AIR PRODUCTS & CHEMICALS INC -- NITROGEN DIOXIDE  -- 6830-00N079890
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:NITROGEN DIOXIDE
MSDS Date:08/01/1991
FSC:6830
NIIN:00N079890
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:AIR PRODUCTS & CHEMICALS INC
Address:7201 HAMILTON BLVD
City:ALLENTOWN
State:PA
ZIP:18195-1501
Country:US
Info Phone Num:215-481-8257
Emergency Phone Num:800-523-9374
CAGE:00742
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS INC
Address:7201 HAMILTON BLVD
Box:City:ALLENTOWN
State:PA
ZIP:18195-1501
Country:US
Phone:800-345-3148/ 800-752-1597
CAGE:00742

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

Ingred Name:NITROGEN DIOXIDE (SARA 302)
CAS:10102-44-0
RTECS #:QW9800000
OSHA PEL:C 5 PPM
ACGIH TLV:3 PPM/5 STEL
EPA Rpt Qty:10 LBS
DOT Rpt Qty:10 LBS

Ingred Name:NITROGEN TETROXIDE
CAS:10544-72-6
RTECS #:QX1575000
OSHA PEL:N/K 
ACGIH TLV:N/K 
EPA Rpt Qty:10 LBS
DOT Rpt Qty:10 LBS

Ingred Name:SUP DAT: DIRECT CONTACT WITH LIQUID CAN HAVE A CORROSIVE
    EFFECT ON SKIN OR EYES.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:FIRST AID PROC: PASSED (AT LEAST 72 HRS). ANY PHYSICAL
    EXERTION DURING THIS PERIOD SHOULD BE DISCOURAGED AS IT (ING 5)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 4: MAY INCR SEV OF PULM EDEMA/CHEM PNEUMIT. BED REST IS
    INDICATED. UNCON PERS SHOULD BE MOVED TO UNCONTAM (ING 6)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 5: AREA. GIVEN MOUTH-TO-MOUTH RESUSCITATION & SUPP
    OXYGEN. ONCE RESP HAS BEEN RESTORED, THEY SHOULD BE (ING 7)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 6: TREATED AS ABOVE. EYES: PERS W/POTENTIAL EXPOS TO
    NITROGEN DIOXIDE SHOULD NOT WEAR CONT LENSES. FLUSH (ING 8)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 7: CONTAM EYES W/LGE QTYS OF WATER. HOLD EYELIDS OPEN
    W/FINGERS TO ASSURE COMPLETE FLUSHING. CONTINUE FOR (ING 9)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 8: MININUM OF 15 MIN. SKIN: FLUSH W/LARGE QUANTITIES OF
    WATER. REMOVE CONTAM CLOTHING & WASH BEFORE REUSE. (ING 10)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 9: INGESTION: CALL MD IMMEDIATELY .
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:WASTE DISP METH: VALVE PROTECTION CAP IN PLACE. FOR
    EMERGENCY DISPOSAL ASSIST, CALL "800" EMER PHONE NUMBER HEREIN.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:OTHER PREC: FLOW INTO CYL. FOR ADDNL HNDLG RECS CONSULT AIR
    PRODS SPECIALTY GAS CATALOG SFTY & TECHNICAL INFO (ING 13)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 12: SECTION/COMPRESSED GAS ASSOCIATION PAMPHLET P-1.
    PROTECT CYLS FROM PHYSICAL DMG. STORE IN COOL, DRY, (ING 14)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 13: WELL-VENTD AREA AWAY FROM HEAVILY TRAVELED AREAS &
    EMER EXITS. DO NOT ALLOW TEMP WHERE CYLS ARE STORED (ING 15)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 14: TO EXCEED 125F (51C). CYLS SHOULD BE STORED UPRIGHT
    & FIRMLY SECURED TO PVNT FALLING/BEING KNOCKED OVER.(ING 16)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 15: FULL & EMPTY CYLS SHOULD BE SEGREGATED. USE "FIRST
    IN-FIRST OUT" INVENTORY SYS TO PVNT FULL CYLS BEING (ING 17)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 16: STORED FOR EXCESS PERIODS OF TIME. FOR ADDNL STOR
    RECS CONSULT AIR PRODS SPECIALTY GAS CATALOG SFTY & (ING 18)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 17: TECHNICAL INFO SECTION/COMPRESSED GAS ASSOCIATION
    PAMPHLET P-1. ANHYDROUS NITROGEN DIOXIDE IS NON-CORR (ING 19)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 18: TO MOST METALS AT NORM TEMPS. IT DOES CORRODE
    COPPER & ITS ALLOYS. TEFLON IS THE PREF GASKET MATL. (ING 20)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 19: KEEP EQUIP SCRUPULOUSLY DRY. COMPRESSED GAS CYLS
    SHOULD NOT BE REFILLED EXCEPT BY QUALIFIED PRODUCERS (ING 21)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 20: OF COMPRESSED GASES. SHIPMENT OF COMPRESSED GAS CYL
    WHICH HAS NOT BEEN FILLED BY THE OWNER/WITH HIS (ING 22)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 21: (WRITTEN) CONSENT IS A VIOLATION OF FEDERAL LAW
    (49CFR).
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

