=====================  Product Identification  =====================

MSDS NAME:AMMONIUM BROMIDE, A-650
NIIN:00N015326
MSDS Number: CDZJP
=== Responsible Party ===
Company:FISHER SCIENTIFIC
Address:1 REAGENT LN
City:FAIR LAWN
State:NJ
ZIP:07410
Country:US
Info Phone Num:201-796-7100
Emergency Phone Num:201-796-7100
CAGE:1B464
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company:FISHER SCIENTIFIC CO.  CHEMICAL MFG DIV
Address:1 REAGENT LANE
Box:City:FAIRLAWN
State:NJ
ZIP:07410-2802
Country:US
Phone:201-796-7100
CAGE:1B464

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

Name:ING 13: TO ADMIN & ACTUAL DOSE REQD SHOULD BE MADE BY
    QUALIFIED MED PERS: GIVE SODIUM CHLORIDE, 1 GRAM ORALLY (ING 15)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 14: EVERY HOUR IN WATER OR AS SALT TABLETS; FOR MORE
    SEV INVOLVEMENT IN WHICH ORAL MEDICATION IS IMPOSS, (ING 16)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 15: GIVE NORM SALINE, 1 LITER EVERY 8 HRS IV TO MAXIMUM
    OF 2 LITERS DAILY. SODIUM CHLORIDE THERAPY MUST BE (ING 17)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 16:CONTINUED UNTIL BLOOD BROMIDE LEVEL DROPS BELOW
    50MG/DL. SIMULTANEOUS ADMINISTRATION OF DIURETICS IS (ING 18)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 17: ALSO USEFUL. ANTIDOTE SHOULD BE ADMINISTERED BY
    QUALIFIED MEDICAL PERSONNEL.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:RESP PROT: IN ORDER FORM MINIMUM TO MAXIMUM RESP PROT: DUST
    & MIST RESP W/FULL FACEPIECE. AIR-PURIFYING FULL (ING 20)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 19: FACEPIECE RESP W/HIGH-EFFICIENCY PARTICULATE
    FILTER. POWERED AIR-PURIFYING RESP W/TIGHT-FITTING (ING 21)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 20: FACEPIECE & HIGH-EFFICIENCY PARTICULATE FILTER.
    TYPE "C" SUPPLIED-AIR RESP W/FULL FACEPIECE OPERATED IN (ING 22)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 21: PRESS-DEMAND OR OTHER POS PRESS MODE OR W/FULL
    FACEPIECE, HELMET OR HOOD OPERATED IN CONTINUOUS-FLOW (ING 23)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 22: MODE. SCBA W/FULL FACEPIECE OPERATED IN
    PRESS-DEMAND OR OTHER POSITIVE PRESS MODE.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:AMMONIUM BROMIDE
CAS:12124-97-9
RTECS #:BO9170000
Fraction by Wt: 100%
OSHA PEL:N/K 
ACGIH TLV:N/K 

Name:SUPDAT: MAY CAUSE LACRIM, BLEPHARITIS & CONJ DUE TO BROMIDE
    SECRETED BY LACRIMAL DUCTS. INGEST: MAY CAUSE (ING 3)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 2:"BROMISM" WHICH MOST FREQUENTLY AFFECTS GI SYS, CNS &
    SKIN. GI DISTURBS MAY INCL NAUS & VOMIT FROM GASTRIC (ING 4)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 3: IRRIT, FOUL BREATH, ANOREXIA, WT LOSS, DEHYDRATION &
    CONSTIP. NEURO MANIFESTATIONS MAY INCL HDCH, APATHY, (ING 5)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 4: SLURRED SPEECH, DECRD MEMORY, DROW, IMPAIRED
    INTELLECTUAL CAPACITY & EMOTIONAL CTL, TREMULOUSNESS & (ING 6)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 5: ATAXIA. DELUSIONS & HALLUCINATIONS MAY OCCUR.
    HYPERACTIVITY, SLUGGISH OR ABSENT DEEP TENDON REFLEXES, GEN (ING 7)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 6: WEAK, ABSENCE OF SEXUAL DESIRE & TRANSITORY
    SCHIZOPHRENIA HAVE ALSO BEEN REPORTED. OTHER EFTS MAY INCL (ING 8)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 7: INTRACRANIAL PRESS, PAPILLEDEMA & HYPERTENSION.
    CONTINUED EXPOS MAY RSLT IN STUPOR & COMA. SKIN (ING 9)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 8:MANIFESTATIONS MAY INCL ACNEIFORM, NODULAR OR
    ERYTHEMATOUS RASH. EARLY LESIONS MAY INCL PAPULES, PUSTULES,(ING
    10)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 9: EDEMATOUS PLAQUES & ULCERS. CLASSIC CUTANEOUS SIGN
    OF BROMISM IS PUSTULE STUDED, ECTHYMA-LIKE PLAQUE ON (ING 11)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 10: LEGS. DISCONTINUING EXPOS WILL NORM RSLT IN
    REVERSAL OF SYMPS. MATERNAL EXPOS MAY RSLT IN HYPOTONIA IN
    NEONATES.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:FIRST AID PROC: REMAINS (AT LST 15-20 MIN). GET MED ATTN
    IMMED. INGEST:TREAT SYMP & SUPPORTIVELY. GET MED ATTN (ING 13)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 12: IMMED. IF VOMIT OCCURS, KEEP HEAD LOWER THAN HIPS
    TO PVNT ASPIR. FOLLOWING ANTIDOTE RECOMD BUT DECISION (ING 14)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

