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DECOMPOSITION TEMPERATURE
VISCOSITY:
FLASH POINT:
(Flash point method and additional flammability data are found in Section 5.)
10. STABILITY AND REACTIVITY
NORMALLY STABLE: The product is stable.
CONDITIONS TO AVOID: Contact with incompatible materials, exposure to electrical discharges and or high temperatures listed
below.
INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS: Alkali metals, alkaline earth metals, metal acetylides, chromium, titanium above 1022˚F (550˚C),
uranium above 1382˚F (750˚C), magnesium above 1427˚F (775˚C).
DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS: Electrical discharges and high temperatures decompose carbon dioxide in to carbon monoxide
and oxygen. Decomposition in to toxic, flammable, and/or oxidizing materials under above stated conditions
11. TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION
IMMEDIATE (ACUTE) EFFECTS:Carbon Dioxide is an asphyxiant. It initially stimulates respiration and then causes respiratory
depression. High concentrations result in narcosis. Symptoms in humans are as follows:
CONCENTRATION
1%
2%
3%
4-5%
5-10%
10-100%
DELAYED (CHRONIC) EFFECTS: A single study has shown an increase in heart defects in rats exposed to 6% carbon dioxide in
air for 24 hours at different times during gestation. There is no evidence that carbon dioxide is teratogenic in humans.
POTENTIAL HEALTH HAZARDS
EFFECTS OF A SINGLE ACUTE OVEREXPOSURE
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EFFECT
Breathing rate increases slightly
Breathing rate increases to 50% above the normal level.
Prolonged exposure can cause headache, tiredness.
Breathing increases to twice the normal rate and becomes
labored. Weak narcotic effect. Impaired hearing, headache,
increased blood pressure and heart rate.
Breathing increases to approximately four times normal rate,
symptoms of intoxification become evident, and slight choking
may be felt.
Characteristic sharp odor noticeable. Very labored breathing,
headache, visual impairment, and ringing in the ears. Judgment
may be impaired, followed within minutes by loss of
consciousness.
Unconsciousness occurs more rapidly above 10% level.
Prolonged exposure to high concentrations may eventually result
in death from asphyxiation.
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