Agent Name |
Nickel II oxide |
CAS Number |
1313-99-1 |
Formula |
Ni-O |
Major Category |
Metals |
Synonyms |
Black nickel oxide; Bunsenite; C.I. 77777; Green nickel oxide; Mononickel oxide; Nickel monoxide; Nickel oxide; Nickel oxide (NiO); Nickel oxide sinter 75; Nickel protoxide; Nickel(2+) oxide; Nickelous oxide; [ChemIDplus] |
Category |
Metals, Inorganic Compounds |
Description |
Green solid, insoluble in water; [Merck Index] |
Sources/Uses |
Used in painting porcelain, electroplating, and glass coloring; Also used to make fuel cell electrodes, ferrites (e.g. NiOFe2O3), nickel salts, nickel catalysts, varistors, and propellant for automotive air bags; [HSDB] Found in the mineral bunsenite; Used in porcelain paint; [Merck Index] |
Comments |
May cause skin sensitization and asthma after prolonged contact; [ICSC] Danger of skin and airway sensitization; [MAK] Chronic inhalation exposures to nickel sulfides and nickel oxides were carcinogenic in the nickel refining industry. [IARC] See "Nickel and compounds." |
Exposure Assessment |
TLV (ACGIH) |
0.2 mg/m3, inhalable fraction, as Ni |
PEL (OSHA) |
1 mg/m3, as Ni |
Adverse Effects |
Asthma |
Yes |
Skin Sensitizer |
Yes |
IARC Carcinogen |
Known Carcinogen |
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