Product ID:B-388, BROMOTHYMOL BLUE
MSDS Date:11/09/1988
FSC:6810
NIIN:00-019-0040
MSDS Number: BPKJN

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

Info Phone: 201-796-7100

Cage: 1B464

Telephone: 201-796-7100

Cage: 1B464

PHENOL, 4,4'-(3H-2, 1-BENZOXATHIOL-3-YLIDENE) BIS

CAS: 76-59-5

RTECS: SJ7450000

Fraction By Weight: 100%

MD IMMED. NO SPECIFIC ANTIDOTE. TREAT

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:NO Skin:NO Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE:SKIN:MAY CAUSE IRRITATION.
EYE:MAY CAUSE IRRITATION. NO EFFECTS REPORTED IN HUMANS.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:SEE HEALTH HAZARDS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:INHAL:REMOVE FROM EXPOS AREA TO FRESH AIR IMMED. IF BRTHG HAS
STOPPED, PERFORM ARTF RESP. KEEP PERS WARM & @ REST. TREAT SYMP &
SUPPORTIVELY. GET MD IMMED. SKIN:REMOVE CONTAM CLTHG & SHOES IMMED.
WASH AFFECTED AREA W/SOAP/MILD DETERGENT & LG AMTS OF H*2O UNTIL
NO EVID OF CHEM REMAINS (APPROX 15-20 MINS). GET MD IMMED. EYE:WASH
IMMED W/LG AMTS OF H*2O/NORM SALINE OCCAS LIFTING UPPER &
LOWER(SUPDAT)

Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL, CO*2, WATER SPRAY OR FOAM. FOR LARGER
FIRES, USE WATER SPRAY, FOG OR FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD SCBA & FULL PROT EQUIP
. USE AGENTS SUITABLE FOR TYPE OF SURROUNDING FIRE. AVOID BRTHG HAZ
VAPORS, KEEP UPWIND.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:UNKNOWN FIRE & EXPLOSION HAZARD.

Spill Release Procedures:SWEEP UP & PLACE IN SUITABLE (FIBERBOARD)
CONTAINERS FOR RECLAMATION OR LATER DISPOSAL.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:OBSERVE ALL FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL
REGULATIONS WHEN STORING THIS SUBSTANCE. FOR ASSISTANCE, CONTACT
DISTRICT DIRECTOR OF EPA.
Other Precautions:AVOID REPEATED OR PROLONGED CONTACT W/THIS SUBSTANCE.

Respiratory Protection:SPECIFIC RESPIRATOR SELECTED MUST BE BASED ON
CONTAMINATION LEVELS FOUND IN WORK PLACE, MUST NOT EXCEED WORKING
LIMITS OF RESPIRATOR & BE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED. FOR SPECIFIC
RESPIRATOR SELECTION, CONTAC T NEHC .
Ventilation:PROVIDE LOCAL EXHAUST OR GENERAL DILUTION VENTILATION
SYSTEM.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:PROTECTIVE CLOTHING NOT REQUIRED.
Work Hygienic Practices:CONTACT LENSES SHOULD NOT BE WORN.
Supplemental Safety and Health
FIRST AID PROC:LIDS, UNTIL NO EVID OF CHEM REMAINS (APPROX 15-20 MINS).
GET MD IMMED. INGEST:WHEN CHEM HAS BEEN SWALLOWED & PERS IN
CONSCIOUS, IMMED GIVE PERS LG AMTS OF H*2O. AFTER H*2O HAS BEEN
SWAL LOWED, TRY TO GET VICTIM TO VOMIT BY HAVING HIM TOUCH BACK OF
THROAT W/FINGER. DO NOT MAKE UNCON PERS VOMIT. GET (ING 2)

Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:>392F,>200C
Solubility in Water:INSOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:CREAM-COLORED POWDER.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
NONE KNOWN
Stability Condition to Avoid:NO REPORTS FOUND.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:MAY RELEASE TOXIC & HAZ SO*X &
BROMIDES UNDER THERMAL DECOMPOSITION.

Waste Disposal Methods:OBSERVE ALL FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL REGULATIONS
WHEN DISPOSING OF THIS SUBSTANCE. FOR ASSISTANCE, CONTACT DISTRICT
DIRECTOR OF EPA.

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