Known Bromine Dangers:

• If spilled on skin it produces painful sores
• Has strong unpleasant odor
• Is Toxic
• Converts to dichlorobromomethane, bromoform and bromate
• The Metropolitan Emergency Response Network defines dichlorobromomethan as particularly dangerous and harmful (see below)
• Vapor will attack the eyes and lungs
• Causes cancer
• Damages skin
• Damages the liver
• Causes depression and brain damage
• Damages the nervous system and muscles
• Bromine vapors are known to reduce male sperm count, causes malformed sperm resulting in birth defects and causes male infertility
• Maximum safety precautions should be used when handling it