------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MSDS for CYANOGEN BROMIDE Page 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1 - PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ PRODUCT NAME: CYANOGEN BROMIDE FORMULA: BRCN FORMULA WT: 105.93 CAS NO.: 00506-68-3 NIOSH/RTECS NO.: GT2100000 COMMON SYNONYMS: BROMINE CYANIDE; BROMOCYAN; BROMOCYANOGEN; CYANOBROMIDE PRODUCT CODES: F946 EFFECTIVE: 03/05/87 REVISION #03 PRECAUTIONARY LABELLING BAKER SAF-T-DATA(TM) SYSTEM HEALTH - 3 SEVERE (POISON) FLAMMABILITY - 0 NONE REACTIVITY - 3 SEVERE (WATER REACTIVE) CONTACT - 3 SEVERE (CORROSIVE) HAZARD RATINGS ARE 0 TO 4 (0 = NO HAZARD; 4 = EXTREME HAZARD). LABORATORY PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT GOGGLES; LAB COAT; VENT HOOD; PROPER GLOVES PRECAUTIONARY LABEL STATEMENTS POISON DANGER CAUSES SEVERE IRRITATION MAY BE FATAL IF SWALLOWED OR INHALED REACTS VIOLENTLY WITH WATER AND ACIDS. DO NOT GET IN EYES, ON SKIN, ON CLOTHING. KEEP IN TIGHTLY CLOSED CONTAINER. KEEP FROM ANY POSSIBLE CONTACT WITH WATER. WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING. IN CASE OF FIRE, SMOTHER WITH DRY SODA ASH. NEVER USE WATER OR CHEMICAL FIRE EXTINGUISHERS. SAF-T-DATA(TM) STORAGE COLOR CODE: WHITE STRIPE (STORE SEPARATELY) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2 - HAZARDOUS COMPONENTS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ COMPONENT % CAS NO. CYANOGEN BROMIDE 90-100 506-68-3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3 - PHYSICAL DATA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ BOILING POINT: 62 C ( 144 F) VAPOR PRESSURE(MM HG): 100 MELTING POINT: 52 C ( 126 F) VAPOR DENSITY(AIR=1): 3.6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MSDS for CYANOGEN BROMIDE Page 2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SPECIFIC GRAVITY: 2.02 EVAPORATION RATE: N/A (H2O=1) (BUTYL ACETATE=1) SOLUBILITY(H2O): APPRECIABLE (MORE THAN 10 %) % VOLATILES BY VOLUME: 100 APPEARANCE & ODOR: WHITE CRYSTALLINE SOLID WITH A PUNGENT ODOR. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4 - FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARD DATA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ FLASH POINT (CLOSED CUP N/A NFPA 704M RATING: 3-0-2 FLAMMABLE LIMITS: UPPER - N/A % LOWER - N/A % FIRE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA USE DRY CHEMICAL OR CARBON DIOXIDE. DO NOT USE WATER. SPECIAL FIRE-FIGHTING PROCEDURES FIREFIGHTERS SHOULD WEAR PROPER PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS WITH FULL FACEPIECE OPERATED IN POSITIVE PRESSURE MODE. MOVE EXPOSED CONTAINERS FROM FIRE AREA IF IT CAN BE DONE WITHOUT RISK. USE WATER TO KEEP FIRE-EXPOSED CONTAINERS COOL; DO NOT GET WATER INSIDE CONTAINERS. UNUSUAL FIRE & EXPLOSION HAZARDS REACTS VIOLENTLY WITH WATER PRODUCING HIGHLY TOXIC FUMES. TOXIC GASES PRODUCED HYDROGEN CYANIDE, HYDROGEN BROMIDE, BROMINE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5 - HEALTH HAZARD DATA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ PERMISSIBLE EXPOSURE LIMIT (PEL): 5 MG/M3 ( PPM) CARCINOGENICITY: NTP: NO IARC: NO Z LIST: NO OSHA REG: NO EFFECTS OF OVEREXPOSURE INHALATION AND INGESTION ARE HARMFUL AND MAY BE FATAL. VAPORS MAY BE IRRITATING TO SKIN, EYES, AND MUCOUS MEMBRANES. INHALATION OF DUST MAY CAUSE HEADACHE, COUGHING, DIFFICULTY IN BREATHING, CHEST PAIN, SEVERE LUNG IRRITATION, OR PULMONARY EDEMA. INHALATION AND INGESTION MAY CAUSE CYANOSIS. THE EFFECTS OF EXPOSURE MAY INCLUDE HEADACHE, NAUSEA, VOMITING, DIZZINESS, WEAKNESS, RAPID INEFFECTIVE BREATHING, LOW BLOOD PRESSURE, LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS, OR CONVULSIONS. CONTACT WITH SKIN OR EYES MAY CAUSE SEVERE IRRITATION OR BURNS. INGESTION MAY CAUSE IRRITATION AND BURNING TO MOUTH