About CAMEO Chemicals

CAMEO Chemicals is a tool designed for first responders and emergency planners who are involved in hazardous materials incident response and planning.

CAMEO Chemicals is an online library of more than 6,000 data sheets containing response-related information and recommendations for hazardous materials that are commonly transported, used, and/or stored in the United States. CAMEO Chemicals also contains the Chemical Reactivity Worksheet (in the Predict Reactivity section of this site), which you can use to predict potential reactive hazards between chemicals of concern.

CAMEO® is an umbrella product name that encompasses many products offered by NOAA's Office of Response and Restoration (NOAA OR&R). Products in the CAMEO line include:

• CAMEO: A suite of software tools that you can download and install on your computer. It includes the same chemical library and Reactivity Worksheet that are in CAMEO Chemicals. It also includes a storage facilities database, ALOHA® (a model that can predict the area that could be affected by a toxic gas release, fire, or explosion) and MARPLOT (an electronic mapping program). CAMEO can be downloaded from the CAMEO website. It is included in the U.S. Coast Guard's Standard Workstation III image.
• CAMEO Chemicals: An online version of the chemical database and reactivity tool that are part of the CAMEO program.
• Chemical Reactivity Worksheet: A downloadable program that includes the same chemical database as the previous products, but which was built specifically to answer questions about the reactivity of substances or mixtures of substances. Most of its functionality is available now in both CAMEO and CAMEO Chemicals. It can be downloaded from the OR&R website.

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Credits

CAMEO Chemicals was developed jointly by the following organizations:

• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Office of Response and Restoration
• Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Emergency Management
• U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Research and Development Center

Information about each chemical was compiled from a variety of documents and databases, each prepared by a different organization. The following source abbreviations are used in the chemical data sheets:

• (49CFR) - Code of Federal Regulations, Title 49 Part 172. Transportation. 2003. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office.
• (AAR, 2003) - Association of American Railroads. 2003. Emergency Handling of Hazardous Materials in Surface Transportation. Washington, D.C.: Bureau of Explosives.
• (AEGL, 2003) - National Advisory Committee for AEGLs. 2003. Online at www.epa.gov/opptintr/aegl.
• (AIHA, 2003) - American Industrial Hygiene Association. 2003. Emergency Response Planning Guidelines and Workplace Environmental Exposure Level Guides Handbook. Fairfax, Virginia: AIHA Press (can be ordered from www.aiha.org).
• (CAS, 2003) - Chemical Abstract Service. 2003. Formulas and CAS numbers. Electronic file. Seattle: Hazardous Materials Response Division, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
• (DOT, 2000) - U.S. Department of Transportation. 2000. Emergency Response Guidebook. Neenah, Wisconsin: J. J. Keller & Associates. Online at hazmat.dot.gov/pubs/erg/gydebook.htm.
• (EPA, 1998) - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. 1998. Extremely Hazardous Substances (EHS) Chemical Profiles and Emergency First Aid Guides. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office.
• (NFPA, 2002) - National Fire Protection Association. 2002. Hazardous Chemicals Data. In: Fire Protection Guide to Hazardous Materials, 12th Ed. NFPA 49-1991. Quincy, Massachusetts: NFPA (can be ordered from www.nfpa.org).
• (NIOSH, 2003) - National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health. 2003. Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office. Online at www.cdc.gov/niosh/npg/pgintrod.html.
• (NOAA, 2003) - Information generated by NOAA, Office of Response and Restoration.
• (NTP, 1992) - National Toxicology Program, Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health. 1992. National Toxicology Program Chemical Repository Database. Research Triangle Park, North Carolina: NTP.
• (REACTIVITY, 2003) - Information generated by NOAA, Office of Response and Restoration, during the development of the Chemical Reactivity Worksheet.
• (TEEL, 2005) - Department of Energy, Subcommittee on Consequence Assessment and Protective Actions (DOE SCAPA). Online at orise.orau.gov/emi/scapa/teels.htm.
• (Title III, 1998) - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. October 1998. Title III List of Lists. Consolidated List of Chemicals Subject to Reporting Under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act and Section 112(r) of the Clean Air Act. EPA 550-8-01-003. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office.
• (USCG, 1999) - U.S. Coast Guard. 1999. Chemical Hazard Response Information System (CHRIS) - Hazardous Chemical Data. Computer tape. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office. Online at www.chrismanual.com.

Copyrights

CAMEO Chemicals and all other CAMEO products are free to use, however, the chemical data itself is subject to the copyright restrictions of the company or organization that provided the data.