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

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:INHAL:DUST MAY CAUSE MUC MEMB
    IRRIT. SYSTEMIC EFTS DUE TO INGEST & SUBSEQUENT EXCRETION OF
    BROMIDE ION THRU RESP TRACT MAY CAUSE RHINITIS & BRONCH IRRIT.
    PATHOLOGICAL FINDINGS INCL PNEUM & PULM  EDEMA. SKIN:MAY BE IRRIT.
    EYES:DUST MAYCAUSE IRRIT. SYSTEMIC EFTS DUE TO BROMIDE INGEST MAY
    INCL INCRD(EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ:SIZE OF EYE PUPIL & SUBNORM RXNS TO
    LIGHT/ACCOMMODATION, VISUAL HALLUCINATIONS & DISTURBS OF COLOR
    VISION. INGEST:POIS BY ACUTE EXPOS IS RARE BECAUSE BROMIDES IRRIT
    GASTRIC MUCOSA WHEN INGEST ED IN LG AMTS AS SINGLE DOSE & CAUSE
    IMMED ABDOM PAIN, NAUS & VOMIT. HOWEVER IN EVENT OF KIDNEY DMG,
    SYSTEMIC (SUPDAT)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

First Aid:INHAL:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR IMMED. IF BRTHG STOPS PERFORM ARTF
    RESP. KEEP WARM & AT REST. TREAT SYMP & SUPPORTIVELY. GET MED ATTN
    IMMED. SKIN:REMOVE CONTAMD CLTHG & SHOES IMMED. WASH AREA
    W/SOAP/MILD DE TERGENT & LG AMTS OF WATER UNTIL NO EVID OF CHEM
    REMAINS (APPROX 15-20 MIN). GET MED ATTN IMMED. EYE:WASH IMMED W/LG
    AMTS WATER OR NORM SALINE, OCCASNLY LIFTING LIDS UNTIL NO EVID OF
    CHEM (ING 12)

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

Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEM, CARBON DIOXIDE, HALON, WATER SPRAY OR
    STANDARD FOAM. FOR LARGER FIRES USE WATER SPRY, FOG OR STANDARD
    FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH APPRVD SCBA & FULL PROT EQUIP . NO
    ACUTE HAZ. MOVE CNTNR FROM FIRE AREA IF POSS. AVOID BRTHG
    VAPS/DUSTS; KEEP UPWIND. ATTACK FIRE FREELY(SUPDAT)
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NEGLIGIBLE FIRE HAZARD WHEN EXPOSED TO
    HEAT OR FLAME.

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

Spill Release Procedures:SWEEP UP AND PLACE IN SUITABLE CLEAN, DRY
    CONTAINERS FOR RECLAMATION OR LATER DISPOSAL. DO NOT FLUSH WITH
    WATER. KEEP UNNECESSARY PEOPLE AWAY.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:PROTECT AGAINST PHYSICAL DAMAGE. STORE
    IN DRY LOCATION, SEPARATE FROM ACIDS AND ALKALIS. STORE AWAY FROM
    INCOMPATIBLE SUBSTANCES.
Other Precautions:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

Respiratory Protection:SPECIFIC RESP SELECTED MUST BE BASED ON CONTAM
    LEVELS FOUND IN WORK PLACE, MUST NOT EXCEED WORKING LIMS OF RESP &
    BE NIOSH APPRVD. FOLLOWING RESPS RECD BASED ON DATA FOUND IN
    PHYSICAL DATA, HLTH EFTS  & TOX SECTIONS. THEY ARE RANKED (ING 19)
Ventilation:PROVIDE GENERAL DILUTION VENTILATION.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPRVD EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER . WEAR
    APPROP PROT (IMPERVIUS) CLTHG & EQUIP TO PVNT RPTD/PRLNGD SKIN
    CNTCT.
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
PH: SLIGHTLY ACIDIC. EXPLO HAZ: W/WATER. WATER SPRAY WILL EFTIVELY
    REDUCE FUME & IRRITANT GASES. EFTS OF OVEREXP:POIS MAY OCCUR BY
    SINGLE DOSE & POSS CAUSE PARALYSIS & COMA. CHRONIC: SKIN:NO DATA ON
    L OC EFTS. SYSTEMIC POIS MAY CAUSE ACNEIFORM, NODULAR OR
    ERYTHEMATOUS RASH ON FACE & HANDS. EYE:PRLNGD/RPTD INGEST (ING 2)

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

Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:846F,452C
Vapor Pres:1 @ 198C
Spec Gravity:2.4
pH:SUPDAT
Solubility in Water:97%
Appearance and Odor:WHITE, ODORLESS, SLIGHTLY HYGROSCOPIC CRYSTALS OR
    GRANULES.

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ACIDS, ALKALIES,IODINE HEPTAFLUORIDE, LEAD SALTS, MERCURY,
    SILVER:VIOLENT RXN. BROMIDE TRIFLUORIDE, POTASSIUM:EXPLO RXN.
Stability Condition to Avoid:MAY BECOME YELLOW WHEN EXPOSED TO AIR OR
    LIGHT.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:MAY RELEASE CORROSIVE FUMES OF
    AMMONIA, HYDROGEN BROMIDE AND OXIDES OF NITROGEN UNDER THERMAL
    DECOMPOSITION.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:OBSERVE ALL FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS
    WHEN STORING OR DISPOSING OF THIS SUBSTANCE. FOR ASSISTANCE,
    CONTACT THE DISTRICT DIRECTOR OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
    AGENCY.

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