CHEMETALL FOOTE CORPORATION -- LITHIUM BROMIDE  -- 6810-00-797-8619
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:LITHIUM BROMIDE
MSDS Date:10/26/1998
FSC:6810
NIIN:00-797-8619
Status Code:A
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:CHEMETALL FOOTE CORPORATION
Address:348 HOLIDAY INN DR
City:KINGS MOUNTAIN
State:NC
ZIP:28086
Country:US
Info Phone Num:704-739-2501
Emergency Phone Num:704-739-2501
Resp. Party Other MSDS Num.:CFM 003
Chemtrec Ind/Phone:(800)424-9300
CAGE:07660
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:CHEMETALL FOOTE CORPORATION
Address:348 HOLIDAY INN DR
Box:City:KINGS MOUNTAIN
State:NC
ZIP:28086
Country:US
Phone:704-739-2501
Contract Num:SP0450-00-M-D628
CAGE:07660

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

Ingred Name:LITHIUM BROMIDE
CAS:7550-35-8
RTECS #:OJ5755000
&gt; Wt:99.
OSHA PEL:5MG/M3 RESP
ACGIH TLV:3MG/M3 RESP

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

Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE: IRRITATION OF SKIN AND EYES. IN
     EVENT OF OVER-EXPOSURES, BURNS MAY OCCUR TO TISSUES. CHRONIC:
    DERMATITIS (CRACKING AND REDDENING OF SKIN) MAY DEVELOP AFTER
    PROLONGED OR REPEATED SKIN CONTACT W ITH PRODUCT. LONG-TERM
    OVER-EXPOSURE VIA INHALATION OR INGESTION CAN PRODUCE SYMPTOMS
    SIMILAR TO THOSE DESCRIBED FOR OTHER LITHIUM COMPOUNDS (I. E. RASH,
    RINGING IN EARS, NAUSEA, VOMITING, DIARRHEA, D IFFICULTY SPEAKING,
    DROWSINESS, TWITCHING, VISUAL DISTURBANCES AND COMA). INORGANIC
    BROMIDES (SUCH AS LITHIUM BROMIDE) CAN ALSO CAUSE RASHES, WHICH
    RESEMBLE ACNE, AFTER PROLONGED INGESTION OR INHALATI ON
    OVEREXPOSURES.
Effects of Overexposure:EYES: IRRITATION, PAIN, REDDENING OF EYE
    TISSUE, DAMAGE TO EYE TISSUES. SKIN:  DEHYDRATING ACTION,
    IRRITATION, BURNS, ITCHING, PAIN, REDDENING, DERMATITIS. SKIN
    ABSORPTION: NOT SIGNIFICANT ROUTE OF EX POSURE. INHALATION: DUST
    MAY IRRITATE EYES, NOSE, RESPIRATORY SYSTEM, RINGING IN EARS,
    NAUSEA, VOMITING, DIARRHEA, DROWSINESS, TWITCHING, BLURRED VISION,
    RASHES (WHICH RESEMBLE ACNE). INGESTION: NOT A NTICIPATED DURING
    NORMAL CIRCUMSTANCES. LARGE DOSES CAN IMPACT CNS, DROWSINESS,
    STUMBLING, DIZZINESS, RASH, RINGING IN EARS, NAUSEA, VOMITING,
    DIAHRREA, DIFFICULTY SPEAKING, DROWSINESS, TWITCHING, VIS UAL
    DISTURBANCES, COMA.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PRE-EXISTING RESPIRATORY, SKIN,
    CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM, AND KIDNEY CONDITIONS, SIGNIFICANT
    CARDIOVASCULAR OR RENAL DISEASE, SODIUM AND WATER IMBALANCE,
    HYPOTHYROIDISM. ALERTNESS MAY BE IMPAIRED.,

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

First Aid:SKIN EXPOSURE: IMMEDIATELY BEGIN DECONTAMINATION WITH RUNNING
    WATER. REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING,TAKING CARE NOT TO CONTAMINATE
    EYES. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. EYES: OPEN VICTIM'S EYES WHILE UNDER
    GENTL E RUNNING WATER. HAVE VICTIM ROLL EYES. MINIMUM FLUSHING IS
    FOR 15 MINUTES. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. INHALATION: IF DUSTS OF THIS
    PRODUCT ARE INHALED, MOVE VICTIM TO FRESH AIR. IF NECESSARY, USE
    ARTIFIC IAL RESPIRATION TO SUPPORT VITAL FUNCTIONS. INGESTION: 
    CALL PHYSICIAN OR POISON CONTROL CENTER FOR MOST CURRENT
    INFORMATION. INDUCE VOMITING. VICTIM SHOULD DRINK MILK, EGG WHITES,
    OR LARGE QUANTITIES  OF WATER.

