Product ID:L AGENT SIMULANT VIAL
MSDS Date:04/01/1986
FSC:6910
NIIN:01-043-2090
Kit Part:Y
MSDS Number: BPFHL

CHEMTRONICS INC

180 OLD BEE TREE RD
SWANNANOA, NC 28778-3409
US

Emergency Phone: 704-298-7941

Info Phone: 704-298-7941

Cage: 60737

CHEMTRONICS INC

SWANNANOA, NC 28778-3409 US

Telephone: NOT LISTED IN PHONE DIRECTORY

Cage: 60737

POTASSIUM IODIDE

CAS: 7681-11-0

RTECS: TT2975000

Fraction By Weight: 3.5%

OSHA PEL NOT KNOWN

ACGIH TLV: NOT KNOWN

IODINE

CAS: 7553-56-2

RTECS: NN1575000

Fraction By Weight: 2.5%

OSHA PEL 0.1 PPM,CEILING

ACGIH TLV: 0.1 PPM,CEILING

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NOT KNOWN
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:NO Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:SEE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF
OVEREXPOSURE.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:POTASSIUM IODIDE IN THIS CONCENTRATION PRODUCES
NO EFFECT. EYES:FREE IODINE CAN CAUSE EYE IRRITATION.
INHALATION:FREE IODINE CAN CAUSE NOSE AND THROAT IRRITATION.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NOT KNOWN

First Aid:EYES:FLUSH EYES WITH WATER FOR 15 MINUTES. SKIN:FLUSH
AFFECTED AREA WITH WATER. INGESTION:GIVE TWO GLASSES OF WATER.ON
ADVICE OF PHYSICIAN,5% SODIUM THIOSULFATE MAY BE ADMINISTERED
FOLLOWED BY SALINE CATHARSIS.

Flash Point:NONE
Lower Limits:NOT KNOWN
Upper Limits:NOT KNOWN
Extinguishing Media:MEDIA APPROPRIATE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS (SCBA)
AND FULL TURNOUT GEAR .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NONCOMBUSTIBLE.NO UNUSUAL HAZARD.IODINE
IN SOLUTION SUBLIMES IN SOLID STATE AT 212F,100C.

Spill Release Procedures:LARGE SPILLS MAY BE REDUCED WITH SODIUM
THIOSULFATE AND THEN NEUTRALIZED WITH SODA ASH.TRANSFER SMALLER
SPILLS TO CONTAINER OF WATER TO BE REDUCED AND NEUTRALIZED.
Neutralizing Agent:SODA ASH

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN A COOL PLACE AND KEEP FROM
FREEZING.
Other Precautions:NOT KNOWN

Respiratory Protection:IF NEEDED,USE MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR FOR
ORGANIC VAPORS,CHLORINE.
Ventilation:CONTACT LOCAL SAFETY/INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE OFFICE TO DETERMINE
IF LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION IS NEEDED .
Protective Gloves:WEAR RUBBER GLOVES.
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL SAFETY GOGGLES.
Other Protective Equipment:NONE NORMALLY REQUIRED IF VENTILATION IS
ADEQUATE.
Work Hygienic Practices:NOT KNOWN
Supplemental Safety and Health
NONE KNOWN

HCC:F6
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:>212F,>100C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:NOT KNOWN
Decomp Temp:Decomp Text:NOT KNOWN
Vapor Pres:NOT KNOWN
Vapor Density:>1 (AIR=1)
Spec Gravity:>1 (WATER=1)
Evaporation Rate & Reference:1 (WATER=1)
Solubility in Water:SOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:DARK RED AQUEOUS SOLUTION.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:96

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ACETALDEHYDE,REDUCING AGENTS,AMMONIA & AMMONIA WATER.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NOT KNOWN
Hazardous Decomposition Products:FUMES OF IODINE.
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization:WILL NOT OCCUR.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSAL MUST BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH
FEDERAL,STATE,AND LOCAL REGULATIONS.COORDINATE WITH SUPPORTING
INSTALLATION AND/OR MACOM ENVIRONMENTAL OFFICE PRIOR TO DISPOSAL .

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