Phosphine

SECTION 2: Hazards identification

Physical state Gas. [COLORLESS GAS WITH A CHARACTERISTIC, FISH- OR GARLIC-LIKE ODOR [PESTICIDE] [NOTE: SHIPPED AS A LIQUEFIED COMPRESSED GAS. PURE COMPOUND IS ODORLESS.]] Emergency overview DANGER! FLAMMABLE GAS. POISONOUS PYROPHORIC. MAY CAUSE FLASH FIRE. MAY BE FATAL IF INHALED. MAY CAUSE TARGET ORGAN DAMAGE, BASED ON ANIMAL DATA. CONTENTS UNDER PRESSURE. Keep away from heat, sparks and flame. Do not puncture or incinerate container. Do not breathe gas. May cause target organ damage, based on animal data. Use only with adequate ventilation. Keep container closed. Contact with rapidly expanding gases can cause frostbite. Target organs : May cause damage to the following organs: lungs, heart, upper respiratory tract, central nervous system (CNS).

Principle Routes of Exposure

Inhalation

Potential Acute Health Effects

Eyes Contact with rapidly expanding gas may cause burns or frostbite. Skin Contact with rapidly expanding gas may cause burns or frostbite. Inhalation Very toxic by inhalation. Ingestion Ingestion is not a normal route of exposure for gases

Potential chronic health

effects Target organs : May cause damage to the following organs: lungs, heart, upper respiratory tract, central nervous system (CNS). Medical conditions Pre-existing disorders involving any target organs mentioned in this MSDS as being at aggravated by over- risk may be aggravated by over-exposure to this product. exposure See toxicological information (Section 11)