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

Extinguishing Media:THIS PRODUCT IS NOT FLAMMABLE. USE FIRE
    EXTINGUISHING MATERIAL APPROPRIATE FOR SURROUNDING FIRES. CARBON
    DIOXIDE, FOAM, DRY CHEMICAL, HALON, ANY "ABC" CLASS.
Fire Fighting Procedures:INCIPIENT FIRE RESPONDERS SHOULD WEAR EYE
    PROTECTION. STRUCTURAL FIRE FIGHTERS MUST WEAR SELF-CONTAINED
    BREATHING APPARATUS AND FULL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT. IF POSSIBLE,
    FIRE-FIGHTERS SHOULD CONTROL RUN -OFF WATER TO PREVENT
    ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION. NFPA RATING: HEALTH=2; FIRE HAZARD=0;
    REACTIVITY HAZARD RATING=0.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:WHEN INVOLVED IN A FIRE, THIS MATERIAL
    MAY DECOMPOSE AND PRODUCE IRRITATING FUMES AND TOXIC GASES (LITHIUM
    COMPOUNDS, HYDROGEN BROMIDE). EXPLOSIVE SENSITIVITY TO MECHANICAL
    IMPACT: NOT SENSITIVE. EXPL OSION SENSITIVITY TO STATIC DISCHARGE:
    NOT SENSITVE.

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

Spill Release Procedures:UNCONTROLLED RELEASES SHOULD BE RESPONDED TO
    BY TRAINED PERSONNEL USING PRE-PLANNED PROCEDURES AND PROPER
    PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT. SWEEP-UP OR VACUUM SPILLED MATERIAL
    CAREFULLY, AVOIDING GENERATION OF DU STS. DECONTAMINATE AREA. PLACE
    SPILL RESIDUE IN DOUBLE PLASTIC BAG AND SEAL FOR DISPOSAL.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:EMPLOYEES WHO HANDLE PRODUCT SHOULD BE
    TRAINED TO HANDLE IT SAFELY. AVOID BREATHING GENERATED PRODUCT
    DUSTS. ALWAYS USE PRODUCT IN WELL-VENTILATED AREAS. ENSURE
    CONTAINERS ARE PROPERLY LABELED. OPEN C ONTAINERS SLOWLY, ON A
    STABLE SURFACE. CLOSE CONTAINERS TIGHTLY. WASH AFTER USING PRODUCT.
Other Precautions:STORE IN COOL, DRY AREA, AWAY FROM DIRECT SUNLIGHT,
    INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS,  SOURCES OF INTENSE HEAT, OR WHERE FREEZING
    IS POSSIBLE. INSPECT CONTAINERS FOR LEAKS OR DAMAGE. READ
    INSTRUCTIONS PROVIDED  WITH PRODUCT PRIOR TO USE. EMPTY CONTAINERS
    MAY CONTAIN RESIDUAL MATERIAL, THEREFORE, MUST BE HANDLE D WITH
    CARE.

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

Respiratory Protection:RESPIRATORY PROTECTION IS NOT GENERALLY NEEDED
    WHEN USING THIS PRODUCT. MAINTAIN AIRBORNE CONTAMINANT
    CONCENTRATIONS BELOW EXPOSURE LIMITS. IF RESPIRATORY PROTECTION IS
    NEEDED, USE ONLY PROTECTION AUT HORIZED IN 29 CFR 1910.134, OR
    APPLICABLE STATE REGULATIONS. USE SUPPLIED AIR RESPIRATION
    PROTECTION IF OXYGEN LEVELS ARE BELOW 19.5% OR ARE UNKNOWN.
Ventilation:USE WITH ADEQUATE VENTILATION, TO ENSURE EXPOSURES ARE
    BELOW EXPOSURE LIMITS. MECHANICAL EXHAUST MAY BE NEEDED.
Protective Gloves:WEAR NEOPRENE GLOVES FOR ROUTINE INDUSTRIAL USE.
Eye Protection:SPLASH GOGGLES OR SAFETY GLASSES.
Other Protective Equipment:USE BODY PROTECTION APPROPRIATE FOR TASK
    (I.E. APRON OR TYVEK SUIT). PROVIDE EMERGENCY EYE WASH FOUNTAIN
    WITHIN IMMEDIATE WORK AREA FOR EMERGENCY USE.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH HANDS AFTER HANDLING PRODUCT.
Supplemental Safety and Health
P/N: 51401. VICTIMS OF CHEMICAL EXPOSURE MUST BE TAKEN FOR MEDICAL
    ATTENTION. RESCUERS SHOULD BE TAKEN FOR MEDICAL ATTENTION , IF
    NECESSARY. TAKE COPY OF LABEL AND MSDS TO PHYSICIAN OR HEALTH
    PROFESSI ONAL WITH VICTIM.

