*  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  *
Respiratory Protection:WEAR NOISH APPROVED, SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING
    BY NIOSH. CONSULT ANSI STANDARD &OSHA REGULATIONS CONCERNING THE
    USE OF RESPIRATORY EQU IPMENT. AVOID PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO
    EXCESSIVE CONCENTRATIONS.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST: MATERIAL TRANSFER& HANDLING SHOULD BE
    CONDUCTED WITH AN EXHAUST SYSTEM. MECHANICAL: ALL INDOOR AREAS
    SHOULD BE WELL VENTILATED.
    POSSIBILITY.
    NOT WEAR CONTACT LENSES.
Other Protective Equipment:NONE
Work Hygienic Practices:DETERMINE THAT PIPING IS EMPTY BEFORE DOING
    MAINTENANCE WORK. PERIODICALLY CHECK CYLINDERS TO ENSURE VALVES ARE
    NOT LEAKING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
NONE
*  Product Identification  *
Resp. Party Other MSDS Num.:
Preparer's Name:RESEARCH SERVICES DEPT
CAGE:1CSX7
*  Composition/Information on Ingredients  *
Ingred Name:BROMOTRIFLUOROMETHANE
Code:F
Ozone Depleting Chemical:1
*  Hazards Identification  *
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:NO  Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NOOSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:APPROX. LETHAL CONCENTRATIONS OF HALON
    HRS. THE COMPOUND IS REPORTED  TO BE NON-MUTAGENIC IN THE AMES
    LABORATORIES CLASSIFICATION OF COMPARATIVE LIFE HAZARDS OF FIRE
    EXTINGUISHING AGENTS. (CONTINUED IN "SIGNS AND  SYMPTOMS OF
    OVEREXPOSURE" FIELD/SCREEN.)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NTP: NO.  IARC  MONOGRAPHS: NO. OSHA
    REGULATED: NO.
Effects of Overexposure:SMOKING WHERE THIS CHEMICAL IS RELEASED CAN
    CAUSE FORMATION OF TOXIC AND IRRITATING HALOGENS AND HALOGEN ACIDS
    WHICH COULD BE INHALED WITH THE SMOKE. AVOID EXPOSURE TO THE
    PRODUCT AND DECOMPOSITION PR ODUCTS WHEN WEARING CONTACT LENSES;
    INTOXICATION. ANESTHETIC EFFECTS END  RAPIDLY AFTER EXPOSURE IS
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:CARDIAC CONDITIONS MAY BE
    AGGRAVATED BY OVEREXPOSURE.
*  First Aid Measures  *
First Aid:INHALATION: MOVE PERSON TO FRESH AIR; IF NOT BREATHING, GIVE
    CPR. IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT, GIVE OXYGEN. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION.
    SKIN: FLUSH WITH WATER. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION IF FROSTBITE OCCURS. 
    EYE S: FLUSH WITH WATER, GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. NOTE:  EPINEPHRINE
    IS CONTRAINDICATED IN THE TREATMENT OF OVER-EXPOSURE TO THIS
    PRODUCT.
*  Fire Fighting Measures  *
Flash Point:NON-FLAMMABLE.
    SPRAY TO COOL CYLINDER INVOLVED IN FIRES. USE MEDIA SUITABLE FOR
    FLAMMABLE MATERIALS IN THE AREA.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:PREDOMINANT DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS ARE
    HYDROGEN FLUORIDE & HYDROGEN BROMIDE IN FIRE SITUATIONS. THE
    PRODUCTS ARE IRRITATING & POTENTIALLY TOXIC IF FIRE EXTINGUISHMENT
    HYDROGEN FLUORIDE, HYDROGEN BROMIDE, CARBONYL FLUORIDE & CARBONYL
    BROMIDE.
*  Accidental Release Measures  *
Spill Release Procedures:EVACUATE AREA. WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING
    APPARATUS, VENTILATE ENCLOSED AREAS IN CASE OF DISCHARGE.
*Handling and Storage  *
Handling and Storage Precautions:PROTECT CYLINDERS FROM PHYSICAL
    SHOULD BE SECURED FOR STORAGE WITH VALVE PROTECTION CAP IN PLACE
Other Precautions:DOT: COMPRESSED GAS. N.O.S. (BROMOTRIFLUOROMETHANE)
*  Physical/Chemical Properties  *
HCC:G3
Vapor Density:5.1
Evaporation Rate & Reference:NOT AVAILABLE
Appearance and Odor:ODORLESS, COLORLESS GAS.
*  Stability and Reactivity Data  *
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ACTIVE METALS, FIRE OF METAL HYDRIDES, MATERIAL CONTAINING OWN OXYGEN.
    PRODUCT WILL NOT EXTINGUISH FIRES OF THESE MATERIALS. PRODUCT MAY
    DEGRADE CERTAIN POLYMERIC MATERIALS.
Stability Condition to Avoid: LISTED.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:IN THE PRESENCE OF FLAMES OR HOT
    SURFACES: HYDROGEN FLUORIDE, HYDROGEN BROMIDE, BROMINE,  CARBONYL
    FLUORIDE, & CARBONYL BROMIDE. SMOKING CAN CAUSE FORMATION OF THESE
    CHEMICALS & MUST BE AVOIDED.
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization:WILL NOT OCCUR.
*  Disposal Considerations  *
Waste Disposal Methods:RETURN CYLINDERS TO GREAT LAKES CHEMICAL
    CORPORATION, EL DORADO, ARKANSAS.
*  MSDS Transport Information  *
Transport Information:DOT: PSN: BROMOTRIFLUOROMETHANE, NONFLAMMABLE 
