MALLINCKRODT BAKER INC -- CUPRIC BROMIDE, 0459  -- 6810-00N092119
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:CUPRIC BROMIDE, 0459
MSDS Date:09/10/1997
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N092119
Status Code:A
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:MALLINCKRODT BAKER INC
Address:222 RED SCHOOL LANE
City:PHILLIPSBURG
State:NJ
ZIP:08865
Country:US
Info Phone Num:800-582-2537
Emergency Phone Num:908-859-2151
Resp. Party Other MSDS Num.:C5841
Chemtrec Ind/Phone:(800)424-9300
CAGE:70829
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:MALLINCKRODT BAKER,  INC.
Address:222 RED SCHOOL LANE
Box:City:PHILLIPSBURG
State:NJ
ZIP:08865
Country:US
Phone:800-582-2537
CAGE:70829

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

Ingred Name:CUPRIC BROMIDE
CAS:7789-45-9
= Wt:100.
Other REC Limits:N/K 
OSHA PEL:1 MG/M3
OSHA STEL:N/K 
ACGIH TLV:1 MG/M3
ACGIH STEL:N/K 

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

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NO INFORMATION FOUND.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:LIMITED HLTH HAZ INFO WAS FOUND FOR
    THIS MATL. ITS HAZS ARE ASSUMED TO BE SIMILAR TO OTHER SOLUBLE
    COPPER & BROMINE SALTS. ACUTE: INHAL: CAUSES IRRIT TO RESP TRACT,
    SYMPS MAY INCL COUGHING, SORE THROA T, & SHORTNESS OF BREATH. MAY
    RSLT IN ULCERATION & PERFORATION OF RESP TRACT. WHEN HEATED, THIS
    CMPD MAY GIVES OFF COPPER FUME, WHICH CAN CAUSE SYMPS SIMILAR TO
    COMMON COLD, INCL CHILLS & STUFFINESS O F HEAD. INGEST: SINGLE 
    DOSE OF BROMIDE/COPPER SALTS CAN CAUSE BURNING PAIN IN MOUTH,
    ESOPHAGUS, & STOM. HEMORRHAGIC GASTRITIS, NAUS, VOMIT, ABDOM PAIN,
    METALLIC TASTE, & DIARR MAY OCCUR. (EFTS OF OVE REXP)
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: IF VOMIT DOES NOT OCCUR IMMED,
    SYSTEMIC POIS CAN OCCUR. FOR COPPER SALTS, SYMPS MAY INCL CAPILLARY
    DMG, HDCH, COLD SWEAT, WEAK PULSE, KIDNEY & LIVER DMG, CNS
    EXCITATION FOLLOWED BY DEPRESS,  BLOOD EFTS, JAUN, PARAL & COMA.
    DEATH MAY OCCUR FROM SHOCK/RENAL FAILURE. FROM BROMIDE SALTS, SYMPS
    OF SYSTEMIC POIS MAY INCL DROW, IRRITABILITY, DIZZ, CONFUSION, SKIN
    RASH, BLURRED VISION & OTHER EYE  EFTS, MANIA & COMA. SKIN: MAY ACT
    AS IRRITANT, PRODUCING ITCHING EZCEMA, REDNESS & PAIN. EYES: COPPER
    SALTS MAY PRDCE CONJ/EVEN ULCERATION OF CORNEA. (SUP DAT)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PERS SUFFERING FROM SKIN DISORDERS,
    IMPAIRED LIVER, KIDNEY/PULM FUNC, GLUCOSE-6-PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE
    DEFICIENCY, DEBILITATION, DEPRESS, ALCOHOLISM, NEURO/PSYCHOLOGICAL
    DISORDERS OR (OTHER INFO)

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

First Aid:INHAL: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BREATHING, GIVE ARTIFICIAL
    RESPIRATION. IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT, GIVE OXYGEN. CALL MD.
    INGEST: INDUCE VOMITING IMMED AS DIRECTED BY MEDICAL PERSONNEL.
    NEVER GIVE A NYTHING BY MOUTH TO AN UNCONSCIOUS PERSON. CALL MD
    IMMED. SKIN: WIPE OFF EXCESS MATERIAL FROM SKIN THEN IMMED FLUSH
    SKIN W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. REMOVE CONTAMINATED
    CLOTHING & SHOES . WASH CLOTHING BEFORE REUSE. CALL MD. EYES: IMMED
    FLUSH W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES, LIFTING LOWER &
    UPPER EYELIDS OCCASIONALLY. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION IMMED.

