Lead(II) Bromide, 98+%

SECTION 2: Hazards identification

EMERGENCY OVERVIEW Warning! May cause kidney damage. May cause central nervous system effects. May cause cardiac disturbances. May cause liver and kidney damage. Causes eye and skin irritation. Causes digestive and respiratory tract irritation. May cause reproductive and fetal effects. May cause cancer based on animal studies. May cause blood abnormalities. This product contains lead, a chemical known to the state of California to cause cancer. Harmful if inhaled or swallowed. Possible risk of harm to the unborn child. Target Organs: Blood, kidneys, central nervous system, liver, cardiovascular system, blood forming organs, reproductive system.

Potential health effects

Eye: May cause eye irritation. Causes eye irritation and possible injury. Skin: May cause skin irritation. Causes skin irritation. Harmful if swallowed. Causes gastrointestinal irritation with nausea, vomiting and diarrhea. May cause liver and kidney damage. May cause cardiac disturbances. Exposure may cause anemia and other blood abnormalities. Ingestion of lead compounds can produce symptoms of lead poisoning. Symptoms of lead poisoning or Ingestion: plumbism include weakness, weight loss, lassitude, insomnia, and hypotension. It also includes constipation, anorexia, abdominal discomfort and colic. Acute lead poisoning can cause muscle weakness, "lead line" on the gums, metallic taste, definite loss of appetite, insomnia, dizziness, high lead levels in blood and urine with shock, coma and death in extreme cases. Harmful if inhaled. Causes respiratory tract irritation. Inhalation of fumes may cause metal fume fever, which is characterized by flu-like symptoms with metallic taste, fever, chills, cough, weakness, chest pain, muscle pain and Inhalation: increased white blood cell count. May cause effects similar to those described for ingestion. May cause anemia. May cause cardiac abnormalities. May cause liver and kidney damage. May cause cancer in humans. Chronic exposure to lead may result in plumbism which is characterized by lead line in gum, headache, muscle weakness, mental changes. Chronic Chronic: expsoure to lead may cause adverse effects on human reproduction, embryonic and fetal development and postnatal (e.g., mental) development.