYXIANT. MODERATE CONCENTRATIONS MAY CAUSE HEADACHE,
DROWSINESS, DIZZINESS, EXCITATION, EXCESS SALIVATION, VOMITING, AND
UNCONSCIOUSNESS. LACK OF OXYGEN CAN CAUSE DEATH. SKIN CONTACT - NO
HARMFUL EFFECT EXPECTED FROM VAPOR. LIQUID MAY C AUSE FROSTBITE.
EYE CONTACT - NO HARMFUL EFFECT EXPECTED FROM VAPOR. LIQUID MAY
CAUSE FROSTBITE. CHRONIC - NO EVIDENCE OF ADVERSE EFFECTS FROM
AVAILABLE INFORMATION.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:THE TOXICOLOGY AND THE PHYSICAL AND
CHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF THE MATERIAL DO NOT SUGGEST THAT
OVEREXPOSURE IS LIKELY TO AGGRAVATE EXISTING MEDICAL CONDITIONS.

First Aid:SWALLOWING - THIS PRODUCT IS A GAS AT NORMAL TEMPERATURE AND
PRESSURE. SKIN CONTACT - FOR EXPOSURE TO LIQUID, IMMEDIATELY WARM
FROSTBITE AREA WITH WARM WATER (NOT EXCEED 105 F). IN CASE OF
MASSIVE EXP OSURE, REMOVE CLOTHING WHILE SHOWERING WITH WARM WATER.
CALL A PHYSICIAN. INHALATION - REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. GIVE
ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION IF NOT BREATHING. GIVE OXYGEN IF BREATHING
IS DIFFICULT. CALL A PHYSICIAN. EYE CONTACT - IN CASE OF SPLASH
CONTAMINATION, IMMEDIATELY FLUSH EYES THOROUGHLY WITH WATER AT
LEAST FOR 15 MINUTES. SEE A PHYSICIAN, PREFERABLY AN
OPHTHALMOLOGIST, IMMEDIATELY.

Flash Point:NONE
Extinguishing Media:XENONE CANNOT CATCH FIRE. USE MEDIA APPROPRIATE FOR
SURROUNDING FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:EVACUATE ALL PERSONNEL FROM DANGER AREA.
IMMEDIATELY DELUGE CONTAINERS WITH WATER SPRAY FROM MAXIMUM
DISTANCE UNTIL COOL, THEN MOVE CONTAINERS AWAY FROM FIRE AREA IF
WITHOUT RISK.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:CONTAINER MAY RUPTURE DUE TO HEAT OF
FIRE. NO PART OF CONTAINER SHOULD BE SUBJECT TO A TEMPERATURE
HIGHER THAN 52C (APPROXIMATELY 125F).

Spill Release Procedures:IMMEDIATELY EVACUATE ALL PERSONNEL FROM DANGER
AREA. USE SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS WHERE NEEDED. SHUT OFF
LEAK IF WITHOUT RISK. VENTILATE AREA OF LEAK OR MOVE LEAKING
CONTAINER TO WELL-VENTIL ATED AREA. TEST AREA, ESPECIALLY CONFINED
AREAS, FOR SUFFICIENT OXYGEN CONTENT PRIOR TO PERMITTING RE-ENTRY
OF PERSONNEL.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE AND USE WITH ADEQUATE
VENTIALTION AT ALL TIMES.

Respiratory Protection:SELECT IN ACCORDANCE WITH OSHA 29 CFR 1910.134.
RESPIRATORS SHALL BE ACCETABLE TO MSHA AND NIOSH.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST - PREFERRED. MECHANICAL (GENERAL) - ACCETABLE
Eye Protection:SELECT IN ACCORDANCE WITH OSHA 29 CFR 1910.133
Supplemental Safety and Health

HCC:G3
Boiling Pt:=-108.3C, -163.F
Melt/Freeze Pt:=-111.7C, -169.F
Vapor Pres:GAS
Vapor Density:4.56 @ 70F
Spec Gravity:3.52 @ -109C
Evaporation Rate & Reference:GAS
Solubility in Water:NEGLIGIBLE
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS, ODORLESS GAS AT NOTMAL TEMPERATURE AND
PRESSURE
Percent Volatiles by Volume:100

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
XENON IS CHEMICALLY UNREACTIVE, BUT NOT COMPLETELY INERT.
Stability Condition to Avoid:EXCESSIVE HEAT
Hazardous Decomposition Products:NONE

Waste Disposal Methods:SLOWLY RELEASE INTO ATMOSPHERE OUTDOORS. DISCARD
ANY PRODUCTS, RESIDUE, DISPOSAL CONTAINER OR LINER IN AN
ENVIRONMENTALLY ACCETABLE MANNER, IN FULL COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL,
STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS .

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particular situation.