Product ID:BROMOFORM, B386 500
MSDS Date:04/07/1995
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N027225
MSDS Number: CFZHM

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1 REAGENT LANE
FAIR LAWN, NJ 07410
US

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Cage: 1B464

FISHER SCIENTIFIC CO. CHEMICAL MFG DIV

FAIRLAWN, NJ 07410-2802 US

Telephone: 201-796-7100

Cage: 1B464

METHANE, TRIBROMO-; (BROMOFORM) (SARA 313) (CERCLA) LD50

CAS: 75-25-2

RTECS: PB5600000

Fraction By Weight: >/=97%

OSHA PEL 0.5 PPM, S

ACGIH TLV: 0.5 PPM, S

EPA Report Quantity: 100 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 100 LBS

LD50 LC50 Mixture:SEE INGREDIENT 1
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:EYE: CAUSES EYE IRRITATION.
LACHRYMATOR. SKIN: CAUSES SKIN IRRITATION. MAY BE ABSORBED THROUGH
THE SKIN IN HARMFUL AMOUNTS. INGESTION: CAUSES GI IRRITATION WITH
NAUSEA, VOMITING AND DIARRHEA. MAY CAUS E LIVER AND KIDNEY DAMAGE.
MAY CAUSE CNS DEPRESSION. INHALATION: INHALATION OF HIGH
CONCENTRATIONS MAY (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: CAUSE CNS EFFECTS CHARACTERIZED BY
HEADACHE, DIZZINESS, UNCONSCIOUSNESS AND COMA. CAUSES RESPIRATORY
TRACT IRRITATION. MAY CAUSE LIVER AND KIDNEY DAMAGE. MAY CAUSE
NARCOTIC EFFECTS. CHRONIC: MAY CAUSE CANCER ACCORDING TO ANIMAL
STUDIES. RPTD EXPOSURE MAY CAUSE CNS DAMAGE. TARGET ORGANS:
KIDNEYS, CNS, LIVER.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:EYES: IMMEDIATELY FLUSH EYES W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST
15 MINUTES, OCCASIONALLY LIFTING UPPER & LOWER LIDS. GET MEDICAL
AID. SKIN: FLUSH W/PLENTY OF SOAP & WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES
WHILE REM OVING CONTAMINATED CLOTHING & SHOES. GET MEDICAL AID IF
IRRITATION DEVELOPS OR PERSISTS. INGEST: DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING. IF
CONSCIOUS & ALERT, GIVE 2-4 CUPFULS OF MILK OR WATER. NEVER GIVE
(SUPDAT)

Flash Point:NONCOMBUSTIBLE
Extinguishing Media:SUBSTANCE IS NONCOMBUSTIBLE; USE AGENT MOST
APPROPRIATE TO EXTINGUISH SURROUNDING FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA AND FULL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Spill Release Procedures:USE PROPER PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT.
ABSORB SPILL WITH INERT MATERIAL (EG, DRY SAND OR EARTH), THEN
PLACE INTO A CHEMICAL WASTE CONTAINER.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:USE WITH ADEQUATE VENTILATION. AVOID
CONTACT WITH EYES, SKIN AND CLOTHING. KEEP CONTAINER TIGHTLY
CLOSED. AVOID INGESTION AND INHALATION.
Other Precautions:STORE IN A TIGHTLY CLOSED CONTAINER. KEEP FROM
CONTACT WITH OXIDIZING MATERIALS. STORE IN A COOL, DRY,
WELL-VENTILATED AREA AWAY FROM INCOMPATIBLE SUBSTANCES. KEEP AWAY
FROM METALS. DO NOT STORE IN ME TAL CONTAINERS. KEEP FROM STRONG
BASES.

Respiratory Protection:FOLLOW THE OSHA RESPIRATOR REGULATIONS FOUND IN
29 CFR 1010.134. ALWAYS USE A NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATOR WHEN
NECESSARY.
Ventilation:USE ADEQUATE GENERAL OR LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION TO KEEP
AIRBORNE CONCENTRATIONS BELOW THE PERMISSIBLE EXPOSURE LIMITS.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPROVED EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER .
WEAR APPROPRIATE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING TO PREVENT SKIN EXPOSURE.
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
FIRST AID PROC: ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO AN UNCON PERSON. GET MED AID.
INHAL: REMOVE FROM EXPOSURE TO FRESH AIR IMMEDIATELY. IF NOT
BREATHING, GIVE ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION. IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT,
GIVE OXYGEN. GET MED AID. NOTES TO MD: TREATSYMPTOMATICALLY &
SUPPORTIVELY.

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:302F,150C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:46.0F,7.8C
Vapor Pres:4.4 @ 20C
Vapor Density:8.7
Spec Gravity:2.89
Solubility in Water:0.1%
Appearance and Odor:CLEAR TO YELLOW LIQUID; CHLOROFORM-LIKE ODOR.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
INCOMPATIBLE WITH LITHIUM, SODIUM-POTASSIUM ALLOY, BASES AND METALS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS, METALS, STRONG
OXIDANTS, BASES.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CARBON MONOXIDE, CARBON DIOXIDE,
HYDROGEN BROMIDE.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IN A MANNER CONSISTENT WITH FEDERAL,
STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS. RCRA U-SERIES: WASTE NUMBER U225. THIS
MATERIAL IS BANNED FROM LAND DISPOSAL ACCORDING TO RCRA.

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