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

HCC:N1
Melt/Freeze Pt:=549.C, ######F
Spec Gravity:3.464
Evaporation Rate &amp; Reference:N/A(BUAC=1)
Solubility in Water:SOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:WHITE, CRYSTALLINE SOLID; NO ODOR.

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
THIS PRODUCT IS NOT COMPATIBLE WITH STRONG ACIDS AND STRONG BASES.
Stability Condition to Avoid:AVOID MIXING THIS PRODUCT WITH
    INCOMPATIBLE CHEMICALS.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:THERMAL DECOMPOSITION OF THE
    COMPONENTS OF THIS PRODUCT INCLUDE HYDROGEN BROMIDE AND LITHIUM
    COMPOUNDS.
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization:WILL NO OCCUR.

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

Toxicological Information:LD50(SUBCUTANCOUS MOUSE)=1680 MG/KG.THE
    PRODUCT IS NOT CONSIDERED TO BE, OR SUSPECTED TO BE, CANCER-CAUSING
    AGENTS BY NTP, IARC, FEDERAL OSHA, AND CAL-OSHA. PRODUCT IS NOT
    REPORTED TO PRODUCE MUTAGENI C EFFECTS IN HUMANS, EMBRYOTOXIC
    EFFECTS IN HUMANS, TERATOGENIC EFFECTS IN HUMANS, NOR ADVERSE
    REPRODUCTIVE EFFECTS IN HUMANS. CURRENTLY THERE ARE NO BIOLOGICAL
    INDICES (BEIS) ASSOCIATED WITH THE COMP ONENTS OF THIS PRODUCT.

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

Ecological:LITHIUM BROMIDE IS STABLE IN THE ENVIRONMENT. EFFECTS ON
    EXPOSED ANIMALS  WOULD BE PRIMARILY IRRITATION. THE MAIN EFFECT ON
    PLANTS WOULD BE THE INCREASE IN SALINITY OF CONTAMINATED SOILS IF
    LARGE VOLU MES OF THIS PRODUCT ARE RELEASED. LARGE QUANTITIES OF
    THIS PRODUCT CAN BE DETRIMENTAL TO AN AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT, BY
    ALTERING THE SALINITY OF A BODY OF WATER. NO DAT AVAILABLE FOR THE
    ACUTE AQUATIC TOX ICITY, OR DEGRADABILITY, OR LOG BIOCONCENTRATION
    FACTOR (BCF).

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

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL, STATE AND
    LOCAL SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL REGULATIONS. THIS CHEMICAL, IF UNALTERED
    BY USE, MAY BE DISPOSED OF BY TREATMENT AT A PERMITTED FACILITY OR
    AS ADVISED BY YO UR LOCAL SOLID WASTE REGULATORY AUTHORITY. EPA
    WASTE NUMBER: NOT APPLICABLE TO THIS PRODUCT.

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

Transport Information:THIS MATERIAL IS NOT HAZARDOUS AS DEFINED BY 49
    CFR 172.101 BY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF  TRANSPORTATION. NO COMPONENT
    OF THIS PRODUCT IS DESIGNATED AS A MARINE POLLUTANT BY DOT (PER 49
    CFR 172.101, APPE NDIX B). THIS MATERIAL IS NOT CONSIDERED AS
    DANGEROUS GOODS BY TRANSPORT CANADA TRANSPORTATION OF DANGEROUS
    GOODS RGULATIONS. EMERGENCY RESPONSE CONTRACT FOR AN INCIDENT
    DURING TRANSPORTATION: CHEMTRE C I-88-424-9300 OR 1- 703-527-3887.

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

SARA Title III Information:SARA REPORTING REQUIREMENTS: LITHIUM BROMIDE
    IS NOT SUBJECT TO THE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS OF THE COMPREHENSIVE
    ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE, COMPENSATION, AND LIABILITY ACT AND
    SECTIONS 302, 304, AND 313 OF  TITLE III OF THE  SUPERFUND
    AMENDMENTS AND REAUTHORIZATION ACT.
State Regulatory Information:THIS PRODUCT IS NOT ON ANY HAZARDOUS
    SUBSTANCES LIST OF ANY OF THE STATES WITH LISTS. CALIFORNIA
    PROPOSITION 65: THE COMPONENTS OF THIS PRODUCT ARE NOT ON THE
    CALIFORNIA PROPOSITION 65 LIST.

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