===================== Product Identification =====================
MSDS NAME:TETRABROMOETHANE (TBE)
NIIN:00N093092
Status Code:A
MSDS Number: CJWWY
=== Responsible Party ===
Company:MORRE-TEC INDUSTRIES INC-DEAD SEA BROMINE GROUP
Address:1600 ROUTE 22 EAST, 3RD FLOOR
City:UNION
State:NJ
ZIP:07083-3410
Country:US
Info Phone Num:908-688-9009
Emergency Phone Num:800-424-9300
Resp. Party Other MSDS Num.:2360
Chemtrec Ind/Phone:(800)424-9300
CAGE:MRRET
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company:BROMINE COMPOUNDS LTD
Address:84101 BEER SHEVA
Box:180
City:BEER SHEVA, ISRAEL
ZIP:84101
Phone:212-286-4000
CAGE:BRXMX
Company:MORRE-TEC INDUSTRIES INC-DEAD SEA BROMINE GROUP
Address:1600 ROUTE 22 EAST, 3RD FLOOR
Box:City:UNION
State:NJ
ZIP:07083-3410
Country:US
Phone:908-688-9009
CAGE:MRRET
============= Composition/Information on Ingredients =============
Name:1,1,2,2-TETRABROMOETHANE
CAS:79-27-6
RTECS #:KI8225000
= Wt:98.8
OSHA PEL:14 MG/M3;1 PPM
ACGIH TLV:14 MG/M3;1 PPM
===================== Hazards Identification =====================
LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50 (ORAL,RAT): 1200 MG/KG
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ADVERSE HUMAN HEALTH EFFECTS: VERY
TOXIC BY INHALATION. TBE IS A CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSANT AND
A HEPATOTOXIN. IRRITANT TO EYES, SKIN AND MUCOUS MEMBRANES.
Effects of Overexposure:SEE HEALTH HAZARDS.
======================= First Aid Measures =======================
First Aid:EYE: HOLDING THE EYELIDS APART FLUSH EYES PROMPTLY WITH
COPIOUS FLOWING WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MIN. GET MED ATTENTION
IMMEDIATELY. SKIN: REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING. WASH SKIN
THOROUGHLY W/MILD SOAP & PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES.
WASH CLOTHING BEFORE RE-USE. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION IMMEDIATELY.
INHAL: IN CASE OF MIST INHALATION OR BREATHING FUMES RELEASED FROM
HEATED MATERIAL, REMOVE PER SON TO FRESH AIR. KEEP HIM QUIET &
WARM. APPLY ARTF RESP IF NECESSARY & GET MED ATTN IMMED. INGEST:
WASH MOUTH THOROUGHLY W/PLENTY OF H*2O & GIVE WATER/MILK TO DRINK.
GET MED ATTN IMMED. NOTE: NEVER G IVE AN UNCON PERSON ANYTHING TO
DRINK.
===================== Fire Fighting Measures =====================
Flash Point:NONE
Autoignition Temp:=335.C, 635.F
Lower Limits:NOT FLAM
Upper Limits:NOT FLAM
Extinguishing Media:MATERIAL IS NOT COMBUSTIBLE. USE EXTINGUISHING
MEDIA APPROPRIATE TO SURROUNDING FIRE CONDITIONS.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA & FULL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT . COOL CONTAINERS WITH WATER SPRAY.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:WILL DECOMPOSE FROM 239C RELEASING
POISONOUS AND CORROSIVE FUMES OF HYDROGEN BROMIDE, BROMINE AND
CARBONYL BROMIDE.
================== Accidental Release Measures ==================
Spill Release Procedures:PERSONAL PRECAUTIONS: EVACUATE AREA. FULL
PROTECTIVE CLOTHING, INCLUDING SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS,
MUST BE USED. AFTER SPILLAGE/LEAKAGE: ABSORB ON SAND OR VERMICULITE
AND PLACE IN CLOSED CON TAINER FOR DISPOSAL. VENTILATE AREA AND
WASH SPILL SITE AFTER MATERIAL PICKUP IS COMPLETE.
====================== Handling and Storage ======================
Handling and Storage Precautions:HANDLING: KEEP CONTAINERS TIGHTLY
CLOSED. AVOID BREATHING VAPORS AND ANY OTHER BODILY CONTACT.
STORAGE: STORE IN A DRY, COOL, WELL VENTILATED AREA AWAY FROM
INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS (SEE: MATERIALS TO A VOID).
============= Exposure Controls/Personal Protection =============
Respiratory Protection:NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATOR.
Ventilation:MECHANICAL EXHAUST REQUIRED. VENTILATION MUST BE SUFFICIENT
TO MAINTAIN ATMOSPHERIC CONCENTRATIONS BELOW TLV.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:ANSI APPROVED CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:EYE WASH AND DELUGE SHOWER MEETING ANSI
DESIGN CRITERIA . BODY COVERING CLOTHES AND BOOTS.
