THE BOC GROUP,INC, BOC GASES DIV -- CARBON DIOXIDE, GAS  -- 6830-01-303-4386
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:CARBON DIOXIDE, GAS
MSDS Date:06/07/1996
FSC:6830
NIIN:01-303-4386
Status Code:A
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:THE BOC GROUP,INC, BOC GASES DIV
Address:575 MOUNTAIN AVE
City:MURRAY HILL
State:NJ
ZIP:07974
Country:US
Info Phone Num:908-464-8100
Emergency Phone Num:908-464-8100
Chemtrec Ind/Phone:(800)424-9300
CAGE:TO404
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:BOC GASES OF AMERICA
Address:4323 BAINBRIDGE BLVD
Box:City:CHESAPEAKE
State:VA
ZIP:23324
Country:US
Phone:757-545-2486
Contract Num:SP0450-99-M-JS98
CAGE:091K6
Company Name:THE BOC GROUP,INC, BOC GASES DIV
Address:575 MOUNTAIN AVE
Box:City:MURRAY HILL
State:NJ
ZIP:07974
Country:US
Phone:908-464-8100
CAGE:TO404

=============  Composition/Information on Ingredients  =============

Ingred Name:CARBON DIOXIDE
CAS:124-38-9
RTECS #:FF6400000
Minumum % Wt:99.8
Code:F
Maxumum % Wt:100.
Code:F
% Low Vol:99.8
% High Vol:100.
OSHA PEL:9000 MG/M3;5000 PPM
ACGIH TLV:9000 MG/M3;5000 PPM
ACGIH STEL:54000 MG/M3

=====================  Hazards Identification  =====================

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:EYES: NO ADVERSE EFFECTS ANTICIPATED.
    SKIN: NO ADVERSE EFFECTS ANTICIPATED. INGESTION: NO ADVERSE EFFECTS
    ANTICIPATED. INHALATION:CARBON DIOXIDE IS THE MOST POWERFUL
    CEREBRAL VASODILATOR KNOWN. INHALI NGLARGE CONCENTRATIONS CAUSES
    RAPID CIRCULATORY INSUFFICIENCY LEADING TO COMA AND DEATH.
    ASPHYXIATION IS LIKELY T0 OCCUR BEFORE THE EFFECTS OF CARBON
    DIOXIDE OVEREXPOSURE. CHRONIC, HARMFUL EFFECTS ARE	NOT KNOWN FROM
    REPEATED INHALATION OF LOW CONCENTRATIONS. LOW CONCENTRATIONS OF
    CARBON DIOXIDE CAUSE INCREASED RESPIRATION AND HEADACHE. OXYGEN
    DEFICIENCY DURING PREGNANCY HAS DEVELOPMENTAL ABNORMALI TIES IN
    HUMANS AND EXPERIMENTAL ANIMALS.
Effects of Overexposure:EFFECTS OF OXYGEN DEFICIENCY RESULTING FROM
    SIMPLE ASPHYXIANTS MAY INCLUDE: RAPID BREATHING, DIMINISHED MENTAL
    ALERTNESS, IMPAIRED MUSCLAR COORDINATION, FAULTY JUDGEMENT,
    DEPRESSION OF ALL SENSATIONS,  EMOTIONAL INSTABILITY, AND FATIGUE.
    AS ASPHYXIATION PROGRESSES, NAUSEA, VOMITING, PROSTRATION, AND LOSS
    OF CONSCIOUSNESS MAY RESULT, EVENTUALLY LEADING TO CONVULSIONS,
    COMA, AND DEATH. OXYGEN DEFICIE NCY DURING PREGNANCY HAS PRODUCED
    DEVELOPMENTAL ABNORMALITIES IN HUMANS AND EXPERIMENTAL ANIMALS.

=======================  First Aid Measures  =======================

First Aid:EYES: NEVER INTRODUCE OIL OR OINTMENT INTO THE EYES WITHOUT
    MEDICAL ADVICE. IF PAIN IS PRESENT, REFER THE VICTIM TO AN
    OPTHALMOLOGIST FOR FURTHER TREATMENT AND FOLLOW UP. SKIN: NO
    ADVERSE EFFECTS ANTI CIPATED. INGESTION: NOT ANTICIPATED.
    INHALATION: PROMPT MEDICAL ATTENTION MANDATORY IN ALL CASES OF
    OVEREXPOSURE TO CARBON DIOXIDE. RESCUERS SHOULD WEAR SELF-CONTAINED
    BREATHING APPARATUS. CONSCIOUS P ERSONS SHOULD BE QUICKLY MOVED TO
    FRESH AIR. UNCONSCIOUS PERSONS SHOULD BE MOVED TO FRESH AIR, GIVEN
    MOUTH-TO-MOUTH RESUSCITATION AND OXYGEN. FURTHER TREATMENT SHOULD
    BE SYMTOMATIC AND SUPPORTIVE.

=====================  Fire Fighting Measures  =====================

Flash Point:NONE
Autoignition Temp:Autoignition Temp Text:NONE
Lower Limits:NONE
Upper Limits:NONE
Extinguishing Media:NON FLAMMABLE. USE MEDIA APPROPRIATE FOR
    SURROUNDING FIRE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NONE. NONFLAMMABLE.

==================  Accidental Release Measures  ==================

Spill Release Procedures:EVACUATE ALL PERSONNEL FROM AFFECTED AREA. USE
    APPROPRIATE PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT. IF LEAK IS IN USER'S EQUIPMENT,
    BE CERTAIN TO PURGE PIPING WITH INERT GAS PRIOR TO ATTEMPTING
    REPAIRS. IF LEAK IS IN CO NTAINER OR CONTAINER VALVE, CONTACT THE
    APPROPRIATE EMERGENCY TELEPHONE NUMBER, 908-464-8100, OR CALL YOUR
    CLOSEST BOC LOCATION.

