Product ID:BROMOFORM, 01555-500
MSDS Date:04/07/1995
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N082765
MSDS Number: CGDNY

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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:EYES: 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 CAU SE LIVER AND KIDNEY DAMAGE.
MAY CAUSE CNS DEPRESSION. INHALATION: INHALATION OF HIGH
CONCENTRATIONS (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: MAY CAUSE CNS EFFECTS CHARACTERIZED
BY HEADACHE, DIZZINESS, UNCONSCIOUSNESS AND COMA. CAUSES
RESPIRATORY TRACT IRRITATION. MAY CAUSE LIVER AND KIDNEY DAMAGE.
MAY CAUSE NARCOTIC EFFECTS. CHRO NIC: MAY CAUSE CANCER ACCORDING TO
ANIMAL STUDIES. REPEATED EXPOSURE MAY CAUSE CNS DAMAGE.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:EYES: IMMED FLUSH EYES W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MIN,
OCCASNLY LIFTING UPPER & LOWER LIDS. GET MED AID. SKIN: FLUSH SKIN
W/PLENTY OF SOAP & WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MIN WHILE REMOVING CONTAMD
CLT HG & SHOES. GET MED AID IF IRRIT DEVELOPS OR PERSISTS. INGEST:
DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING. IF VICTIM IS CONSCIOUS & ALERT, GIVE 2-4
CUPFULS OF MILK OR WATER. NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO UNCON
(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:STORE IN A TIGHTLY CLOSED CNTNR. KEEP
FROM CONTACT W/OXIDIZING MATLS. STORE IN A COOL, DRY, WELL-VENTD
AREA AWAY FROM INCOMPAT SUBSTANCES. (SUPDAT)
Other Precautions:USE WITH ADEQUATE VENTILATION. AVOID CONTACT WITH
EYES, SKIN & CLOTHING. KEEP CONTAINER TIGHTLY CLOSED. AVOID
INGESTION & INHALATION.

Respiratory Protection:FOLLOW 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: PERSON. GET MED AID. INHAL: REMOVE FROM EXPOS TO FRESH
AIR IMMED. IF NOT BRTHG, GIVE ARTF RESP. IF BRTHG IS DFCLT, GIVE
OXYGEN. GET MED AID. NOTES TO MD: TREAT SYMPTOMATICALLY & SUPPOR
TIVELY. HNDLG/STOR PRECS: KEEP AWAY FROM METALS. DO NOT STORE IN
METAL CNTNRS. KEEP AWAY FROM STRONG BASES.

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. THIS MATERIAL IS BANNED FROM LAND
DISPOSAL ACCORDING TO RCRA.

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