Product ID:POTASSIUM BROMIDE (0505)
MSDS Date:01/01/1985
FSC:6810
NIIN:00-222-9695
MSDS Number: BDKDY

Emergency Phone: (606) 987-7000

Cage: DO880

Telephone: 314-539-1600

Cage: DO880

POTASSIUM BROMIDE (CAS #7758-02-3)

CAS: 7758-02-3

RTECS: TS7650000

Fraction By Weight: 100%

Effects of Overexposure:DEPRESSION,EMACIATION & IN SEVERE
CASES,PSYCHOSIS & MENTAL DETERIORATION.

First Aid:EYE-FLUSH WITH LARGE AMOUNTS WATER & CALL DOCTOR.SKIN-WASH
WITH LARGE QUANTITIES WATER.INGESTION-CALL PHYSICIAN & INDUCE
VOMITING.

Extinguishing Media:EXTINQUISH W. AGENT SUITABLE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR SELF-CNTND BRTHG APP
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:WHEN HEATED TO DECOMPOSITION,EMITS TOXIC
FUMES.

Spill Release Procedures:CAREFULLY SCOOP UP & PLACE IN A CONTAINER
SUITABLE FOR SHIPMENT TO AN APPROVED DISPOSAL AREA.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN COOL,DRY PALCE.KEEP CONTAINER
TIGHTLY CLOSED.WASH THOROUGHLY AGTER HANDLING.SEPARATE FROM
OXIDIZERS.
Other Precautions:AVOID BREATHING DUST.

Respiratory Protection:DUST MASK/DUST RESPIR
Ventilation:MECHANICAL (GENERAL/LOCAL EXHAUST)
Protective Gloves:RUBBER
Eye Protection:SAFETY/CHEM GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:EYE WASH STATION. APRONS. SPECIAL IMPERVIOUS
CLOTHING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
MSDS DATE-2/80.ORAL-HUMAN LDLO=500 MG/KG.

HCC:N1
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:1435 C
Spec Gravity:2.75
Solubility in Water:53%
Appearance and Odor:WHITE CRYSTALLINE POWDER.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
BROMINE TRIFLUORIDE,ACIDS & STRONG OXIDIZERS.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:WHEN HEATED TO DECOMPOSITION EMITS
TOXIC FUMES OF BROMIDES.

Waste Disposal Methods:KEEP IN COVERED DRUMS,PENDING DISPOSAL. HANDLE &
DISPOSE IN FULL COMPLIANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE
INTERNATIONAL,FEDERAL,STATE, & LOCAL REGULATIONS.

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