For bromide poisoning

In the case of pesticides which are not ChE inhibitors, exposure is measured by the analysis of blood and/or urine for the active ingredient or its metabolites. Baseline levels of pesticides and/or metabolites are not usually determined, with the exception of methyl bromide. In this case, a blood sample is taken to check for bromide ion before fumigators use the pesticide. Blood and urine tests are run only in the case of spills or other accidents to assist in identifying the cause of poisoning or to monitor workers in a workplace. Paraquat, chlorinated hydrocarbons, mercury, p-nitrophenol, and dinitrophenol are examples of pesticides or metabolites of pesticides that have been found in the urine of exposed workers. 

A. Specific ieveis. Bromide levels in patients with acute methyl bromide exposure are usually well below the toxic range for bromism and may be only mildly elevated compared to unexposed (see Bromides, p 140). Nontoxic bromide levels do not rule out methyl bromide poisoning. Levels of methylated proteins or DNA are being investigated as possible biomarkers tor methyl bromide exposure. 

Food and Dmg Administration approved pyridostigmine bromide as a pretreatment for soman poisoning (Newmark, 2007). 

Bromide Poisoning of Active Sites on Au/TiOj Catalysts for CO Oxidation Reactions... 

Methyl bromide is sold both as the essentially pure compound, 99.5% minimum, with not more than 0.010% water and 0.001% acidity as HBr, and with small amounts of chloropicrin [76-06-2], CCI2NO2. During 1992 methyl bromide in tank cars was priced at 1.70/kg. Methyl bromide is suppHed in 37,850- and 60,560-L tank cars and in 12,220-L ISO cylinders. Repackagers supply methyl bromide in 0.45 kg or 0.68 kg cans for such appHcations as fumigating tobacco seed beds. Alone or in formulations, it is classified as a poison, class B, and requires a poison label. 

Mercuric bromide [7789-47-1 ] M 360.4, m 238.1°. Crystd from hot saturated ethanolic soln, dried and kept at 100° for several hours under vacuum, then sublimed. POISONOUS. 

Thallous bromide [7789-40-4] M 284.3, m 460". Thallous bromide (20g) was refluxed for 2-3h with water (200mL) containing 3mL of 47% HBr. It was then washed until acid-free, heated to 300° for 2-3h and stored in brown bottles. POISONOUS. 

Recochem hic., hiternational Division, 149 Regional Center for Poison Control and Prevention Serving Massachusetts and Rhode Island, 314, 317 Regional Poison Control Center, 311 REGLONE , diquat bromide, 114 Rebels Inc., 230, 245 Reiclihold, 182 Reilly Industries Inc., 245 Reliance hidustries Ltd., 175 Reliance Silicones (hidia) Ltd. (RSIL), 175 Repsol YPF SA, 203... 

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