Praxair Material Safety Data Sheet
Product Name:
Supplier
/Manufacture:
Synonym:
Trade Name:
1. Chemical Product and Company Identification
Chemical Name:
Carbon Dioxide Mixture
Chemical Formula: Not applicable.
Chemical Family:
Phone:
Fax:
Emergencies: * 1-800-363-0042
905-803-1600
905-803-1682
Praxair Canada Inc.
1 City Centre Drive
Suite 1200
Mississauga, ON L5B 1M2
Telephone:
Product Name: Carbon Dioxide Mixture
MSDS No.:
E-6792-F
Date: 10/5/2007
Hydrostar PB
Not applicable.
Not applicable.
*Call emergency numbers 24 hours a day only for spills, leaks, fire, exposure, or accidents involving this
product. For routine information, contact your supplier or Praxair sales representative.
Product Use:
Many.
Carbon Dioxide Mixture
2. Hazards Identification
Emergency Overview
High pressure gas. Can cause rapid suffocation. Can increase heart rate. Can increase
respiration. May cause dizziness and drowsiness. Self-contained breathing apparatus may be
required by rescue workers.
DANGER!
THRESHOLD LIMIT VALUE: TLV-TWA Data from 2007 Guide to Occupational Exposure Values (ACGIH). TLV-TWAs
should be used as a guide in the control of health hazards and not as fine lines between safe and dangerous
concentrations.
ROUTES OF EXPOSURE:
Inhalation.
INHALATION:
EFFECTS OF A SINGLE (ACUTE) OVEREXPOSURE:
SKIN CONTACT:
No harm expected from vapour.
SWALLOWING:
EYE CONTACT:
Asphyxiant. Effects are due to lack of oxygen. Moderate concentrations may cause
headaches, drowsiness, dizziness, excitation, excess salivation, vomiting, and
unconciousness. Lack of oxygen can kill.
A highly unlikely route of exposure. This product is a gas at normal temperature and
pressure.
Vapour may cause a stinging sensation.
SKIN ABSORPTION:
No evidence of adverse effects from available information.
EFFECTS OF REPEATED (CHRONIC) OVEREXPOSURE:
No evidence of adverse effects from available information.
OTHER EFFECTS OF OVEREXPOSURE:
Damage to retinal ganglion cells and central nervous system may occur.
MEDICAL CONDITIONS AGGRAVATED BY OVEREXPOSURE:
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