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

Extinguishing Media:USE ANY MEANS SUITABLE FOR EXTINGUISHING
    SURROUNDING FIRE. WATER SPRAY MAY BE USED TO KEEP FIRE-EXPOSED
    CONTAINERS COOL.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH APPROVED SCBA AND FULL PROTECTIVE
    EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NOT CONSIDERED TO BE A FIRE HAZARD.
    REACTIONS WITH INCOMPATIBLES MAY POSE AN EXPLOSION HAZARD.

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

Spill Release Procedures:VENT AREA. KEEP UNNEC & UNPROT PEOPLE AWAY
    FROM AREA OF SPILL. WEAR APPROP PERS PROT EQUIP AS SPECIFIED IN CTL
    MEASURES SECTION. SPILLS: PICK UP & PLACE IN SUITABLE CONTR FOR
    RECLAMATION/DISP, USING M ETH THAT DOES NOT GENERATE DUST. US REGS
    (CERCLA) REQUIRE REPORTING SPILLS & RELEASES TO SOIL, WATER & AIR
    IN EXCESS OF REPORTABLE QTYS. US COAST GUARD NATL RESPONSE CTR TOLL
    FREE #: (800) 424-8802.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP IN TIGHTLY CLOSED CONTAINER,
    STORED IN COOL, DRY, VENTILATED AREA. PROTECT AGAINST PHYSICAL
    DAMAGE. SEPARATE FROM INCOMPATIBILITIES. CONTAINERS OF THIS
    MATERIAL MAY BE HAZARDOUS WHEN EMPTY SINCE	THEY RETAIN PRODUCT
    RESIDUES (DUST, SOLIDS); OBSERVE ALL WARNINGS & PRECAUTIONS LISTED
    FOR PRODUCT.
Other Precautions:AVOID BREATHING DUST. KEEP CONTAINER CLOSED. USE ONLY
    WITH ADEQUATE VENTILATION. AVOID CONTACT WITH EYES, SKIN AND
    CLOTHING.

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

Respiratory Protection:IF EXPOS LIM IS EXCEEDED, A NIOSH APPRVD
    FALF-FACE DUST/MIST RESP MAY BE WORN FOR UP TO 10 TIMES EXPOS
    LIM/MAX USE CONC SPECIFIED BY APPROP REGULATORY AGENCY/RESP
    SUPPLIER, WHICHEVER IS LOWEST. A NIOS H APPRVD FULL-FACE PIECE
    DUST/MIST RESP MAY BE WORN UP TO 50 TIMES EXPOS LIM/MAX USE CONC
    SPECIFIED BY APPROP REGULATORY AGENCY/RESP SUPPLIER, (OTHER INFO)
Ventilation:A SYS OF LOC &/OR GEN EXHST IS REC TO KEEP EMPLOYEES EXPOS
    BELOW AIRBORNE EXPOS LIMS. LOC EXHST VENT IS GEN PREF BECAUSE IT
    CAN CTL EMISSIONS OF (TOX INFO)
Protective Gloves:WEAR PROTECTIVE GLOVES. WEAR IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:ANSI APPROVED CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPROVED EMERGENCY EYEWASH AND DELUGE
    SHOWER . WEAR CLEAN BODY-COVERING CLOTHING.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
EFTS OF OVEREXP: CHRONIC: PRLNG/RPTD SKIN EXPOS TO COPPER SALTS MAY
    CAUSE DERM. PRLNG/RPTD EXPOS TO DUST OF COPPER SALTS MAY CAUSE
    DISCOLORATION OF SKIN/HAIR, LIVER DMG, BLOOD EFTS, ULCERATION &
    PERFO RATION OF NASAL SEPTUM, RUNNY NOSE, METALLIC TASTE, &
    ATROPHIC CHANGES & IRRIT OF MUC MEMBS. (TOX INFO)

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

Boiling Pt:=900.C, 1652.F
Melt/Freeze Pt:=497.8C, 928.F
Spec Gravity:4.71
Appearance and Odor:GLISTERING, GRAYISH BLACK CRYSTALS; SLIGHT ODOR OF
    BROMINE.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:0 @ 21C/70F

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS; BASES, ACETYLENE, SODIUM HYPOBROMITE,
    NITROMETHANE.
Stability Condition to Avoid:INCOMPATIBLES.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:OXIDES OF THE CONTAINED METAL AND
    HALOGEN, POSSIBLY ALSO FREE, OR IONIC HALOGEN.