Terms and Conditions

Users of the CAMEO Chemicals website and documentation agree to the following guidelines and restrictions:

• Use and Distribution Guidelines and Restrictions

  The response information contained in CAMEO Chemicals that has been marked AAR has been supplied by, and is the property of, the Association of American Railroads. CAS registry numbers, CAS synonyms, and CAS molecular formulas have been supplied by, and are the property of, the Chemical Abstracts Service. NFPA ratings have been supplied by, and are the property of, the National Fire Protection Association. Emergency Response Planning Guidelines (ERPGs) have been supplied by, and are property of, the American Industrial Hygiene Association. AAR, CAS, AIHA, and NFPA data contained in CAMEO shall not be duplicated by the recipient, except as indicated above, without written permission from AAR, CAS, AIHA, and NFPA.

  The recipient shall honor all disclaimers and other limitations of liability associated with those organizations that have provided data in the compilation of the CAMEO chemical database.

• Limitation of Liability

  The United States Government has used its best efforts to deliver complete data incorporated into CAMEO Chemicals. Nevertheless, the U.S. Government does not warrant accuracy or completeness, is not responsible for errors and omissions, and is not liable for any direct, indirect, or consequential damages flowing from the recipient's use of CAMEO Chemicals. CAMEO software are being distributed "as is" and the U.S. Government does not make any warranty claims, either expressed or implied, with respect to the CAMEO software, its quality, accuracy, completeness, performance, merchantability, or fitness for any intended purpose.

• Indemnification

  Non-governmental recipients shall indemnify and save harmless the United States and its agents and employees against any and all loss, damage, claim, or liability whatsoever, due to personal injury or death, or damage to property of others directly or indirectly due to the use of CAMEO Chemicals by the recipient, including failure to comply with the provisions of these terms and conditions.

• Trademarks

  CAMEO is a registered trademark of the U.S. Government.

References

The following source references were used in developing the reactivity section of this site:

1. Sax, N. I.: Dangerous Properties of Industrial Materials. Reinhold Publishing Corporation, New York, 9th ed., 1996.
2. Kirk-Othmer: Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology. Wiley-Interscience, New York, 3rd ed., 1978 and 4th ed., 1992.
3. Bretherick's Handbook of Reactive Chemical Hazards, 5th ed. Butterworth-Heinemann, Oxford, 1995.
4. Hardy, J. K.: Hazardous Chemical Database. University of Akron, Ohio, 1997.
5. Lewis, R. J.: Hazardous Chemicals Desk Reference, 3rd ed. Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 1993.
6. Davis, D. J. and Davis, J. A.: Hazardous Materials Reference Book. Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 1996.
7. Carson, P. A. and Mumford, C. J.: Hazardous Chemicals Handbook. Butterwork-Heinemann, Oxford, 1994.
8. ChemCheck Handbook. STP Specialty Technical Publishers, Vancouver, Canada, 1994.
9. National Toxicity Program.
10. C. R. Noller, "Chemistry of Organic Compounds," 2nd Ed., W. B. Saunders Company, 1958.
11. Underwriters Laboratory's Bulletin of Research.
12. Lancaster Catalog 2000-2001, Lancaster Synthesis Ltd.
13. J. W. Mellor, "A Comprehensive Treatise on Inorganic Chemistry and Theoretical Chemistry," First Edition and supplements, Longmans Green & Co., London, and Wiley-Interscience, New York.
14. "The Merck Index, An Encyclopedia of Chemicals, Drugs, and Biologicals," S. Budavari, Ed., Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey, 1996 (or earlier edition).
15. Farm Chemicals Handbook, 1995, Meister Publishing Company, Willoughby, Ohio.
16. Berichte der deutsche Chemische Gesellschaft.
17. Aldrich Handbook of Fine Chemicals and Laboratory Equipment, 2000-2001 Aldrich-Sigma.
18. Association of American Railroads.
19. Annalen der Chemie.
20. Weast, Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, 59th Ed., CRC Press, 1979.
21. G. G. Hawley, "The Condensed Chemical Dictionary," 9th ed, 1977.
22. Chemical and Engineering News, published weekly by the American Chemical Society.
23. Berichte der deutsche Chemische Gesellschaft.
24. Journal of the American Chemical Society.
25. Journal of Chemical Education.
26. Journal of Hazardous Materials.
27. Journal of Loss Prevention.
28. Journal of Organic Chemistry, published by the American Chemical Society.
29. Journal of Organometallic Chemistry.
30. Chemical Manufacturers Association Case Histories.
31. National Fire Protection Association (NFPA).
32. NIOSH.
33. Chemistry and Technology of Explosives, Urbanski, T., London, MacMillan.
34. Fire and Explosion Risks, von Schwartz, E., London, Griffin, 1918.
35. Safety in the Chemical Laboratory, Pieters, London, Academic Press, 2nd ed, 1957.

Reporting an error or bug

If you discover an error or bug in CAMEO Chemicals or any chemical data sheet, please let us know by emailing: orr.cameo@noaa.gov