General Information
Revision date
2013-04-01
Product name
Nitrous Oxide
CAS No.
10024-97-2
supplier name
AIRGAS INC
Icons in SDS
Company Information
company name
AIRGAS INC
GHS Information
Signal word
DANGER!
Section 2
SECTION 2: Hazards identification
Physical state Gas. [COLORLESS LIQUEFIED COMPRESSED GAS. ODORLESS OR WITH A MILD SWEET ODOR. [INHALATION ANESTHETIC] [NOTE: SHIPPED AS A LIQUIFIED COMPRESSED GAS]] Emergency overview DANGER! GAS: OXIDIZER. CONTENTS UNDER PRESURE. MAY CAUSE TARGET ORGAN DAMAGE, BASED ON ANIMAL DATA. CONTACT WITH COMBUSTIBLE MATERIAL MAY CAUSE FIRE. Do not puncture or incinerate container. Can cause rapid suffocation. May cause severe frostbite. LIQUID: OXIDIZER. MAY CAUSE TARGET ORGAN DAMAGE, BASED ON ANIMAL DATA. CONTACT WITH COMBUSTIBLE MATERIAL MAY CAUSE FIRE. Extremely cold liquid and gas under pressure. Can cause rapid suffocation. May cause severe frostbite. Do not puncture or incinerate container. May cause target organ damage, based on animal data. Store in tightly-closed container. Avoid contact with combustible materials. Contact with rapidly expanding gases or liquids can cause frostbite. Target organs : May cause damage to the following organs: the reproductive system, upper respiratory tract, central nervous system (CNS).
Principle Routes of Exposure
Inhalation
Potential Acute Health Effects
Eyes May cause eye irritation. Contact with rapidly expanding gas may cause burns or frostbite. Contact with cryogenic liquid can cause frostbite and cryogenic burns. Skin May cause skin irritation. Contact with rapidly expanding gas may cause burns or frostbite. Contact with cryogenic liquid can cause frostbite and cryogenic burns. Inhalation Acts as a simple asphyxiant. Ingestion Ingestion is not a normal route of exposure for gases. Contact with cryogenic liquid can cause frostbite and cryogenic burns.
Potential chronic health
effects Target organs : May cause damage to the following organs: the reproductive system, upper respiratory tract, central nervous system (CNS). Medical conditions Pre-existing disorders involving any target organs mentioned in this MSDS as being at aggravated by over- risk may be aggravated by over-exposure to this product. exposure See toxicological information (Section 11)
