Barium nitrate

Synonyms

Barium dinitrate; Barium nitrate (Ba(NO3)2); Barium(II) nitrate (1:2); Dusicnan barnaty [Czech]; Nitrate de baryum [French]; Nitrato barico [Spanish]; Nitric acid, barium salt; Nitrobarite; [ChemIDplus] UN1446

Category

Metals, Inorganic Compounds

Description

Colorless or white odorless solid; [HSDB] White odorless crystalline solid; Slightly soluble in water; [MSDSonline]

Sources/Uses

Used to manufacture barium oxide (BaO2); in pyrotechnics for green fire; for green signal lights; in vacuum tube industry; for ceramic glazes; in electronics; as raw material for manufacture of neon sign lightings; in tracer bullets, primers, and detonators; [HSDB]

Comments

A skin, eye, nose, and throat irritant; [HSDB] A skin, eye, and respiratory tract irritant; "Exposure could cause hypokalemia, resulting in cardiac disorders and muscular disorders. Exposure may result in death." [ICSC] An irritant; [MSDSonline] See "Barium." See "NITRATES and NITRITES."

Biomedical References

0.5 mg/m3, as Ba

0.5 mg/m3, as Ba

0.5 mg/m3, as Ba, inhalable fraction(soluble compds)

50 mg/m3, as Ba

MetHgb is secondary toxic effect

Activities

Activities with risk of exposure:

• Ceramics making