VANADIUM TRIOXIDE

metal oxides 

VANADIUM SESQUIOXIDE; VANADIC OXIDE; VANADIUM OXIDE; VANADIUM(3+) OXIDE; DIVANADIUM TRIOXIDE; UN 2860; VANADIUM OXIDE (V2O3); VANADIUM (III) OXIDE

Emergency Overview 

Color:  black 

Change in color: changes color on exposure to air

Physical Form: crystals

Health Hazards:  harmful if swallowed, respiratory tract irritation, eye irritation 

Physical Hazards:  Extremely flammable. May ignite spontaneously on exposure to air. 

Short Term:  irritation, difficulty breathing, asthma, lung congestion, lung damage 

Long Term:  no information on significant adverse effects 

Short Term:  irritation 

Long Term:  same as effects reported in short term exposure 

Short Term:  irritation 

Long Term:  same as effects reported in short term exposure 

Short Term:  no information on significant adverse effects 

Long Term:  no information is available 

This product may be regulated, have exposure limits or other information identified as the following: Vanadium compounds, Vanadium-oxides.

If adverse effects occur, remove to uncontaminated area. Give artificial respiration if not breathing. Get immediate medical attention. 

Wash skin with soap and water for at least 15 minutes while removing contaminated clothing and shoes. Get medical attention, if needed. Thoroughly clean and dry contaminated clothing and shoes before reuse. 

Flush eyes with plenty of water for at least 15 minutes. Then get immediate medical attention. 

Get medical attention immediately. 

For ingestion, consider gastric lavage. 

calcium disodium edetate/dextrose, intravenous; calcium disodium edetate/procaine, intramuscular. Get medical attention immediately. 

See Section 9 for Flammability Properties 

Severe fire hazard. May ignite on exposure to air. 

water Do not use dry chemicals, carbon dioxide or halogenated extinguishing agents. Large fires: Flood with water. Apply water from a protected location or from a safe distance. 

Move container from fire area if it can be done without risk. Cool containers with water spray until well after the fire is out. Stay away from the ends of tanks. For fires in cargo or storage area: Cool containers with water from unmanned hose holder or monitor nozzles until well after fire is out. Use extinguishing agents appropriate for surrounding fire. Avoid inhalation of material or combustion by-products. 

Do not touch spilled material. Stop leak if possible without personal risk. Reduce vapors with water spray. Small spills: Absorb with sand or other non-combustible material. Collect spilled material in appropriate container for disposal. Small dry spills: Move containers away from spill to a safe area. Large spills: Dike for later disposal. Keep unnecessary people away, isolate hazard area and deny entry. Ventilate closed spaces before entering. 

Store and handle in accordance with all current regulations and standards. 

Component Exposure Limits 

Biological limit value 

Provide local exhaust or process enclosure ventilation system. Ventilation equipment should be explosion-resistant if explosive concentrations of material are present. Ensure compliance with applicable exposure limits. 

Eyes/Face Wear splash resistant safety goggles with a faceshield. Provide an emergency eye wash fountain and quick drench shower in the immediate work area. 

Wear appropriate chemical resistant clothing. 

Wear appropriate chemical resistant gloves. 

The following respirators and maximum use concentrations are drawn from NIOSH and/or OSHA. Measurement Element: Vanadium (V) 0.5 mg/m3 Any air-purifying respirator equipped with an N100, R100, or P100 filter (including N100, R100, and P100 filtering facepieces) except quarter-mask respirators. Any supplied-air respirator. 1.25 mg/m3 Any supplied-air respirator operated in a continuous-flow mode. Any powered, air-purifying respirator with a high-efficiency particulate filter. 2.5 mg/m3 Any air-purifying, full-facepiece respirator equipped with an N100, R100, or P100 filter. Any powered, air-purifying respirator with a tight-fitting facepiece and a high-efficiency particulate filter. Any self-contained breathing apparatus with a full facepiece. Any supplied-air respirator with a full facepiece. 35 mg/m3 Any supplied-air respirator with a full facepiece that is operated in a pressure-demand or other positive-pressure mode. Emergency or planned entry into unknown concentrations or IDLH conditions - Any self-contained breathing apparatus that has a full facepiece and is operated in a pressure-demand or other positive-pressure mode. Any supplied-air respirator with a full facepiece that is operated in a pressure-demand or other positive-pressure mode in combination with an auxiliary self-contained breathing apparatus operated in pressure-demand or other positive-pressure mode. Escape - Any air-purifying, full-facepiece respirator equipped with an N100, R100, or P100 filter. Any appropriate escape-type, self-contained breathing apparatus. 

nitric acid, hydrofluoric acid, alkali 

Stable at normal temperatures and pressure. 

