Agent Name |
Barium chloride dihydrate |
CAS Number |
10326-27-9 |
Formula |
Ba-Cl2.2H2-O |
Major Category |
Metals |
Synonyms |
Barium dichloride dihydrate; [ChemIDplus] UN1564 |
Category |
Metals, Inorganic Compounds |
Description |
White solid; [ICSC] White powder, soluble in water; [MSDSonline] Crystallizes from aqueous solutions as dihydrate; Water of crystallization lost at 110 to 160 deg C; [Ullmann] |
Sources/Uses |
Used to make pigments, color lakes, and glass; Also used as a dye mordant, in aluminum refining, as a pesticide, as a boiler water additive, and in tanning/finishing leather; [Merck Index] |
Comments |
A skin, eye, and respiratory tract irritant; May cause cardiac and nervous system effects; [ICSC] See "Barium and soluble compounds." |
Exposure Assessment |
TLV (ACGIH) |
0.5 mg/m3, as Ba |
PEL (OSHA) |
0.5 mg/m3, as Ba |
MAK |
0.5 mg/m3, as Ba, inhalable fraction(soluble compds) |
IDLH (NIOSH) |
50 mg/m3, as Ba |
Explanatory Notes |
mp = 113 deg C; [MSDSonline] |
Links to Other NLM Databases |
Health Studies |
Human Health Effects from Hazardous Substances Data Bank: BARIUM CHLORIDE
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