Product ID:BROMINE, CAT NO SB84500
MSDS Date:12/19/1991
FSC:6810
NIIN:00-241-1125
MSDS Number: BPTXD

Emergency Phone: 201-796-7100 OR 800-424-9300

Info Phone: 201-796-7100

Cage: 1B464

Telephone: 201-796-7100

Cage: 1B464

BROMINE (SARA III)

CAS: 7726-95-6

RTECS: EF9100000

Fraction By Weight: 100.0%

OSHA PEL 0.1PPM/0.3 STEL

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

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50 (RAT-ORAL) IS 2600 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 EXPOSURE) EYES: MAY CAUSE
IRRITATION, REDNESS, PAIN, BLURRED VISION, BURNS. INGESTION: BURNS
OF MOUTH, THROAT AND STOMACH. BROWN COLORATION AND CORROSION OF
TONGUE. VOMITING, MAY CAUSE FATAL GA STROENTERITIS. SKIN: MAY CAUSE
COOLING SENSATION FOLLOWED BURNING. (CHRONIC) EYES: MAY RESULT IN
CONJUNCTIVITIS.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:MANUFACTURER STATES THE CARCINOGEN
STATUS IS NONE.
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. SEE 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, WATER SPRAY OR
REGULAR FOAM. LARGER FIRES, USE WATER SPARY, FOG OR REGULAR FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures:MOVE CONTAINERS FROM FIRE AREA IF POSSIBLE.
APPLY COOLING WATER TO SIDES OF CONTAINERS THAT ARE EXPOSED TO
FLAME UNTIL WELL AFTER FIRE IS OUT.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:USE AGENTS SUITABLE FOR TYPE OF FIRE.
APPLY FROM AS FAR A DISTANCE AS POSSIBLE. AVOID BREATHING POISONOUS
AND CORROSIVE VAPORS. EVACUATE TO RADIUS 2500 FEET

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. FOR LARGE
SPILLS, DIKE SPILL FOR LATER DISPOSAL. ISOLATE HAZARD AREA ANDDENY
ENTRY

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:MAY BURN BUT DOES NOT IGNITE READILY. MAY IGNITE
COMBUSTIBLES (WOOD, PAPER, OIL ETC.)

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
THE SUPERFUND AMENDMENT AND REAUTHORIZATION ACT (SARA) SECTION 304
REQUIRES WHERE ANY EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE EQUAL TO OR
GREATER THAN TPQ FOR THAT SUBSTANCE NOTIFY THE STATE EMERGENCY
RESPONSE COMMISSION FOR THE STATE IT IS LOCATED.1 LB.(RQ); 500 LB.
(TPQ). HCC (D3) SELECTED BECAUSE OF POSION VS CORROSIVE

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.
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization:REACTION WITH ACRYLONITRILE

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSAL MUST BE MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH
FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS.

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