LIQUID CARBONIC CORP -- LIQUID OXYGEN  -- 6830-00-808-9531
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:LIQUID OXYGEN
MSDS Date:08/01/1990
FSC:6830
NIIN:00-808-9531
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:LIQUID CARBONIC CORP
Address:135 S LA SALLE STREET
City:CHICAGO
State:IL
ZIP:60603-4282
Country:US
Info Phone Num:312-855-2500
Emergency Phone Num:504-673-8831/800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)
CAGE:36517
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:LIQUID CARBONIC CORP
Address:135 S LA SALLE STREET
Box:City:CHICAGO
State:IL
ZIP:60603-4101
Country:US
Phone:312-855-2500
CAGE:36517

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

Ingred Name:OXYGEN
CAS:7782-44-7
RTECS #:RS2060000
Fraction by Wt: 99.5%
Other REC Limits:NONE RECOMMENDED

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

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHALATION: OXYGEN IS THE VITAL
    ELEMENT IN THE ATMOSPHERE IN WHICH WE LIVE & BREATHE. ATMOSPHERE
    CONTAINS  21 MOLAR % OXYGEN. BREATHING HIGH CONCENTRATIONS COULD
    LEAD TO HYPEROXIA & PNEUMONIA OR COULD  PRESENT A RISK OF
    INFLAMMATION OF ORGANIC MATTER IN BODY. PERSONS IN ILL HEALTH WHERE
    SUCH ILLNESS WOULD BE AGGRAVATED*
Effects of Overexposure:* BY EXPOSURE TO HIGH THAN NORMAL LEVELS OF
    OXYGEN SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO WORK WITH OR HANDLE THIS PRODUCT.
    SKIN OR EYE CONTACT: CONTACT WITH THE CRYOGENIC LIQUID OR COLD
    PIPING COULD RESULT IN CRYO GENIC "BURNS" OR FROSTBITE.

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

First Aid:INHALATION: CONSCIOUS PERSONS SHOULD BE ASSISTED TO AN
    UNCONTAMINATED AREA AND BREATHE FRESH AIR. THEY SHOULD BE KEPT WARM
    AND QUIET. THE PHYSICIAN SHOULD BE INFORMED THAT THE VICTIM IS
    EXPERIENCING ( HAS EXPERIENCED) HYPEROXIA. UNCONSCIOUSPERSONS
    SHOULD BE MOVED TO AN UNCONTAMINATED AREA & GIVEN ASSISTED
    RESPIRATION. WHEN BREATHING RESTORED, TREAT AS ABOVE. CONTINUED
    TREATMENT SHOULD BE **

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

Extinguishing Media:FIRES WITH OXYGEN AS THE OXIDIZER SHOULD BE FOUGHT
    WITH COPIOUS QUANTITIES OF WATER.
Fire Fighting Procedures:IF POSSIBLE, STOP THE SOURCES OF OXYGEN WHICH
    IS SUPPORTING THE FIRE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:VIGOROUSLY ACCELERATES COMBUSTN.MANY
    COMPOUNDS NOT FLAMMABLE IN AIR MAY BURN IN PURE OXYGEN.IF LIQ
    CYLNDR INVOLVED IN FIRE,SAFELY RELOCATE/KEEP COOL W/H2O SPRAY

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

Spill Release Procedures:N/K	** SYMPTOMATIC AND SUPPORTIVE.
    CRYOGENIC BURNS OR FROSTBITE: FLUSH AFFECTED AREAS WITH LUKEWARM
    WATER. DO NOT USE HOT WATER. PHYSICIAN SHOULD SEE PATIENT PROMPTLY
    IF CRYOGENIC "BURN" RESULTS IN  BLISTERING DERMAL SURFACE OR DEEP
    TISSUE FREEZING

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

Supplemental Safety and Health

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

HCC:G4
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:-297F,-183C
Vapor Pres:760 @ B PT
Vapor Density:1.11 @ 70F
Spec Gravity:1.14 @ B PT
Solubility in Water:SLIGHTLY (VAPOR)
Appearance and Odor:LIQUID IS CLEAR AND LIGHT BLUE; VAPOR IS COLORLESS
    & ODORLESS.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:100

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