Pure Forms - Colorless, transparent, easily liquefied gas, or volatile liquid. Odor - Usually odorless, chloroformlike odor at higher concentrations. Uses - Organic synthesis, fumigation, fire extinguishing, oil extraction from organic matter, pesticides, ionization chambers. Materials to Avoid - Metals, oxidizers. Other Names - Bromomethane, Curafume, Dowfume, Embafume, Haltox, Iscobrome, Kayafume, Metafume, Methogas, Monobromomethane, Pestmaste, Profume, Rotox, Terabol, Zytox.
Caution is advised.
Signs and symptoms of acute exposure to methyl bromide may be severe and include tremors, convulsions, brain hemorrhage, paralysis, coma, and permanent brain damage. Lethargy, profound weakness, headache, dizziness, mental confusion, slurring of speech, staggering gait, and blurred or double vision are often found. Gastrointestinal signs and symptoms include nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, and anorexia. Acute exposure to methyl bromide may require decontamination and life support for the victims. Emergency personnel should wear protective clothing appropriate to the type and degree of contamination.