Product ID:POTASSIUM BROMIDE
MSDS Date:05/30/1995
FSC:6810
NIIN:00-222-9695
MSDS Number: BDKDX

Emergency Phone: 201-796-7100 800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)

Info Phone: 201-796-7100

Cage: 22527

Telephone: 412-490-8586

Cage: 22527

POTASSIUM BROMIDE

CAS: 7758-02-3

RTECS: TS7650000

Fraction By Weight: 100%

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50 (ORAL RAT) IS 3120 MG/KG
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:EYES:MAY CAUSE IRRITATION.SKIN:MAY
CAUSE IRRITATION.CHRONIC:BROMOACNE(DERMATITIS).INHAL:MAY CAUSE
RESPIRATORY TRACT
IRRITATION.INGEST:NARCOTIC.CHRONIC:ANOREXIA,DEHYDRATION,CONSTIPATIO
N.MAY CAUSE RHINI TIS AND BRONCHIAL IRRITATION,SKIN,EYE AND
NEUROLOGICAL EFFECTS.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:THERE ARE NO INGREDIENTS ABOVE 0.1%
WHICH ARE IDENTIFIED AS CARCINOGENS BY NTP,IARC OR OSHA.
Effects of Overexposure:ACUYE-NAUSEA,VOMITING,ABDOMINAL PAIN,PROFOUND
STUPOR,PARALYSIS AND COMA.CHRONIC-PAIN IN SWALLOWING,FOUL
BREATH,FURRY TONGUE,WEIGHT LOSS,SKIN RASH(POSSIBLY
VESSICULAR),LESIONS,OCCULAR BOBBING,DISTURBAN CE OF COLOR
VISION,CONJUNCTIVITIS,DIZZINESS,DROWSINESS,WEAKNESS,FATIGUE,PSYCHOT
IC OR DEPRESSED BEHAVIOR.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:SKIN:REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING;WASH WITH SOAP AND
WATER.GET MEDICAL ATTENTION.EYES:FLUSH WITH NORMAL SALINE OR WATER
FOR 15 MINUTES.GET MEDICAL ATTENTION.INHAL:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR.GIVE
OXYGEN OR AR TIFICIAL RESPIRATION IF NEEDED.INGEST:DO NOT INDUCE
VOMITING.GET PROMPT QUALIFIED MEDICAL ATTENTION.FOR SPONTANEOUS
VOMITING,KEEP HEAD LOWER THAN HIPS.(SEE SUPPL)

Flash Point:NONE
Extinguishing Media:USE MEDIA APPROPRIATE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE A SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS AND
FULL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT.STAY UPWIND WHEN FIGHTING FIRE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Spill Release Procedures:SWEEP OR VACUUM;DO NOT CREATE DUST;PLACE IN AN
APPROPRIATE DRY CONTAINER FOR DISPOSAL.DO NOT FLUSH SPILLED
MATERIAL TO SEWER.KEEP UNNESCESSARY PEOPLE AWAY.
Neutralizing Agent:NOT APPLICABLE.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN A COOL,DRY,WELL-VENTILATED
PLACE.KEEP CONTAINER CLOSED WHEN NOT IN USE.KEEP AWAY FROM
INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS.
Other Precautions:DO NOT TAKE INTERNALLY. AVOID BREATHING OF DUSTS.
AVOID CONTACT WITH EYES AND SKIN. USE WITH ADEQUATE VENTILATION.
WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.

Respiratory Protection:WHERE ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROLS ARE LACKING OR IN
ENCLOSED SPACES USE EITHER A SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS OR
A NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR FOR DUST,DEPENDING ON THE AIRBORN
CONCENTRATION.
Ventilation:USE LOCAL EXHAUST.
Protective Gloves:CHEMICALLY RESISTANT
Eye Protection:DUST-PROOF GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:EYE WASH STATION AND SAFETY SHOWER.
INDUSTRIAL-TYPE WORK CLOTHING AND APRON AS REQUIRED.
Work Hygienic Practices:EXECISE GOOD LABORATORY PRACTICES.WASH HANDS
AFTER USE AND BEFORE EATING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
FOR BROMINE POSIONING,GIVE NACL,1GM/HR(ORALLY-AS TABLE SALT).WHERE ORAL
INVOLVEMENT IS IMPOSSIBLE,GIVE NORMAL SALINE(1L/8HR-IV;MAXIMUM OF 2
LITERS),UNTIL BLOOD BROMINE LEVEL DROPS BELOW 50MG/DL.DIURET ICS
MAY BE ADMINISTERED SIMULTANEUOSLY.PH OF 5% SOLUTION IS 5-8.8.

HCC:N1
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:2615F,1435C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:1353F,734C
Vapor Pres:1 @ 795C
Vapor Density:NIL
Spec Gravity:2.75
pH:SUPPL
Solubility in Water:NOT APPLICABLE,53.5%
Appearance and Odor:HYGROSCOPIC XLS/WHITE
GRANULES/POWDER,ODORLESS,COLORLESS,BITTER-SALINE TASTE

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG OXIDIZING AGENT,HEAVY METAL SALS,ACIDS,BROMINE
TRIFLUORIDE,BROMINE TRICHLORIDE.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:TOXIC FUMES OF BROMINE AND OXIDES OF
POTASSIUM.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL,STATE AND
LOCAL REGULATIONS.

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