Product ID:BROMINE, CAT NO B38550
MSDS Date:03/14/1990
FSC:6810
NIIN:00-261-9235
MSDS Number: BMCBP

Cage: 22527

Telephone: 412-490-8586

Cage: 22527

BROMINE (SARA III)

CAS: 7726-95-6

RTECS: EF9100000

Fraction By Weight: 100%

OSHA PEL 0.1PPM/0.3 STEL

ACGIH TLV: O.1PPM/0.3 STEL;9192

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LCL0 (ORAL-HUMAN) IS 14 MG/KG.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE/CHRONIC: RESPIRATORY DIFFICULTY
WITH ASTHMA, CREPITATIONS IN THE LUNGS & A GENERALIZED VESICULAR OR
MORBILLIFORM RASH, INFLAMMATORY LESIONS OF THE MUCOUS MEMBRANES &
FATAL CHEMICAL BURNS OF THE LUNGS, ANOREXIA, INDIGESTION,
IRRITABILITY, DEEP SURFACE SKIN BURNS, SLOW HEALING ULCERS, SEVERE
GASTROENTERITIS & DEATH
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:THIS COMPOUND CONTAINS NO INGREDIENTS AT
CONCENTRATIONS OF 0.1% OR GREATER THAT ARE CARCINOGENS OR SUSPECT
CARCINOGENS.
Effects of Overexposure:MAY CAUSE HEADACHE, DIZZINESS, COUGHING,
NAUSEA, COPIOUS MUCOUS SECRETION, NOSEBLEED, FEELING OF OPPRESSION,
VERTIGO, STOMACH PAINS, HOARSENESS, CHEST PAIN, JOINT PAIN, BROWN
SKIN DISCOLORATION, SECON D & THIRD DEGREE BURNS, EYE BURNS,
INFLAMED TONGUE, SPASMS, PAIN IN THE HEART REGION, LOSS OF
APPETITE.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:EYES: WASH IMMEDIATELY WITH WATER OR NORMAL SALINE, FOR 15-20
MINUTES UNTIL PH IS NORMAL. SEE DOCTOR QUICKLY. SKIN: WASH WITH
SOAP AND WATER. REMOVE SOILED CLOTHES. GET MEDICAL ADVICE. INHALE:
REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF BREATHING STOPS, GIVE CPR. SEEE DOCTOR
IMMEDIATELY. INGEST: DO NOT USE GASTRIC LAVAGE OR EMISIS. DILUTE BY
DRINKING LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER OR MILK. GET IMMEDIATE MEDICAL
ATTENTION.

Flash Point:18.9F,-7.3C
Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL, CARBON DIOXIDE, HALON, WATER SPRAY OR
ALCOHOL FOAM. LARGER FIRES, USE WATER SPARY, FOG OR STANDARD FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures:MOVE CONTAINERS FROM FIRE AREA IF POSSIBLE.
DIKE FIRE CONTROL WATER. DO NOT SCATTER MATERIAL. COOL FIRE EXPOSED
CONTAINERS WITH WATER FROM SIDE. KEEP UPWIND.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NEGLIGIBLE FIRE HAZARD WHEN EXPOSED TO
HEAT OR FLAME. AVOID BREATHING POISONOUS & CORROSIVE VAPORS.
EVACUATE TO A RADIUS OF 2500 FEET FOR LEAKS.

Spill Release Procedures:DO NOT TOUCH SPILLED MATERIAL. STOP LEAK. USE
WATER SPRAY TO REDUCE VAPORS. TAKE UP WITH SAND OR OTHER ABSORBENT
MATERIAL AND PLACE INTO CONTAINER FOR LATER DISPOSAL.

Handling and Storage Precautions:PROTECT AGAINST PHYSICAL DAMAGE. STORE
IN COOL, DRY AREA, OUT OF DIRECT SUNLIGHT. SEPERATE FROM
COMBUSTIBLES, ORGANICS OR OXIDIZING MATERIALS.
Other Precautions:STORE ABOVE 20F TO PREVENT FREEZING BUT AVOID HEATING
ABOVE ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURES AS VAPOR PRESSURE INCREASE COULD
RUPTURE CONTAINER.

Respiratory Protection:THE SPECIFIC RESPIRATOR SELECTED MUST BE BASED
ON THE CONTAMINATION LEVELS FOUND IN THE WORK PLACE, MUST NOT
EXCEED THE WORKING LIMITS OF THE RESPIRATOR AND BE JOINTLY APPROVED
BY NIOSH/MSHA.
Ventilation:PROVIDE LOCAL EXHAUST OR PROCESS ENCLOSURE VENTILATION TO
MEET THE PUBLISHED EXPOSURE LIMITS.
Protective Gloves:WEAR APPROPIATE PROTECTIVE GLOVES.
Eye Protection:SPLASH-PROOF OR DUST-RESISTANT GOGGLES.
Other Protective Equipment:EMPLOYEES MUST WEAR APPROPIATE PROTECTIVE
(IMPERVIOUS) CLOTHING AND EQUIPMENT TO PREVENT SKIN CONTACT WITH
SUBSTANCE.
Work Hygienic Practices:EMPLOYER SHOULD PROVIDE EYE WASH STATION &
SAFETY SHOWER WITHIN THE IMMEDIATE WORK AREA FOR EMERGENCY USE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
FOR FIRE FIGHTERS AND OTHER IMMEDIATELY DANGEROUS TO LIFE OR HEALTH
CONDITIONS: USE A SELF CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS WITH FULL
FACEPIECE OPERATED IN PRESSURE DEMAND OR OTHER POSITIVE PRESSURE
MODE .

HCC:D2
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:138F,59C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:19.0F,-7.2C
Vapor Pres:175 MMHG
Vapor Density:5.5
Spec Gravity:3.11
Solubility in Water:3.5%
Appearance and Odor:HEAVY RED-BROWN LIQUID WITH PUNGENT ODOR.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
AL POWDER, FLUORINE, ACETYLENE, ANTIMONY, COPPER HYDRIDE, METAL, OZONE,
SILANE, DIETHYL ETHER, CALCIUM NITRIDE, METHANOL
Stability Condition to Avoid:MAY BURN BUT DOES NOT IGNITE READILY. MAY
IGNITE COMBUSTIBLES (WOOD, PAPER, OIL, ETC.)
Hazardous Decomposition Products:BROMINE UNDERGOES VIOLENT
POLYMERIZATION IN REACTION WITH ACRYLONITRILE.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSAL MUST BE MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH
STANDARD APPLICABLE TO GENERATORS OF HAZARDOUS WASTE, 40 CFR 262.

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