AND STOMACH. TARGET ORGANS CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM, CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM, LIVER, KIDNEYS, SKIN ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MSDS for CYANOGEN BROMIDE Page 3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MEDICAL CONDITIONS GENERALLY AGGRAVATED BY EXPOSURE KIDNEY DISORDERS, RESPIRATORY SYSTEM DISEASE, SKIN DISORDERS, THYROID DISORDERS ROUTES OF ENTRY INHALATION, INGESTION, SKIN CONTACT, EYE CONTACT EMERGENCY AND FIRST AID PROCEDURES CALL A PHYSICIAN. KEEP CYANIDE ANTIDOTE KIT ON HAND AT ALL TIMES IF SWALLOWED, IF UNCON- SCIOUS, BREAK AN AMYL NITRITE PEARL IN A CLOTH AND HOLD LIGHTLY UNDER NOSE FOR 15 SECONDS. WHEN CONSCIOUSNESS RETURNS, INDUCE VOMITING. IF INHALED, BREAK AN AMYL NITRITE PEARL IN A CLOTH AND HOLD LIGHTLY UNDER NOSE FOR 15 SECONDS. REPEAT 5 TIMES AT ABOUT 15 SECOND INTERVALS. IF NOT BREATHING, GIVE ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION. IN CASE OF CONTACT, IMMEDIATELY FLUSH EYES OR SKIN WITH PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6 - REACTIVITY DATA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ STABILITY: STABLE HAZARDOUS POLYMERIZATION: WILL NOT OCCUR CONDITIONS TO AVOID: MOISTURE, HEAT INCOMPATIBLES: MINERAL ACIDS, ORGANIC ACIDS, WATER, STRONG ACIDS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS: HYDROGEN CYANIDE, HYDROGEN BROMIDE, BROMINE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 7 - SPILL AND DISPOSAL PROCEDURES ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ STEPS TO BE TAKEN IN THE EVENT OF A SPILL OR DISCHARGE WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS AND FULL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING. DO NOT USE WATER. WITH CLEAN SHOVEL, PLACE MATERIAL INTO CLEAN, DRY METAL CONTAINER AND COVER WITH DRY SAND, LIME OR SODA ASH. KEEP CONTAINER TIGHTLY COVERED. DISPOSAL PROCEDURE DISPOSE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS. EPA HAZARDOUS WASTE NUMBER: U246 (TOXIC WASTE) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 8 - PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ VENTILATION: USE ADEQUATE GENERAL OR LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION TO KEEP FUME OR DUST LEVELS AS LOW AS POSSIBLE. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MSDS for CYANOGEN BROMIDE Page 4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ RESPIRATORY PROTECTION: NONE REQUIRED WHERE ADEQUATE VENTILATION CONDITIONS EXIST. IF AIRBORNE CONCENTRATION IS HIGH, A CHEMICAL CARTRIDGE RESPIRATOR WITH ACID CARTRIDGE IS RECOMMENDED. IF CONCENTRATION EXCEEDS CAPACITY OF CARTRIDGE RESPIRATOR, A SELF- CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS IS ADVISED. EYE/SKIN PROTECTION: SAFETY GOGGLES, UNIFORM, APRON, RUBBER GLOVES ARE RECOMMENDED. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 9 - STORAGE AND HANDLING PRECAUTIONS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SAF-T-DATA(TM) STORAGE COLOR CODE: WHITE STRIPE (STORE SEPARATELY) SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS KEEP CONTAINER TIGHTLY CLOSED. STORE AWAY FROM WATER OR LOCATIONS WHERE WATER MAY BE USED TO EXTINGUISH FIRE. PRODUCT MUST BE REFRIGERATED AT 2 - 8 C (36 - 46 F). HANDLING OPERATIONS SHOULD BE CONDUCTED IN A HOOD. PRODUCT MAY DECOMPOSE UPON PROLONGED STORAGE, RESULTING IN AN EXPLOSIVE MIXTURE. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 10 - TRANSPORTATION DATA AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ DOMESTIC (D.O.T.) PROPER SHIPPING NAME CYANOGEN BROMIDE HAZARD CLASS POISON B UN/NA UN1889 LABELS POISON REPORTABLE QUANTITY 1000 LBS. INTERNATIONAL (I.M.O.) PROPER SHIPPING NAME CYANOGEN BROMIDE HAZARD CLASS 6.1, 8 UN/NA UN1889 LABELS POISON, CORROSIVE