Organic Chemistry: Current Research
Open Access
ISSN: 2161-0401
ISSN: 2161-0401
Short Communication - (2021)Volume 10, Issue 1
In earth’s crust, bromine is 44th most common element with an ample amount of 2.4 parts per million by weight. Bromine is found in sea water, natural brines and salt lake evaporates. In swimming pools bromine is used as analternative to chlorine. Products made of bromine are used in agriculture and sanitation and as fire retardants. Some sedatives also include bromine containing compounds [1]. Naturally occurring bromine is a mixture of its two stable isotopes and they are found in the percentages shown: 79Br (50.7%) and 81Br (49.3%).
Bromine has a large variety of uses including in agricultural chemicals, insecticides, dyes, pharmaceuticals, flame-retardants, furniture foam, gasoline, plastic casings for electronics, and film photography. Purification of water is done by bromine and also it’s use is mentioned in many medicines and as sanitizers. Mercury emissions are reduced up to 90 percent, caused from coal-firedplants, with the help of bromine
Bromine is toxic to human tissues in it’s state and found to be irritable to both eyes and throat and is life threatening when inhaled in large amount.
Prevention to exposure to bromine is better than cure. Move out of the area where bromine is release or leaked. Possibly place yourself at the highest ground possible as bromine is heavier than air and will sink to low-lying areas. Wash yourself thoroughly with using soap and water when exposed to bromine.
Bromine poisoning is treated with supportive medical care (for example, oxygen, fluids given through a needle into your vein) in a hospital setting. No specific antidote exists for bromine poisoning. (An antidote is a medicine that reverses the effects of a poison.) The most important thing is for people to remove themselves from the exposure site and seek medical treatment as soon as possible.
Citation: Sudha M (2020) A Short Note on Bromine. Organic Chem Curr Res. 9:205.
Received: 08-Jan-2021 Accepted: 13-Jan-2021 Published: 19-Jan-2021
Copyright: Sudha M. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.