===================  Toxicological Information	===================

Toxicological Information:NO LD50/LC50 INFORMATION FOUND RELATING TO
    NORMAL ROUTES OF OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE. VENTILATION: CONTAMINANT AT
    ITS SOURCE, PREVENTING DISPERSION OF IT INTO THE GENERAL WORK AREA.
    PLEASE REFER TO THE A CGIH DOCUMENT, INDUSTRIAL VENTILATION, A
    MANUAL OF RECOMMENDED PRACTICES, MOST RECENT EDITION, FOR DETAILS.
    SUP DAT: SYMPTOMS OF CHRONIC BROMIDE POISONING MAY INCLUDE SKIN
    RASHES, CENTRAL NERVOUS SYST EM DEPRESSION, ATAXIA, PSYCHOSES,
    MEMORY LOSS, APPETITE LOSS AND COMA. SOLUBILITY: SOLUBLE IN WATER
    (126 PARTS/100 PARTS WATER), ALCOHOL, ACETONE, AMMONIA; INSOLUBLE
    IN BENZENE.

=====================  Ecological Information  =====================

Ecological:ENVIRONMENTAL FATE: WHEN RELEASED INTO THE SOIL, THIS
    MATERIAL IS NOT EXPECTED TO BIODEGRADE; IT MAY LEACH INTO
    GROUNDWATER. WHEN RELEASED INTO WATER, THIS MATERIAL IS NOT
    EXPECTED TO BIODEGRADE, OR E VAPORATE SIGNIFICANTLY. THIS MATERIAL
    ISEXPECTED TO SIGNIFICANTLY BIOACCUMULATE. THIS MATERIAL HAS AN
    EXPERIMENTALLY-DETERMINED BIOCONCENTRATION FACTOR (BCF) OF GREATER
    THAN 100. BIOACCUMULATION DATA  FOR COPPER. ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICITY:
    THIS MATERIAL IS EXPECTED TO BE VERY TOXIC TO AQUATIC LIFE. THE
    LC50/96-HOUR VALUES FOR FISH ARE LESS THAN 1 MG/L. THE IC50/72-HOUR
    VALUES FOR ALGAE ARE LESS THAN 1  MG/L. TOXICITY DATA FOR COPPER.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:WHATEVER CANNOT BE SAVED FOR RECOVERY/RECYCLING
    SHOULD BE MANAGED IN APPROP & APPRVD WASTE FACILITY. PROCESSING,
    USE/CONTAM OF THIS PROD MAY CHANGE WASTE MANAGEMENT OPTIONS. STATE
    & LOC DISP REGS MAY  DIFFER FROM FED DISP REGS. DISPOSE OF CONTR &
    UNUSED CONTENTS I/A/W FED, STATE & LOC REQS.

===================  MSDS Transport Information  ===================

Transport Information:NOT REGULATED.

=====================  Regulatory Information  =====================

SARA Title III Information:SARA 302 RQ/TPQ: NO INGREDIENTS LISTED. SARA
    313 LIST: NO INGREDIENTS LISTED. SARA 313 CHEMICAL CATEGORY: COPPER
    COMPOUND (CUPRIC BROMIDE, CAS # 7789-45-9). SARA 311/312: ACUTE:
    YES; CHRONIC: YES; FIR E: NO; PRESSURE: NO; REACTIVITY: NO
    (PURE/SOLID).
Federal Regulatory Information:CUPRIC BROMIDE (CAS # 7789-45-9) IS
    LISTED IN TSCA, EC, JAPAN, AUSTRALIA, KOREA, CANADA DSL, AND THE
    PHILIPPINES. NOT LISTED IN CANADA NDSL. CERCLA: NOT LISTED. RCRA
    261.33: NOT LISTED. TSCA 8 (D): NO T LISTED. CHEMICAL WEAPONS
    CONVENTION: NO. TSCA 12 (B): NO. CDTA: NO. AUSTRALIAN HAZCHEM CODE:
    NO INFORMATION FOUND. POISON SCHEDULE: NO INFORMATION FOUND. WHMIS:
    THIS MSDS HAS BEEN PREPARED ACCORDING  TO THE HAZARD CRITERIA OF
    THE CONTROLLED PRODUCTS REGULATIONS (CPR) AND THE MSDS CONTAINS ALL
    OF TH E INFORMATION REQUIRED BY THE CPR.

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