Nonflammable Gas Mixture: Carbon Dioxide / Carbon Monoxide / Nitrogen / Nitrogen Dioxide / Oxygen / Sulfur Dioxide

SECTION 2: Hazards identification

Physical state : Gas. Emergency overview : Warning! CONTENTS UNDER PRESSURE. HARMFUL IF INHALED. CONTAINS MATERIAL WHICH CAUSES DAMAGE TO THE FOLLOWING ORGANS: BLOOD, LUNGS, CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM, SKIN, CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM, EYE, LENS OR CORNEA. MAY CAUSE RESPIRATORY TRACT, EYE AND SKIN IRRITATION. POSSIBLE CANCER HAZARD CONTAINS MATERIAL WHICH MAY CAUSE CANCER BASED ON ANIMAL DATA. Avoid contact with skin and clothing. Avoid breathing gas. Do not puncture or incinerate container. Keep container closed. Use only with adequate ventilation. Wash thoroughly after handling. Risk of cancer depends on duration and level of exposure. Contact with rapidly expanding gases can cause frostbite. Routes of entry : Inhalation,Dermal,Eyes

Potential Acute Health Effects

Eyes : Moderately irritating to the eyes. Skin : Moderately irritating to the skin. Inhalation : Toxic by inhalation. Moderately irritating to the respiratory system. Ingestion : Ingestion is not a normal route of exposure for gases Potential chronic health effects : CARCINOGENIC EFFECTS: Classified A4 (Not classifiable for human or animal.) by ACGIH, 3 (Not classifiable for human.) by IARC [sulphur dioxide]. Classified A4 (Not classifiable for human or animal.) by ACGIH [Nitrogen dioxide]. MUTAGENIC EFFECTS: Not available.

Teratogenic Effects

Not available Medical conditions : Repeated exposure to a highly toxic material may produce general deterioration of health aggravated by overexposure by an accumulation in one or many human organs. See toxicological Information (section 11)