Product ID:M-21, MAGNESIUM BROMIDE
MSDS Date:06/27/1989
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N015839
MSDS Number: BPJNC

FISHER SCIENTIFIC

1 REAGENT LANE
FAIR LAWN, NJ 07410
US

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

Info Phone: 201-796-7100

Cage: 1B464

FISHER SCIENTIFIC CO. CHEMICAL MFG DIV

FAIRLAWN, NJ 07410-2802 US

Telephone: 201-796-7100

Cage: 1B464

RESPIRATOR SELECTION, CONTACT NEHC .

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MAGNESIUM BROMIDE

CAS: 7798-48-2

Fraction By Weight: 100%

GIVE LG QTYS OF WATER TO DILUTE & FACILITATE

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AS TO WHETHER SEVERITY OF POISONING REQ ADMIN OF ANY

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WHEN

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SYMPS, GIVE CALCIUM GLUCONATE, 10 ML OF 10% SOLN (IV)

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SHOULD BE CHECKED AGAIN. ANTIDOTE SHOULD BE ADMIN BY

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CHLORIDE, 1G ORALLY EVERY HR IN WATER/AS SALT TABLETS

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IS IMPOSS, GIVE NORM SALINE, 1 LITER EVERY 8 HRS IV

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BE CONTINUED UNTIL BLOOD BROMIDE LEVEL DROPS BELOW 50

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ANTIDOTE SHOULD BE ADMINISTERED BY QUALIFIED MEDICAL

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PURIFYING RESPIRATOR W/TIGHT-FITTING FACEPIECE &

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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:MAY BE IRRIT TO MUC MEMB &
CAUSE IRRIT OF RESP SYS & METAL FUME FEVER. SYMPS MAY INCLUDE
COUGH, HDCH, FEVER, CHILLS, SNEEZING, NAUSEA, VOMIT, DYSPNEA, CHEST
PAIN & LEUKOCYTOSIS. SKIN:MAY B E IRRIT. EYE:DUST MAY BE IRRIT.
INGEST:SOME MAGNESIUM SALTS MAY CAUSE PURGING W/VOMITING & WATERY
(EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ:DIARRHEA. SYSTEMIC EFTS ORDINARILY
ABSENT AFTER INGEST OF MAGNESIUM SALTS SINCE NORM KIDNEY ABLE TO
REMOVE MAGNESIUM ION MORE RAPIDLY THAN IT CAN BE ABSORBED FROM GI
TRACT. IN CASES OF KIDNEY IMPAIRMENT, MUCOSAL IRRIT & ABSORP
OCCUR. CNS DEPRESS, AREFLEXIA, RESP CONGEST & DEATH FROM RESP
PARALYSIS (SUPP DATA)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PERSONS W/KIDNEY IMPAIRMENT MAY BE
AT AN INCREASED RISK FROM EXPOSURE.

First Aid:INHAL:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR IMMED. IF BRTHG STOPPED, GIVE ARTF
RESP. KEEP WARM/AT REST. TREAT SYMPTOMATICALLY & SUPPORTIVELY. GET
MD IMMED. SKIN:REMOVE CONTAMD CLTHG & SHOES IMMED. WASH AFFECTED
AREA W/ SOAP/MILD DETERGENT & LG AMTS OF WATER UNTIL NO EVID OF
CHEM REMAINS (APPROX 15-20 MIN). GET MD IMMED. EYE:WASH IMMED W/LG
AMTS OF WATER/NORM SALINE, OCCSNLY LIFTING LIDS, UNTIL NO EVID OF
(SUPP DATA)

Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL, CARBON DIOXIDE, HALON, WATER
SPRAY/STANDARD FOAM. LARGER FIRES:WATER SPRAY, FOG OR STANDARD
FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD SCBA & FULL PROT EQUIP
. NO ACUTE HAZARD. MOVE CONTAINER FROM FIRE AREA IF POSSIBLE. AVOID
BRTHG VAPORS/DUSTS. KEEP UPWIND.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NEGLIGIBLE FIRE HAZARD WHEN EXPOSED TO
HEAT OR FLAME.

Spill Release Procedures:NO SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS INDICATED.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Other Precautions:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Respiratory Protection:SPECIFIC RESP SELECTED MUST BE BASED ON CONTAM
LEVELS FOUND IN WORK PLACE, MUST NOT EXCEED WORKING LIM OF RESP &
BE NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD. DUST & MIST RESP W/FULL FACEPIECE.
AIR-PURIFYING FULL FACEPIECE R ESP W/HEPA FILTER. POWERED AIR- (ING
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Ventilation:PROVIDE LOCAL EXHAUST OR PROCESS ENCLOSURE VENTILATION
SYSTEM.
Protective Gloves:PROTECTIVE GLOVES.
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:APPROP PROT (IMPERVIOUS) CLTHG & EQUIPMENT
TO PREVENT REPEATED/PROLONGED SKIN CONTACT.
Work Hygienic Practices:CONTACT LENSES SHOULD NOT BE WORN.
Supplemental Safety and Health
EFTS OF OVEREXP:MAY OCCUR CHRONIC:INHAL/SKIN/EYE: NO DATA AVAILABLE.
INGEST:PRLNGD EXPOS FROM INGEST OF MAGNESIUM-CONTAINING CMPDS MAY
CAUSE RENAL FAILURE FROM PRECIPITATION OF MAGNESIUM AMMONIUM PHOS
PHATE IN KIDNEY. FIRST AID PROC:CHEM REMAINS (APPROX 15-20 MIN).
GET MD IMMED. INGEST:IF KIDNEYS FUNCTIONING, (ING 2)

HCC:N1
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:2116F,1158C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:1292F,700C
Spec Gravity:3.72 @ 25C
pH:NEUT
Solubility in Water:101.5% @ 20C
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS TO WHITE LUSTROUS HEXAGONAL,VERY
DELIQUESCENT CRYSTALS W/BITTER TASTE

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
NO DATA AVAILABLE.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE REPORTED.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:THERMAL DECOMPOSITION MAY RELEASE
CORROSIVE HYDROGEN BROMIDE.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF I/A/W FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL
REGULATIONS .

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