======================	Handling and Storage  ======================

Handling and Storage Precautions:USE IN WELL-VENTILATED AREAS. CO2,
    HEAVIER THAN AIR, WILL COLLECT IN LOW AREAS. VALVE	CAPS MUST
    REMAIN IN PLACE UNLESS CONTAINER IS SECURED WITH VALVE OUTLET PIPED
    TO USE POINT. DO NOT DRAG, SLIDE,	ROLL CYLINDERS. USE A HAND
    TRUCK. USE PRESS. REGULATOR WHEN CONNECTING TO LOWER
    PRESS(<3000PSIG).
Other Precautions:DO NOT HEAT CYLINDERS TO INCREASE FLOW. USE CHECK
    VALVE OR TRAP IN DISCHARGE TO PREVENT BACKFLOW. PROTECT CYLINDERS
    FROM PHYSICAL DAMAGE, STORE IN COOL, DRY, WELL-VENTILATED AREA,
    TEMP. NOT TO EXCEED  125F (52C). STORE CYLINDERS UPRIGHT AND
    SECURED. SEPARATE FULL AND EMPTIES. USE " FIRST IN-FIRST OUT "
    INVENTORY SYSTEM.

=============  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  =============

Respiratory Protection:POSITIVE PRESSURE AIR LINE WITH FULL-FACE MASK
    AND ESCAPE BOTTLE OR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS SHOULD BE
    AVAILABLE FOR EMERGENCY USE.
Ventilation:USE LOCAL EXHAUST TO PREVENT ACCUMULATION OF HIGH
    CONCENTRATIONS  OF CARBON DIOXIDE.
Protective Gloves:PROTECTIVE GLOVES OF ANY MATERIAL APPROPRIATE FOR THE
    JOB.
Eye Protection:SAFETY GOGGLES OR GLASSES AS APPROPRATE FOR THE JOB.
Supplemental Safety and Health

==================  Physical/Chemical Properties  ==================

HCC:G3
Boiling Pt:=-78.5C, -109.3F
B.P. Text:CO2 SUBLIMES
Melt/Freeze Pt:=-56.4C, -69.8F
Vapor Pres:856PSIA AT 70F
Vapor Density:1.53
Spec Gravity:NOT AVAILABLE
pH:NOT AVAILABLE
Solubility in Water:VERY SOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:A COLORLESS, ODORLESS GAS.

=================  Stability and Reactivity Data  =================

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
CERTAIN REACTIVE METALS, HYDRIDES, MOIST CESIUM MONOXIDE, OR LITHIUM
    ACEYYLENE CARBIDE DIAMMINO MAY IGNITE.  PASSING CARBON DIOXIDE OVER
    A MIXTURE OF SODIUM AND ALUMINUM OR MAGNESIUM MAY EXPLODE.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CARBON MOMOXIDE AND OXYGEN WHEN HEATED
    ABOVE 3092 F (1700C).  CARBONIC ACID IS FORMED IN THE PRESENCE OF
    MOISTURE.
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization:WILL NOT OCCUR.

===================  Toxicological Information	===================

Toxicological Information:OXYGEN DEFICIENCY DURING PREGNANCY HAS
    PRODUCED DEVELOPMENTAL ABNORMALITIES IN HUMANS AND EXPERIMENTAL
    ANIMALS. EXPOSURE OF FEMALE RATS TO 60,000 PPM CO2 FOR 24 HOURS HAS
    PRODUCED TOXIC EFFECTS TO THE  EMBRYO AND FETUS IN PREGNANT RATS.
    TOXIC EFFECTS TOREPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM HAVE BEEN OBSERVED IN OTHER
    MAMMALIAN SPECIES AT SIMILAR CONCENTRATIONS. CO2 IS THE MOST
    POWERFUL CEREBRAL VASODILATOR KNOWN. IN HALING LARGE CONCENTRATIONS
    CAUSES RAPID CIRCULATORY INSUFFICIENCY LEADING TO COMA, DEATH.
    CHRONIC, HARMFUL EFFECTS NOT KNOWN FROM INHALATION OF LOW (3 TO 5
    MOLAR %) CONCENTRATIONS.

=====================  Ecological Information  =====================

Ecological:NO DATA GIVEN.

====================  Disposal Considerations  ====================

Waste Disposal Methods:DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DISPOSE OF RESIDUAL WASTE OR
    UNUSED QUANTITIES. RETURN IN THE SHIPPING CONTAINER PROPERLY
    LABELED, WITH ANY VALVE OUTLET PLUGS OR CAPS SECURED AND VALVE
    PROTECTION CAP IN PLACE TO BO C GASES OR AUTHORIZED DISTRIBUTOR FOR
    PROPER DIAPOSAL.

===================  MSDS Transport Information  ===================

Transport Information:DOT: PROPER SHIPPING NAME: CARBON DIOXIDE, 
    HAZARD CLASS 2.2, UN 1013, LABEL, NONFLAMMABLE GAS. CANADA TDG:
    PROPER SHIPPING NAME: CARBON DIOXIDE, HAZARD CLASS 2.2, UN 1013,
    LABEL, NONFLAMMABLE GAS.... ...

=====================  Regulatory Information  =====================

SARA Title III Information:ACUTE HEALTH HAZARD.  SUDDEN RELEASE OF
    PRESSURE HAZARD.

=======================  Other Information  =======================

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