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Barium sulfate
- Benchmark: Benchmark 2
- Assessed: 2014-09-24
Used primarily in Industrial / Manufacturing, and Pharmaceuticals applications, Barium sulfate is specifically used in chemical intermediate, colorant, construction materials, and medical applications.
Barium sulfate is a naturally occurring barium compound found in underground ore deposits. It is used to make drilling muds in the oil and gas industry, to make paints, bricks, tiles, glass, and rubber, as a chemical intermediate to prepare other barium compounds, to perform medical tests and x-rays (ATSDR 2007), and as a color pigment (ChemIDplus 2014).
Chemical Synonyms Pigment white 21; Sulfuric acid, barium salt (1:1); CI 77120; Barium sulphate
Key Functions: Industrial / Manufacturing, Pharmaceuticals