Material Safety Data Sheet
Material Name: Carbon Dioxide Gas
MSDS ID: NOVA-0026
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Issue Date: September 20, 2007 Revision: 3.0
Print Date: 20-Sep-07
Section 1 - Product and Company Identification
Synonyms: CO2, Carbonic acid anhydride, carbonic acid gas, acid gas
Chemical Name: Carbon Dioxide gas
Chemical Family: Inorganic gas
Material Use: Petrochemical industry, enhanced oil recovery, fire suppressant
Chemical Formula: CO2
NOVA Chemicals
EMERGENCY Telephone Numbers:
P.O. Box 2518, Station M
North America (Canada and US):
Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2P 5C6
1-800-561-6682, 1-403-314-8767 (NOVA Chemicals) (24 hours)
1-800-424-9300 (CHEMTREC-USA) (24 hours)
Product Information: 1-412-490-4063
1-613-996-6666 (Canutec-Canada) (24 hours)
MSDS Information Email:
msdsemail@novachem.com
Mexico and South America: +44 208 762 8322 (NCEC) (24 hours)
Section 2 - Hazards Identification
HMIS Ratings: Health: 2 Fire: 0 Physical Hazard: 0 Personal Protection: chemical goggles, gloves, respirator
Hazard Scale: 0 = Minimal 1 = Slight 2 = Moderate 3 = Serious 4 = Severe * = Chronic hazard
NFPA Ratings: Health: 2 Fire: 0 Reactivity: 0
Hazard Scale: 0 = Minimal 1 = Slight 2 = Moderate 3 = Serious 4 = Severe
Emergency Overview
WARNING! This product is immediately harmful by inhalation. This product is a colourless, compressed gas with
a minimal to strong, unpleasant odour. Gas will not burn. Hydrogen sulfide may cause severe irritation, and at
high levels can cause loss of smell, nausea, vomiting, and possibly death. Excessive inhalation of carbon dioxide
gas can cause suffocation (asphyxiation). Symptoms include headache, dizziness, shortness of breath, muscular
weakness, heart beat irregularities, drowsiness, ringing in the ears, confusion, convulsions, coma, and eventually
death.
Potential Health Effects: Eye
Contact of the eye with the gas may cau