UNIVAR CORP VAN WATERS AND ROGERS INC -- 502290 POTASSIUM BROMIDE  -- 6850-00F034496
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:502290 POTASSIUM BROMIDE
MSDS Date:01/15/1990
FSC:6850
NIIN:00F034496
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:UNIVAR CORP VAN WATERS AND ROGERS INC
Address:1600 NORTON BLDG 801 2ND AVE
City:SEATTLE
State:WA
ZIP:98104-1564
Country:US
Info Phone Num:408-435-8700/206-447-5911
Emergency Phone Num:408-435-8700
CAGE:GO055
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:UNIVAR CORP VAN WATERS/ROGERS INC
Address:1600 NORTON BLDG 801 2ND AVE
City:SEATTLE
State:WA
ZIP:98104-1564
Country:US
Phone:206 447-5911
CAGE:GO055
Company Name:VAN WATERS AND ROGERS INC., UNIVAR CORP.
Address:1600 NORTON BLDG. 801 2ND AVENUE
Box:City:SEATTLE
State:WA
ZIP:98104-1564
Country:US
Phone:206-447-5911/800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)
CAGE:87664

=============  Composition/Information on Ingredients  =============

Ingred Name:BROMIC ACID, POTASSIUM SALT , POTASSIUM BROMIDE
CAS:7758-01-2
RTECS #:EF8725000
Fraction by Wt: >99%

=====================  Hazards Identification  =====================

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:NO	Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHALATION: NOSE & THROAT IRRITATION.
    EYES: IRRITATION, SLIGHT TRANSIENT CORNEAL INJURY. SKIN:
    IRRITATION, BURN IF CONTACT W/WET/ABRADED SKIN. INGESTION: LOW
    SINGLE DOSE TOXICITY, BROMISM IN OFFSPRING	OF BROMIDE-POISONED
    EXPECTANT MOTHERS.OVEREXPOSURE: PSYCHOSIS/ENDOCHRINE EFFECTS/HEART
    DEPRESSION/ACNEFORM DERMATITIS.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:IRRITATION, COUGHING, CHEST DISCOMFORT, NAUSEA,
    VOMITING, MUSCULAR WEAKNESS, INCOORDINATION, DEPRESSION, BURNS

=======================  First Aid Measures  =======================

First Aid:INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. GIVE CPR IF NOT BREATHING.
    EYES: IMMEDIATELY FLUSH W/LOTS OF RUNNING WATER FOR 15 MINS. SKIN:
    IMMEDIATELY WASH W/LOTS OF SOAP & WATER. INGESTION: IF CONSCIOUS,
    IMMEDIA TELY INDUCE VOMITING BY GIVING 2 GLASSES WATER, STICK
    FINGER DOWN THROAT. DON'T GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH IF
    UNCONSCIOUS/CONVULSING. OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IN ALL CASES.

=====================  Fire Fighting Measures  =====================

Flash Point:NOT COMBUSTIBLE
Extinguishing Media:APPROPRIATE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR SCBA & FULL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING. USE
    WATER SPRAY TO COOL NEARBY CONTAINERS & STRUCTURES EXPOSED TO FIRE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NONE

==================  Accidental Release Measures  ==================

Spill Release Procedures:WEAR PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT INCLUDING RUBBER
    BOOTS, GLOVES, APRON & FULL FACEPIECE/HALF MASK AIR-PURIFYING
    CARTRIDGE RESPIRATOR W/PARTICULATE FILTERS. WEAR CHEMICAL GOGGLES
    IF A HALF MASK IS WORN.

======================	Handling and Storage  ======================

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN COOL, DRY, WELL-VENTILATED
    PLACE AWAY FROM INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS. KEEP BAGS/FIBER DRUMS DRY
    AT ALL TIMES. DONTGET IN/ON EYES, SKIN, CLOTHES.
Other Precautions:CONTAINERS, EVEN THOSE THAT HAVE BEEN EMPTIED, WILL
    RETAIN PRODUCT RESIDUE. ALWAYS OBEY HAZARD WARNINGS & HANDLE EMPTY
    CONTAINERS AS IF THEY WERE FULL. CONTACT LENSES SHOULD NOT BE WORN.
    THEY MAY CONT RIBUTE TO THE SEVERITY OF AN EYE INJURY.

=============  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  =============

Respiratory Protection:IF DUST IS GENERATED, WEAR A NIOSH-APPROVED
    RESPIRATOR APPROPRIATE FOR EMISSION LEVELS. FULL FACEPIECE/HALF
    MASK AIR-PURIFYING CARTRIDGE RESPIRATOR W/PARTICULATE FILTERS, SCBA
    IN PRESSURE DEMAND MODE, SUPPLIED-AIR RESPIRATOR MAY BE USED.
Ventilation:LOCAL MECHANICAL EXHAUST CAPABLE OF MINIMIZING DUST
    EMISSIONS AT THE POINT OF USE.
Protective Gloves:REQUIRED
Eye Protection:SAFETY GLASSES W/SIDE SHIELDS
Other Protective Equipment:EYEWASH & SAFETY SHOWER SHOULD BE NEARBY &
    READY FOR USE, LONG-SLEEVED SHIRT, TROUSERS, SAFETY SHOES.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING. REMOVE
    CONTAMINATED CLOTHING & SHOES & WASH BEFORE REUSE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
SPILL PROCEDURE CONT'D: SMALL: SWEEP UP & DISPOSE OF IN DOT-APPROVED
    WASTE CONTAINERS. LARGE: SHOVEL INTO DOT-APPROVED WASTE CONTAINERS.
    KEEP OUT OF SEWERS, STORM DRAINS, SURFACE WATERS & SOIL.

==================  Physical/Chemical Properties  ==================

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:2516F
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:1346F
Spec Gravity:2.75
Solubility in Water:70%
Appearance and Odor:WHITE CRYSTALLINE SOLID, ODORLESS

=================  Stability and Reactivity Data  =================

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ACIDS, OXIDIZING MATERIALS
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE
Hazardous Decomposition Products:WILL LIBERATE TOXIC FUMES OF HYDROGEN
    BROMIDE & BROMINE

====================  Disposal Considerations  ====================

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE IN ACCORDANCE W/FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL
    REGULATIONS.

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