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

MSDS NAME:BROMOFORM, 01555-500
NIIN:00N082765
MSDS Number: CGDNY
=== Responsible Party ===
Company:FISHER SCIENTIFIC
Address:1 REAGENT LANE
City:FAIR LAWN
State:NJ
ZIP:07410
Country:US
Info Phone Num:201-796-7100
Emergency Phone Num:201-796-7100;800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)
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:METHANE, TRIBROMO-; (BROMOFORM) (SARA 313) (CERCLA).  LD50:
    (ORAL, RAT) 933 MG/KG.
CAS:75-25-2
RTECS #:PB5600000
Fraction by Wt: >/=97%
OSHA PEL:0.5 PPM, S
ACGIH TLV:0.5 PPM, S
EPA Rpt Qty:100 LBS
DOT Rpt Qty:100 LBS

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

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 Measures  =======================

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)

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

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.

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

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  ======================

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.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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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