Avoid heat, flames, sparks and other sources of ignition. Containers may rupture or explode if exposed to heat. 

No data available. 

VANADIUM TRIOXIDE: No data available.

oxides of vanadium 

Thermal decomposition products: oxides of vanadium.

Will not polymerize. 

Component Analysis - LD50/LC50 

Component Carcinogenicity

None of this product's components are listed by ACGIH, IARC, NTP, DFG or OSHA

VANADIUM TRIOXIDE: May irritate the mucous membranes of the respiratory tract Oxides of vanadium may cause serous or hemorrhagic rhinitis, sore throat, cough, tracheitis, bronchitis, and hemoptysis More severe exposures may result in pulmonary edema and pneumonia which may be fatal If victim survives there may be persistent asthma-type bronchitis, bouts of dyspnea, paroxysmal cough, and emphysema.

VANADIUM TRIOXIDE Repeated or prolonged exposure to oxides of vanadium may cause bronchitis.

VANADIUM TRIOXIDE May cause irritation.

VANADIUM TRIOXIDE Repeated or prolonged exposure with irritants may cause dermatitis.

VANADIUM TRIOXIDE May cause irritation.

VANADIUM TRIOXIDE Repeated or prolonged exposure with irritants may lead to conjunctivitis.

VANADIUM TRIOXIDE: Low levels were lethal to animals in one study Symptoms were not reported.

VANADIUM TRIOXIDE No data available.

Component Analysis - Aquatic Toxicity 

Dispose in accordance with all applicable regulations. 

Component Waste Numbers 

ADR Tunnel Code Restrictions 

Component Marine Pollutants (IMDG) 

SARA Section 311/312 (40 CFR 370 Subparts B and C) 

Not listed under California Proposition 65 

Canadian WHMIS Ingredient Disclosure List (IDL) 

Germany Water Classification 

The listed component(s) of this material have been checked for country-specific published classifications according to the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling (GHS). The results of the queries are displayed below. Please see the individual country listings, as additional interpretations or reference information may be available. For a reference list of H- or P-statements, please visit ChemADVISOR’s website at http://www.chemadvisor.com/product-resources/26-pure-substance-and-mixture-databases/247-ghs-hazard-and-physical-statements 

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Japan GHS Labeling Information 

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Taiwan GHS Classifications 

Taiwan GHS Labeling Information 

No classification assigned. 

ACGIH - American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists; ADR - European Road Transport; AU - Australia; BOD - Biochemical Oxygen Demand; C - Celsius; CA - Canada; CAS - Chemical Abstracts Service; CERCLA - Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act; CN - China; CPR - Controlled Products Regulations; DFG - Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft; DOT - Department of Transportation; DSL - Domestic Substances List; EEC - European Economic Community; EINECS - European Inventory of Existing Commercial Chemical Substances; EPA - Environmental Protection Agency; EU - European Union; F - Fahrenheit; IARC - International Agency for Research on Cancer; IATA - International Air Transport Association; ICAO - International Civil Aviation Organization; IDL - Ingredient Disclosure List; IDLH - Immediately Dangerous to Life and Health; IMDG - International Maritime Dangerous Goods; JP - Japan; Kow - Octanol/water partition coefficient; KR - Korea; LEL - Lower Explosive Limit; LOLI - List Of LIsts™ - ChemADVISOR’s Regulatory Database; MAK - Maximum Concentration Value in the Workplace; MEL - Maximum Exposure Limits; NFPA - National Fire Protection Agency; NIOSH - National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health; NJTSR - New Jersey Trade Secret Registry; NTP - National Toxicology Program; NZ - New Zealand; OSHA - Occupational Safety and Health Administration; PH - Philippines; RCRA - Resource Conservation and Recovery Act; RID - European Rail Transport; RTECS - Registry of Toxic Effects of Chemical Substances®; SARA - Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act; STEL - Short-term Exposure Limit; TDG - Transportation of Dangerous Goods; TSCA - Toxic Substances Control Act; TWA - Time Weighted Average; UEL - Upper Explosive Limit; US - United States 

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