Product ID:BROMOPHENOL BLUE
MSDS Date:10/23/1985
FSC:6810
NIIN:00-201-8284
MSDS Number: CGQPN

Emergency Phone: 314-982-5000

Info Phone: 314-982-5000

Cage: 62910

Telephone: 908-859-2151

Cage: 62910

PHENOL, 4,4'-(3H-2,1-BENZOXATHIOL-3-YLIDENE)BIS

CAS: 115-39-9

RTECS: SJ7453000

Fraction By Weight: 100%

OSHA PEL N/K

ACGIH TLV: N/K

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE:INHALATION:CAN BE IRRITATING TO
RESPIRATORY TRACT. INGESTION:EFFECTS NOT DETERMINED. SKIN
CONTACT:CAN BE IRRITATING TO MOIST SURFACES. EYE CONTACT:CAN BE
IRRITATING TO TISSUES. CHRONIC:NOT DETER MINED.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:SEE HEALTH HAZARDS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NO INFORMATION FOUND.

First Aid:INHAL:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. GET MED ATTN FOR ANY BRTHG DFCLTY.
INGEST:INDUCE VOMIT IMMED BY GIVING 2 GLASSES OF WATER/MILK IF
AVAIL & STICKING FINGER DOWN THROAT. CALL MD IMMED. NEVER GIVE
ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO UNCON PERS. SKIN:REMOVE ANY CONTAM CLTHG.
WASH W/SOAP OR MILD DETERGENT & FLUSH IMMED W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR
AT LST 15 MINS. GET MED ATTN IF IRRIT DEVELS/PERSISTS. EYES:IMMED
FLUSH W/ (SUPDAT)

Extinguishing Media:WATER SPRAY, DRY CHEMICAL, ALCOHOL FOAM OR CARBON
DIOXIDE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA & FULL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:AS W/MOST ORG SOLIDS, FIRE IS POSS AT
ELEVATED TEMPS/BY CONT W/IGNIT SOURCE. FINE DUST DISPERSED IN AIR
IN SUFFICIENT CONCS & IN PRESENCE OF IGNIT (SUPP DATA)

Spill Release Procedures:REMOVE ALL SOURCES OF IGNIT. VENT AREA OF
LEAK/SPILL. CLEAN-UP PERS MAY REQ PROT FROM INHAL OF DUST. CLEAN UP
SPILLS IN MANNER THAT DOES NOT DISPERSE DUST INTO AIR. USE
NON-SPARKING TOOLS. PICK UP SPI LL FOR RECOVERY/DISP & PLACE IN
CLSD CNTNR.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP IN A TIGHTLY CLOSED CONTAINR.
PROTECT FROM PHYSICAL DAMAGE. STORE IN COOL, DRY, VENTILATED AREA
AWAY FROM SOURCES OF HEAT, MOISTURE & INCOMPATS.
Other Precautions:CAUTION! MAY BE HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED. MAY CAUSE
IRRITATION. AVOID BREATHING DUST. USE W/ADEQUATE VENTILATION. DO
NOT GET IN EYES, ON SKIN OR ON CLOTHING.

Respiratory Protection:FOR CONDITIONS OF USE WHERE EXPOSURE TO DUST IS
APPARENT, A NIOSH APPROVED DUST/MIST RESPIRATOR MAY BE WORN. FOR
EMERGENCIES, A NIOSH APPROVED SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS
MAY BE NECESSARY.
Ventilation:LOC EXHST SYS WHICH CAPTURES CONTAM AT ITS SOURCE IS REC TO
PVNT DISPERSION OF CONTAM INTO WORKROOM AIR.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:ANSI APPROVED CHEM WORKERS GOGGS .
Other Protective Equipment:EYE WASH FOUNTAIN & DELUGE SHOWER WHICH MEET
ANSI DESIGN CRITERIA . LAB COAT, APRON OR COVERALLS.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING. CONTACT LENSES
SHOULD NOT BE WORN WHEN WORKING W/THIS MATERIAL.
Supplemental Safety and Health
MP:523.4F,273C (DECOMPOSES). EXPLO HAZ:SOURCE IS POTENTIAL DUST
EXPLOSION HAZARD. FIRST AID PROC:PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15
MINUTES. CALL MD.

Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:SUPP DATA
Solubility in Water:0.4 G/100G @ 20C
Appearance and Odor:LIGHT PINK TO PURPLE OR RED CRYSTALLINE POWDER;
ODORLESS OR FAINT ODOR.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG OXIDIZERS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:STABLE UNDER ORDINARY CONDITIONS OF USE &
STORAGE.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:OXIDES OF SULFUR & BROMINE.

Waste Disposal Methods:WHATEVER CANNOT BE SAVED FOR RECOVERY MAY BE
BURNED IN AN APPROVED INCINERATOR OR DISPOSED IN AN APPROVED WASTE
FACILITY. ENSURE COMPLIANCE W/LOCAL, STATE & FEDERAL REGULATIONS.

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