HAZARD
IDENTIFICATION
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Route Of Entry Inds - Inhalation: YES Skin: YES Ingestion: NO
Carcinogenicity Inds - NTP: NO IARC: NO OSHA: NO
Health Hazards Acute And Chronic: EYES:MAY CAUSE IRRITATION.SKIN:MAY CAUSE
IRRITATION.CHRONIC:BROMOACNE(DERMATITIS).INHAL:MAY CAUSE RESPIRATORY TRACT
IRRITATION.INGEST:NARCOTIC.CHRONIC:ANOREXIA,DEHYDRATION,CONSTIPATION.MAY CAUSE
RHINITIS AND BRONCHIAL IRRITATION,SKIN,EYE AN D NEUROLOGICAL EFFECTS.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity: THERE ARE NO INGREDIENTS ABOVE 0.1% WHICH ARE
IDENTIFIED AS CARCINOGENS BY NTP,IARC OR OSHA.
Signs and Symptoms of Overexposure: ACUYE-NAUSEA,VOMITING,ABDOMINAL
PAIN,PROFOUND STUPOR,PARALYSIS AND COMA.CHRONIC-PAIN IN SWALLOWING,FOUL
BREATH,FURRY TONGUE,WEIGHT LOSS,SKIN RASH(POSSIBLY VESSICULAR),LESIONS,OCCULAR
BOBBING,DISTURBANCE OF COLOR VISION,CONJUNCTIVITIS,DIZZIN
ESS,DROWSINESS,WEAKNESS,FATIGUE,PSYCHOTIC OR DEPRESSED BEHAVIOR.
Medical Conditions Aggravated by Overexposure: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
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FIRST AID
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SKIN:REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING;WASH WITH SOAP AND WATER.GET MEDICAL
ATTENTION.EYES:FLUSH WITH NORMAL SALINE OR WATER FOR 15 MINUTES.GET MEDICAL
ATTENTION.INHAL:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR.GIVE OXYGEN OR ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION IF
NEEDED.INGEST:DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING.GET PROMPT QUALIFIED MEDICAL ATTENTION.FOR
SPONTANEOUS VOMITING,KEEP HEAD LOWER THAN HIPS.(SEE SUPPL)
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FIRE FIGHTING MEASURES
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Flash Point Text: NONE
Auto Ignition Temperature Text:
Lower Limits: N/R Upper Limits: N/R
Extinguishing Media: USE MEDIA APPROPRIATE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures: USE A SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS AND FULL
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT.STAY UPWIND WHEN FIGHTING FIRE.
Unusal Fire/Explosion Hazard: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
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RELEASE MEASURES
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Spill Release Procedures: SWEEP OR VACUUM;DO NOT CREATE DUST;PLACE IN AN APPROPRIATE
DRY CONTAINER FOR DISPOSAL.DO NOT FLUSH SPILLED MATERIAL TO SEWER.KEEP
UNNESCESSARY PEOPLE AWAY.
Neutralizing Agent: NOT APPLICABLE.
Waste Disposal Methods: DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL,STATE AND LOCAL
REGULATIONS.
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HANDLING AND STORAGE
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STORE IN A COOL,DRY,WELL-VENTILATED PLACE.KEEP CONTAINER CLOSED WHEN NOT IN
USE.KEEP AWAY FROM INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS.
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EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION
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Respiratory Protection: WHERE ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROLS ARE LACKING OR IN ENCLOSED
SPACES USE EITHER A SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS OR A NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED
RESPIRATOR FOR DUST,DEPENDING ON THE AIRBORN CONCENTRATION.
Ventilation: USE LOCAL EXHAUST.
Protective Gloves: CHEMICALLY RESISTANT
Eye Protection: DUST-PROOF GOGGLES
Other Equipment: EYE WASH STATION AND SAFETY SHOWER. INDUSTRIAL-TYPE WORK
CLOTHING AND APRON AS REQUIRED.
Work Hygenic Practices: EYE WASH STATION AND SAFETY SHOWER. INDUSTRIAL-TYPE
WORK CLOTHING AND APRON AS REQUIRED.
Supplemental Safety & Health: FOR BROMINE POSIONING,GIVE
NACL,1GM/HR(ORALLY-AS TABLE SALT).WHERE ORAL INVOLVEMENT IS IMPOSSIBLE,GIVE
NORMAL SALINE(1L/8HR-IV;MAXIMUM OF 2 LITERS),UNTIL BLOOD BROMINE LEVEL DROPS
BELOW 50MG/DL.DIURETICS MAY BE ADMINISTERED SIMULTANEUOSLY.P H OF 5% SOLUTION
IS 5-8.8.
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PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
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HCC: N1
Boiling Point:
2615F,1435C
Melting/Freezing Point:
1353F,734C
Decomposition Temp:
UNKNOWN
Vapor Pressure: 1 @ 795C Vapor Density: NIL
Specific Gravity: 2.75
PH: SUPPL
Viscosity: N/R
Evaporation Rate & Reference: N/R
Solubility in Water: NOT APPLICABLE,53.5%
Appearance and Odor: HYGROSCOPIC XLS/WHITE
GRANULES/POWDER,ODORLESS,COLORLESS,BITTER-SALINE TASTE
Percent Volatiles by Volume: N/R
Corrosion Rate: UNKNOWN
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STABILITY AND REACTIVITY
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Stability Indicator: YES
Stability Conditions to Avoid: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Materials to Avoid: STRONG OXIDIZING AGENT,HEAVY METAL SALS,ACIDS,BROMINE
TRIFLUORIDE,BROMINE TRICHLORIDE.
Hazardous Decomposition Products: TOXIC FUMES OF BROMINE AND OXIDES OF
POTASSIUM.
Hazardous Polymerization Products: NO
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization: NOT APPLICABLE
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DISPOSAL
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DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL,STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS.
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REGULATORY
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SARA Title III: N/P
Federal Regulatory: N/P
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OTHER
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Mfgs. & Exporters: Laboratory Reagents, Fine Chemicals, Analytical
Reagents & Dehydrated Culture Media