Barium chlorate
Agent Name
Barium chlorate
CAS Number
13477-00-4
Formula
Cl2-O6.Ba
Major Category
Metals
Synonyms
Ba Chlorate; Chlorate de baryum [French]; Chloric acid, barium salt; Clorato barico [Spanish]; [ChemIDplus] UN1445
Category
Metals, Inorganic Compounds
Description
Colorless or white solid; [Hawley] Soluble in water; [MSDSonline]
Sources/Uses
Used in pyrotechnics; in the manufacture of explosives and matches; as a mordant in dyeing; in the manufacture of other chlorates; [HSDB]
Comments
A skin, eye, and respiratory tract irritant; Can induce methemoglobinemia; Can cause hypokalemia, cardiac arrhythmias, and muscular paralysis; [ICSC] 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
NFPA
will not burn
Adverse Effects
Methemoglobinemia
MetHgb is secondary toxic effect
ACGIH Carcinogen
Not Classifiable
Diseases, Processes, and Activities Linked to This Agent
Processes
Industrial Processes with risk of exposure: