Product ID:POTASSIUM BROMIDE, 2961
MSDS Date:12/23/1989
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N021443
MSDS Number: BLRWT

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Cage: DO803

Telephone: 800-582-2537

Cage: 70829

POTASSIUM BROMIDE

CAS: 7758-02-3

RTECS: TS7650000

Fraction By Weight: 99-100%

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:NO Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE:INHAL:IRRITATION OF UPPER
RESPIRATORY TRACT. SKIN/EYE CONTACT:IRRITATION. INGEST:HEADACHE,
NAUSEA, VOMITING, DIZZINESS, GASTROINTESTINAL IRRITATION.
CHRONIC:NONE IDENTIFIED.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT.
Effects of Overexposure:SEE HEALTH HAZARDS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:RESPIRATORY SYSTEM DISEASE.

First Aid:INGEST:CALL MD. IF CONSCIOUS, GIVE LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER.
INDUCE VOMITING. INHAL:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BREATHING, GIVE
ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION. IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT, GIVE O2.
SKIN:FLUSH W/W ATER. EYES:IMMEDIATELY FLUSH W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR
AT LEAST 15 MINUTES.

Extinguishing Media:USE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA APPROPRIATE FOR SURROUNDING
FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED POSITIVE PRESSURE
SCBA & FULL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NONE IDENTIFIED.

Spill Release Procedures:WEAR SUITABLE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING. CAREFULLY
SWEEP UP AND REMOVE.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:MAY CAUSE IRRITATION. MAY BE HARMFUL
IF SWALLOWED. DURING USE AVOID CONTACT W/EYES, SKIN , CLOTHING.
WHEN NOT IN USE KEEP IN TIGHTLY CLOSED CONTAINER.
Other Precautions:AFTER CONTACT W/SKIN, WASH IMMEDIATELY W/PLENTY OF
WATER.

Respiratory Protection:NONE REQUIRED WHERE ADEQUATE VENTILATION
CONDITIONS EXIST. IF AIRBORNE CONCENTRATION IS HIGH, USE
APPROPRIATE NIOSH/ MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR OR DUST MASK.
Ventilation:USE ADEQUATE GENERAL OR LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION TO KEEP
FUME OR DUST LEVELS AS LOW AS POSSIBLE.
Protective Gloves:RUBBER GLOVES RECOMMENDED.
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

HCC:N1
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:2615F,1435C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:1353F,734C
Spec Gravity:2.75
Solubility in Water:APPRECIABLE (>10%)
Appearance and Odor:WHITE POWDER OR GRANULES. ODORLESS.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:0

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS, STRONG ACIDS, BROMINE TRIFLUORIDE &
TRICHLORIDE.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE DOCUMENTED.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:BROMINE.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE I/A/W ALL APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE &
LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS.

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