Carbon dioxide

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Hazard Name:

Carbon dioxide

HAZARD:

Carbon dioxide

CHEMICAL FORMULA:

CO₂

EXPOSURE STANDARD:

5,000 PPM (TWA)

PHYSICAL FORM:

Colorless Gas

SYNONYMS:

Carbonic Acid Gas

RELATIVE DENSITY:

EXPOSURE:

Inhalation

IP(eV):

C.F:

LEL%:

USES/SOURCES:

By product of ammonia production, fermentation, carbonation of beverages, propellant in aerosols and as dry ice for refrigeration

TOXICOLOGY:

Considered a simple asphyxiant although it is also a potent stimulus to respiration and both a depressant and an excitant of the CNS