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This publication describes the specification requirements for gaseous, liquid, and solid carbon dioxide.

The term container as used in this publication shall refer to portable compressed gas cylinders and liquid containers made in accordance with the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) in Title 49 of the U.S. Code of Federal Regulations (49 CFR) Parts 100-180; Transport Canada (TC); or the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) specifications [1, 2, 3].¹

NOTE-This publication does not recommend or establish the end usage designation for specific types or grades of products. Users requiring this kind of information should contact individual gas suppliers.

¹ References are shown by bracketed numbers and are listed in order of appearance in the reference section.