Product ID:BROMINE, S79926
MSDS Date:03/04/1996
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N076283
MSDS Number: CCYXX

FISHER SCIENTIFIC

1 REAGENT LANE
FAIRLAWN, 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

BROMINE (SARA 302)

CAS: 7726-95-6

RTECS: EF9100000

Fraction By Weight: 100%

OSHA PEL 0.1 PPM

ACGIH TLV: O.1PPM/0.2 STEL

CARBONYL, NITROGEN, TRIIODIDE, OLEFINS, OXYG

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

PHOSPHORUS TRIOXIDE, POTASSIUM, RUBIDIUM ACETYLENE,

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

SODIUM ACETYLENE CARBIDE, SODIUM CARBIDE, STRONTIUM .

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

GET MED AID IMMED.

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

BRTHG, GIVE ARTF RESP. IF BRTHG IS DFCLT, GIVE OXYG.

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

BE DANGEROUS. DO NOT PRESSURIZE, CUT, WELD,

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

SPARKS/OPEN FLAMES. KEEP CNTNR TIGHTLY CLSD. AVOID

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

& FULL LENGTH FACESHIELD .

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50:(ORAL,RAT) 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:EYE:CAUSES SEVERE BURNS. MAY
CAUSE IRREVERSIBLE INJURY. SKIN:CONTACT WITH LIQUID IS CORROSIVE &
CAUSE SEVERE BURNS & ULCERATION. INGESTION:CAUSES SEVERE DIGESTIVE
TRACT BURNS W/ABDOMINAL PAIN, V OMITING, & POSSIBLE DEATH.
INHALATION:IRRITATION MAY LEAD TO CHEMICAL PNEUMONITIS & PULMONARY
EDEMA. (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT.
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ:CAUSES SEVERE IRRITATION OF UPPER
RESPIRATORY TRACT WITH COUGHING, BURNS, BREATHING DIFFICULTY, AND
POSSIBLE COMA. CHRONIC: NO INFORMATION FOUND (MFR).
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:EYES:IMMED FLUSH W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR @ LST 15 MINS,
OCCASNLY LIFTING UPPER & LOWER LIDS. GET MED AID IMMED. SKIN:GET
MED AID IMMED. IMMED FLUSH W/PLENTY OF SOAP & WATER FOR @ LST 15
MINS WHILE REMOV ING CONTAMD CLTHG & SHOES. DESTROY CONTAMD SHOES.
INGEST:DO NOT INDUCE VOMIT. IF VICTIM IS CONSCIOUS & ALERT, GIVE
2-4 CUPFULS OF MILK/WATER. NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO UNCON
PERSON. (ING 5)

Flash Point:NON COMBUSTIBLE
Extinguishing Media:USE FOAM, DRY CHEMICAL, OR CARBON DIOXIDE, IF WATER
IS THE ONLY MEDIA AVAIL, USE IN FLOODING AMOUNTS.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA & FULL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT . USE WATER WITH CAUTION AND IN FLOODING AMOUNTS.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:VAPS CAN TRAVEL TO SOURCE OF IGNIT &
FLASH BACK. STRONG OXIDIZER. CONT W/COMBUST MATLS MAY CAUSE FIRE.
WILL REACT WITH WATER TO FORM TOXIC & CORROSIVE FUMES.

Spill Release Procedures:GEN INFO:USE PROPER PERSONAL PROT EQUIP AS
INDICATED IN EXPOS CONTROLS, PERSONAL PROT SECTION. ABSORB SPILL
WITH INERT MATL, (E.G., DRY SAND OR EARTH), THEN PLACE INTO A
CHEMICAL WASTE CONTAINER.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:DO NOT STORE NEAR COMBUST MATLS. DO
NOT STORE IN DIRECT SUNLIGHT. STORE IN TIGHTLY CLSD CNTNR. KEEP
AWAY FROM REDUCING AGENTS.
Other Precautions:STORE IN COOL, DRY WELL-VENTILATED AREA AWAY FROM
INCOMPAT SUBSTANCES. LOOSEN CLOSURE CAUTIOUSLY BEFORE OPENING. USE
W/ADEQ VENT. DO NOT GET IN EYES, ON SKIN, OR ON CLTHG. EMPTY CNTNRS
RETAIN PROD RES IDUE, (LIQ AND/OR VAP), & CAN (ING 7)

Respiratory Protection:FOLLOW THE OSHA RESPIRATOR REGULATIONS FOUND IN
29CFR 1010.134. ALWAYS USE NIOSH-APPROVED RESPIRATOR WHEN
NECESSARY.
Ventilation:USE ADEQ GENERAL/LOCAL EXHAUST VENT TO KEEP AIRBORNE CONCS
BELOW THE PEL EXPOSURE LIMITS.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGS (ING 9)
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPRVD EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER . WEAR
APPROP PROT CLTHG TO PVNT SKIN EXPOSURE.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING. REMOVE
CONTAMINATED CLOTHING & WASH BEFORE REUSE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
MATLS TO AVOID:ACETYLENE CARBIDE, CESIUM MONOXIDE,
CHLOROTRIFLUOROETHYLENE & OXYG, COPPER HYDRIDE, CUPROUS ACETYLIDE,
DIMETHYL FORMAMIDE, ETHYL PHOSPHINE, FLUORINE, GERMANIUM, HYDROGEN,
IRON CARBIDE, ISOBUTYROPHENONE, LITHIUM, LITHIUM CARBIDE, LITHIUM
SILICIDE, MAGNESIUM PHOSPHIDE, METHYL ALCOHOL, NICKEL (ING 2)

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:138F,59C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:19.0F,-7.2C
Vapor Pres:175 @ 20
Vapor Density:7.1
Spec Gravity:3.11
Evaporation Rate & Reference:NOT AVAILABLE
Solubility in Water:3.5%
Appearance and Odor:HEAVY RED-BROWN LIQUID, PUNGENT ODOR.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
INCOMPAT W/ACETALDEHYDE, ACETYLENE, ACRYLONITRILE, ALUMINUM, AMMONIA,
ANTIMONY, BORON, CALCIUM NITRIDE, CESIUM (SUPDAT)
Stability Condition to Avoid:INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS, CONTACT WITH
WATER, COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS, ORGANIC MATERIALS, REDUCING AGENTS.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:HYDROGEN BROMIDE.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IN A MANNER CONSISTENT WITH FEDERAL,
STATE, AND LOCAL REGULATIONS.

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