SYNONYMS: ASKA RID; CADMIUM FUME; CADMIUM MONOXIDE; CADMIUMOXID (German); CADMIUM OXIDE BROWN; CADMIUM OXIDE FUME; EEC No. 048-002-00-0; EINECS No. 215-146-2; NCI-C02551; OXIDO de CADMIO (Spanish); OXYDE de CADMIUM (French)

IDENTIFICATION:

CAS: 1306-19-0

DOT ID: UN2570

Hazard class or Division: 6.1 (POISONOUS/TOXIC MATERIALS)

ERG Guide: 154

Formula: CdO

RTECSNo: EV1930000

Properties: Brown-red to yellow-brown crystalline solid or amorphous powder. Odorless. Sinks in water; insoluble. Poisonous gases may be produced in fire.

Uses: Electroplating chemical; making cadmium electrodes; component of silver alloys, ceramic glazes, silver-zinc storage batteries; in plastics such as Teflon to improves high-temperature properties.

HEALTH & SAFETY INFORMATION

• IDLH: 9 mg[Cd]/m ³, potential carcinogen.

• IARC: Group 1, known human carcinogen

• NTP: Known human carcinogen.

• OSHA Table Z-1 Air Contaminant (see cadmium standard 1910.1027)

• OSHA Table Z-2 Air Contaminant (see cadmium standard 1910.1027)

• Contact with eyes causes irritation. Inhalation can cause irritation of the respiratory tract with coughing and shortness of breath. Higher exposures can cause lung edema; symptoms may be delayed. This can cause death. Cadmium oxide can cause metal fume fever with chills, headache, aching muscles, metallic taste. Exposure can cause nausea, salivation, vomiting, cramps, and diarrhea. Symptoms for cadmium poisoning include metallic taste in the mouth, headache, shortness of breath, chest pain, cough with foamy or bloody sputum, pulmonary rales, weakness, leg pains. Lungs, kidneys, and liver may be affected or damaged by Chronic exposure. Cadmium oxide is probably carcinogenic to humans;