Product ID:BROMOTHYMOL BLUE
MSDS Date:06/18/1991
FSC:6810
NIIN:00-281-4270
MSDS Number: BKJJB

Emergency Phone: 201-653-6000

Info Phone: 212-929-2723

Cage: 83628

Telephone: 201-653-6900/800-248-2436

Cage: 83628

BROMOTHYMOL BLUE

CAS: 76-59-5

RTECS: SJ7450000

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE-EYES:STAIN MAY IRRITATE
EYES.INGESTION:MAY BE HARMFUL IF INGESTED IN QUANTITY.CHRONIC-NOT
GIVEN
Effects of Overexposure:SEE HEALTH HAZARDS SECTION.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NOT GIVEN

First Aid:EYES:IRRIGATE THOROUGHLY WITH WATER;IF DISCOMFORT PERSISTS
OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION.SKIN:WASH OFF THOROUGHLY WITH SOAP AND
WATER.LUNGS:REMOVE FROM EXPOSURE.MOUTH:WASH OUT MOUTH THOROUGHLY
WITH WATER;I N SEVERE CASES OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION.

Flash Point:NONE
Extinguishing Media:MEDIA APPROPRIATE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR FIRE FIGHTING PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND A
FULL FACED SELF CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS. EVACUATE AREA. COOL
FIRE EXPOSED CONTAINERS WITH WATER SPRAY.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:MAY EVOLVE TOXIC FUMES.

Spill Release Procedures:WEAR APPROPRIATE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING.MIX WITH
SAND.TRANSFER CAREFULLY TO CONTAINER AND ARRANGE REMOVAL BY
DISPOSAL COMPANY.WASH SITE OF SPILLAGE THOROUGHLY WITH WATER AND
DETERGENT.IF MATERIAL HAS ENT ERED SURFACE DRAINS INFORM LOCAL
AUTHORITIES.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORAGE-STORE IN A COOL AND DRY PLACE.
KEEP CONTAINER CLOSED.
Other Precautions:NONE

Respiratory Protection:NONE NORMALLY REQUIRED.
Ventilation:NONE NORMALLY REQUIRED.
Protective Gloves:NONE NORMALLY REQUIRED.
Eye Protection:NONE NORMALLY REQUIRED.
Other Protective Equipment:EYE WASH STATION.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health

HCC:N1
Solubility in Water:INSOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:CREAM, CRYSTALLINE POWDER

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS
Stability Condition to Avoid:OPEN FLAMES
Hazardous Decomposition Products:TOXIC FUMES

Waste Disposal Methods:COMPLY WITH LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL
REGULATIONS.

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