Work Hygienic Practices:SAFETY SHOWER AND EYE BATH SHOULD BE PROVIDED.
DO NOT EAT, DRINK OR SMOKE UNTIL AFTER-WORK SHOWERING AND CHANGING
CLOTHES.
Supplemental Safety and Health
PHYSICAL DATA: VAPOR DENSITY (AIR =1): 11.92. SOLUBILITY IN WATER: 0.26
GR/100 ML @ 20C; 0.063 G/100 ML @ 20C. SOLUBILITY IN OTHER
SOLVENTS: SOUBLE IN MOST ORGANIC SOLVENTS.
================== Physical/Chemical Properties ==================
Boiling Pt:>119.C, 246.2F
B.P. Text:(119-150C)
Melt/Freeze Pt:=1.C, 33.8F
Decomp Temp:=238.C, 460.4F
Decomp Text:THERMAL
Vapor Pres:0.04 MM HG @ 24C
Vapor Density:SUPDAT
Spec Gravity:2.95
Evaporation Rate & Reference:NOT AVAILABLE
Solubility in Water:SUPDAT
Appearance and Odor:COLOURLESS TO YELLOWISH LIQUID WITH A SWEET PUNGENT
ODOR.
================= Stability and Reactivity Data =================
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
REACTS WITH CHEMICALLY ACTIVE METALS OR STRONG CAUSTICS. IN THE
PRESENCE OF STEAM, CONTACT WITH HOT IRON, ALUMINUM AND ZINC MAY
CAUSE FORMATION OF TOXIC VAPOURS. SOFTENS OR DESTROYS MOST PLASTICS
AND RUBBERS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:HIGH TEMPERATURES.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:HYDROGEN BROMIDE, BROMINE AND CARBONYL
BROMIDE.
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization:WILL NOT OCCUR.
=================== Toxicological Information ===================
Toxicological Information:TOXICITY: RAT ORAL LD50: 1200 MG/KG. RAT
DERMAL LD50: 5250 MG/KG. RAT INHALATION LC50: 549 MG/M3/4 HOUR.
EFFECTS OF OVEREXPOSURE: OCULAR: IRRITANT. DERMAL: IRRITANT. INHAL:
IRRITANT TO UPPER RESPIRATO RY TRACT. SYMPTOMS OF OVEREXPOSURE MAY
INCLUDE HEADACHE, ABDOMINAL CRAMPS, VOMIT, ANOREXIA, DROWSINESS,
YELLOWING OF THE SKIN, DARK URINE & UNCON IN SEVERE CASES. MAY
CAUSE BILIRUBINURIA, MONOCYTOSIS, PULMONARY EDEMA, LIVER & KIDNEY
DAMAGE. INGEST: IRRITANT TO MUCOUS MEMBRANES. SYMPTOMS AS OF INHAL.
CHRONIC TOXICITY: PROLONGED EXPOSURE MAY CAUSE LIVER & KIDNEY
DAMAGE. (OTHER INFO)
===================== Ecological Information =====================
Ecological:INFORMATION ON ECOLOGICAL EFFECTS: TBE IS CLASSIFIED BY IMO
AS A MARINE POLLUTANT. LC50, FISH: 19 MG/L 48 HOURS (ORANGE
RED-KILIFISH). BOC% OF TCD: 29.0% (2 WEEKS). BIOACCUMULATIVE
POTENTIAL: BCF 0.5- 7.0 (10 UG/L,6 WEEKS). BCF <2.9-8.2 (1 UG/L, 6
WEEKS).
==================== Disposal Considerations ====================
Waste Disposal Methods:DISSOLVE OR MIX THE MATEIRAL WITH A COMBUSTIBLE
SOLVENT AND BURN IN A CHEMICAL INCINERATOR EQUIPPED WITH AN
AFTERBURNER AND SCRUBBER. OBSERVE ALL FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL
ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS WHE N DISPOSING OF THIS MATERIAL.
=================== MSDS Transport Information ===================
Transport Information:UN NO: 2504. IMO-IMOG CODE: PROPER SHIPPING NAME:
TETRABROMOETHANE; CLASS: 6.1 TOXIC SUBSTANCES; PACKING GROUP: III;
LABEL: TOXIC (6.1); MARKING: MARINE POLLUTANT, (IMDG CODE - PAGE
8263, AMDT 27-84). ICAO/IATA: CLASS; 6.1; PACKING GROUP III. US
DOT: PROPER SHIPPING NAME: TETRABROMOETHANE; CLASS 6.1 - POISONS,
PACKING GROUP: III, LABEL: HARMFUL - STOW AWAY FROM FOODSTUFFS (6)
OR POISON (6) OR TOXI C (6); MARKING: MARINE POLLUTANT.
===================== Regulatory Information =====================
Federal Regulatory Information:REGULATORY INFORMATION: USA: REPORTED IN
THE EPA TSCA INVENTORY. EEC: REPORTED IN EINECS (NO 2011915).
State Regulatory Information:
======================= Other Information =======================
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