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

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:ACUTE: VAPS ARE A STRONG IRRIT TO PULM
    TRACT. CONT W/LIQ CAUSES SEV CORR ACTION ON SKIN/EYES. INITIAL
    SYMPS OF INHAL MAY BE MOD & INCL IRRIT OF EYES & THROAT, TIGHTNESS
    OF CHEST, HDCH, NAUS & GRADUAL  LOSS OF STRENGTH. SEV SYMPS MAY BE
    DELAYED (POSS FOR 5-7 HRS) & INCL CYANOSIS (BLUE/PURPLE SKIN
    COLOR),(EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT.
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: INCRD DFCLTY IN BRTHG, IRREG RESP,
    LISTLESSNESS & POSS DEATH DUE TO PULM EDEMA (ABNORMAL FLUIDS
    BUILD-UP IN LUNGS) IN UNTREATED CASES. TOX PROPERTIES: VAP IS
    HIGHLY TOX & HAZ BECAUSE OF ITS  ABILITY TO CAUSE DELAYED CHEM
    PNEUMIT (INFLAMM OF LUNGS) & PULM EDEMA. CHRONIC/RPTD EXPOS MAY
    CAUSE PERM (SUP DAT)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

First Aid:PROMPT MED ATTN IS REQUIRED IN ALL CASES OF OVEREXP TO
    NITROGEN DIOXIDE & ITS BY-PRODS. RESCUE PERS SHOULD BE EQUIPPED
    W/APPROP PROT EQUIP (NIOSH APPRVD SCBA, ETC) TO PVNT UNNEC EXPOS.
    INHAL: CONSCIOU S PERS SHOULD BE CARRIED (NOT ASSISTED)TO UNCONTAM
    AREA & BREATHE FRESH AIR SUPPLEMENTED W/OXYGEN. KEEP WARM, QUIET &
    UNDER COMPETENT MED OBSERVATION UNTIL DANGER OF DELAYED PULM EDEMA
    HAS (ING 4)

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

Extinguishing Media:WATER SPRAY OR FOG. DO NOT USE HALOGENATED
    MATERIALS.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH APPRVD SCBA & FULL PROT EQUIP . IF
    W/OUT RISK, STOP FLOW OF GAS TO FIRE. FROM SAFE DIST, COOL CYLS
    W/WATER SPRAY UNTIL WELL AFTER FIRE IS OUT.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:STRONG OXIDIZING AGENT; WILL SUPPORT
    COMBUSTION. CYLINDERS EXPOSED TO FIRE/INTENSE HEAT MAY VENT
    RAPIDLY/EXPLODE. RUNOFF FROM FIRE CONTROL MAY CAUSE POLLUTION.

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

Spill Release Procedures:EVACUATE ALL PERS FROM AFFECTED AREA. USE
    APPROP PROT EQUIP. IF LEAK IS IN USER'S EQUIPMENT, BE CERTAIN TO
    PURGE PIPING W/INERT GAS PRIOR TO ATTEMPTING REPAIRS. IF LEAK IS IN
    CYLINDER/CYLINDER VALVE,  CALL "800" EMER PHONE NUMBER LISTED
    HEREIN.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:VALVE PROT CAPS & VALVE OUTLET
    THREADED PLUGS MUST REMAIN IN PLACE UNLESS CYL IS SECURED W/VALVE
    OUTLET PIPED TO USE POINT.
Other Precautions:USE ONLY IN WELL-VENTD AREAS. DO NOT DRAG, SLIDE/ROLL
    CYLS. USE SUITABLE HAND TRUCK FOR CYL MOVEMENT. DO NOT HEAT CYL BY
    ANY MEANS TO INCR DISCHARGE RATE OF PROD FROM CYL. USE CHECK
    VALVE/TRAP IN DISC HARGE LINE TO PVNT HAZ BACK (ING 12)

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

Respiratory Protection:NIOSH APPROVED POSITIVE AIR LINE WITH MASK OR
    SCBA SHOULD BE AVAILABLE FOR EMERGENCY USE.
Ventilation:USE HOOD W/FORCED VENT &/LOC EXHST TO PREVENT ACCUM ABOVE
    TWA. LOC REGS MAY REQUIRE SPECIFIC EQUIP FOR STORAGE & USE.
Protective Gloves:RUBBER OR TEFLON.
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGG (SUP DAT)
Other Protective Equipment:EMERGENCY EYEWASH AND DELUGE SHOWER MEETING
    ANSI DESIGN CRITERIA . CHEMICAL RESISTANT OVERGARMENTS.
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
SOL IN H*2O: DECOMPOSES TO NITRIC ACID & NITROUS ACIDS. EYE PROT: &
    FULL LENGTH FSHLD . EFTS OF OVEREXP: DECR IN PULM FUNC (SILO
    FILLER'S DISEASE). WARNING PROPERTIES OF NITROGEN DIOXIDE ARE SEV 
    LIMITED IN THAT DANGEROUS LEVELS MAY BE INHALED BEFORE SIGNIFICANT
    DISCOMFORT/IRRIT IS FELT. (ING 3)

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

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:70.0F,21.1C
Vapor Pres:14.8 PSIA
Spec Gravity:2.62 (AIR=1)
Solubility in Water:SUP DAT
Appearance and Odor:YELLOW-BROWN LIQUID TO REDDISH-BROWN GAS WITH ACID
    SUFFOCATING ODOR

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
HYDROCARBONS, FUELS, ALCOHOLS, ORGANIC MATERIALS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:TEMPERATURES ABOVE 320F (160C).
Hazardous Decomposition Products:DECOMPOSES ON CONT W/WATER TO PRDCE
    NITRIC & NITROUS ACIDS. IT ACTS AS CATALYST FOR EXPLO RXN OF OXYGEN
    & HYDROGEN.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:ALL FED, STATE & LOC REGS REGARDING HLTH &
    POLLUTION SHOULD BE FOLLOWED IN WASTE DISP. CONT MFR FOR SPECIFIC
    RECS. DO NOT DISP OF UNUSED QTYS. RETURN PROPERLY LABELED SHIPPING
    CONTR TO MFR W/VALVE(S)  TIGHTLY CLSD, OUTLET SEALS SECURED & (ING
    11)

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