Barium chloride
Agent Name
Barium chloride
CAS Number
10361-37-2
Formula
Ba-Cl2
Major Category
Metals
Synonyms
Ba 0108E; Barium dichloride; SBA 0108E; [ChemIDplus] UN1564
Category
Metals, Inorganic Compounds
Description
Colorless solid; [Hawley] White solid; [HSDB] White odorless solid; Soluble in water; [MSDSonline]
Sources/Uses
Used to manufacture pigments, color lakes, glass, and mordant for acid dyes; for weighting and dyeing textile fabrics; in aluminum refining; as pesticide; as boiler compound for softening water; for tanning and finishing leather; in treating wool for stuffing mattresses; in lubrication oil additives; as an intermediate for barium salts; as intermediate for steel hardening compounds; in the production of magnesium metal; in chemical analysis; as 5% constituent of material ("ternary eutectic salt") effective in extinguishing fires of uranium and plutonium; [HSDB]
Comments
A skin, eye, and respiratory tract irritant; Effects of acute poisoning may include hypokalemia, cardiac arrhythmias, and death; [ICSC] An irritant; [MSDSonline] See "Barium."
Biomedical References
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
The Guide in the Emergency Response Guidebook is for "Barium compound, n.o.s."
Diseases, Processes, and Activities Linked to This Agent
Processes
Industrial Processes with risk of exposure: