Product ID:2,4,6-TRIBROMOPHENOL PH-73, 580
MSDS Date:09/01/1986
FSC:6850
NIIN:00N038153
MSDS Number: BQXDS

GREAT LAKES CHEMICAL CORP

HIGHWAY 52 NW
WEST LAFAYETTE, IN 47906
US

Emergency Phone: 501-862-5141

Info Phone: 317-463-2511

Preparer: RESEARCH SERVICES DEPT

Cage: 2E394

GREAT LAKES CHEMICAL CORP

2200 WEST LAFAYETTE, IN 47996-2200 US

Telephone: 765-497-6100/800-949-5167

Cage: 2E394

PHENOL,2,4,6-TRIBROMO-; (2,4,6-TRIBROMOPHENOL)

CAS: 118-79-6

RTECS: SN1225000

Fraction By Weight: >99%

OSHA PEL N/K

ACGIH TLV: N/K

OTHER BROMINATED PHENOLS

Fraction By Weight: <1%

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50:(ORAL,RAT) 1900 MG/KG.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:NO Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:MODERATE EYE IRRITATION & MILD SKIN
IRRITATION TO RABBITS. SLIGHT SENSITIZING AGENT IN GUINEA PIGS. IN
21-DAY DUST INHAL STUDY, RATS WERE EXPOSED TO 0.1 & 1 MG/L OF
TRIBROMOPHENOL. ALL RATS RECEIVING 1 MG/L SHOWED LIVER & KIDNEY
DMG. AT 0.1 MG/L FEMALES FAILED TO GAIN WT, MALES GAINED WT. EYE &
SKIN (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ:IRRIT & MOD ORAL TOX ARE ACUTE HLTH
HAZS. CHRONIC HLTH HAZ IS POTNTL LIVER & KIDNEY DMG FROM EXCESS
DUST INHAL. CONT MAY RSLT IN IRRIT TO SKIN, EYES & MUC MEMBS. IN
SUSCEPTIBLE INDIVIDUALS MA Y PRODUCE SLIGHT SKIN SENSIT.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE REPORTED. EXISTING DERMATITIS
MAY BE AGGRAVATED BY EXPOSURE.

First Aid:EYES:FLUSH W/WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. GET MEDICAL
ATTENTION. SKIN:FLUSH W/WATER THEN WASH W/SOAP & WATER. INGEST:GIVE
PERSON PLENTY OF WATER TO DRINK. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION IMMEDIATELY.
INHAL:RE MOVE PERSON TO FRESH AIR. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION.

Extinguishing Media:ALL CONVENTIONAL EXTINGUISHING MEDIA ARE SUITABLE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA & FULL
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:UNDER FIRE CONDITIONS OR AT SIMILAR
ELEVATED TEMPERATURES TRIBROMOPHENOL MAY FORM BROMINE OR HYDROGEN
BROMIDE OR OTHER TOXIC REACTION PRODUCTS.

Spill Release Procedures:COLLECT IN CONTAINERS FOR DISPOSAL FOLLOWING
NORMALLY ACCEPTABLE PRACTICES. USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED DUST
RESPIRATORS, RUBBER GLOVES & CHEMICAL SAFETY GOGGLES.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN COOL, DRY AREA.
Other Precautions:NONE

Respiratory Protection:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED DUST RESPIRATOR OR
CANISTER GAS MASK WHERE DUSTING OCCURS.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST RECOMMENDED WHERE DUSTING OCCURS. MECHANICAL
- USE FOR GENERAL AREA CONTROL.
Protective Gloves:RUBBER OR PLASTIC GLOVES RECOMMENDED.
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:NONE
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
BP:471F,244C (SUBLIMES). SOL IN H*2O:<0.1 G/100 G OF WATER AT 25C.

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:SUPP DATA
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:>203F,>95C
Vapor Density:11.4
Spec Gravity:2.55 (H*2O=1)
Solubility in Water:SUPP DATA
Appearance and Odor:WHITE CRYSTALS W/CHARACTERISTIC PENETRATING ODOR.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
REACTS W/ALKALIS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE
Hazardous Decomposition Products:AT ELEVATED TEMPERATURES
TRIBROMOPHENOL MAY RELEASE HYDROGEN BROMIDE &/OR BROMINE OR OTHER
TOXIC GASES.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF WASTE IN APPROVED CHEMICAL
INCINERATOR EQUIPPED W/SCRUBBER OR IN A CHEMICAL LANDFILL AS
APPROVED BY LOCAL, STATE & FEDERAL CURRENT LAWS & REGULATIONS.

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