Product ID:IODINE 37E2375
MSDS Date:09/28/1992
FSC:6810
NIIN:00D003545
MSDS Number: BXGDP

Emergency Phone: 800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)

Info Phone: 716-359-2502(CHEMTREC)

Preparer: ALEXANDER A. PICCIRILLI

Cage: EO227

Telephone: (716) 359-2502

Cage: 63759

IODINE

CAS: 7553-56-2

RTECS: NN1575000

Fraction By Weight: 100%

OSHA PEL C 0.1 PPM

ACGIH TLV: C 0.1 PPM; 9495

LD50 LC50 Mixture:ORAL-HUMAN LDLO:2000MG/KG
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:DANGER!CORR.CAUSES SKIN/EYE
BURNS.FATAL IF INGEST.CAUSES IRRIT TO EYES/RESP TRACT.HARMFUL IF
INHALED.MAY CAUSE DELAYED LUNG INJURY.SUBLIMES.SOLID STATE/FUMES IS
INTESNELY IRRIT TO EYE/SKIN/MUC MEMB.IN GEST:LG QUANT CAUSES
ABDOMINAL PAIN,VOMIT,DIARR.IN SEVERE CASES PURGING,EXCESSIVE
THRIST,CIRCULATORY FAILURE MAY DEVELOP
Effects of Overexposure:SKIN/EYE BURNS. IRRIT EYES/RESP TRACT/SKIN/MUC
MEMB. DELAYED LUNG INJURY. ABDOMINAL PAIN, VOMITING, DIARRHEA,
PURGING, EXCESSVIE THRIST, CIRCULATORY FAILURE.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:INGEST:IN CONSC GIVE 1 OR 2 GLASSES OF MILK,FOLLOWED BY
STARCH,FLOUR OR EGG WHITE AS WATER SOLN.GET IMMED MED ATTN.
EYES:FLUSH THOROUGHLY W/WATER OPENING EYELIDS.GET IMMED MED ATTN.
INHAL:REMOVE TO FR ESH AIR.BREATH STOP GIVE ARTIFICIAL
RESPIRATION.GET IMMED MED ATTN. SKIN:FLUSH THOROUGHLY W/WATER.GET
IMMED MED ATTN.

Flash Point:NON-FLAMM
Extinguishing Media:WATER SPRAY IN QUANTITIES DEPENDING UPON
SERIOUSNESS OF FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:IN FIRE CONDITIONS WEAR NIOSH-APPROVED
SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS & FULL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING.
(1990 EMERG RESP GUIDEBK DOT P5800.5 PG#60)
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:SUBLIMES AT ORDINARY TEMPERATURES
YIELDING VAPOR, VIOLET IN COLOR & CORROSIVE TO METALS & TO ALL BODY
TISSUES.

Spill Release Procedures:RECOVER FOR USE IF NOT CONTAMINATED.WEARING
FULL PROT CLOTH(SAF GOGG,GAS MASK,GLOVES RECOMMENDED)& USING GOOD
VENTILATION.SWEEP UP & PLACE IN SUITABLE CONTAINER.WASH FLOOW/SPILL
AREA W/5-10%SODIUM THI OSULFATE SOLUTION.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN COOL,DRY,WELL-VENTI AREA AWAY
FROM HEAT & DIRECT SUNLIGHT.REMOVE ALL CONTAMINATED CLOTHING &
SHOES.KEEP CONTNR TIGHTLY CLSD WHEN NOT IN USE.
Other Precautions:AVOID CONTACT W/SKIN & EYES. FOR LABORATORY USE ONLY.
NOT FOR DRUG,FOOD,HOUSEHOLD USE.KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN. READ
LABEL ON CONTAINER BEFORE USING.

Respiratory Protection:IN LABORATORY WORK IN FUME HOOD OR IF IODINE
VAPORS ARE PORDUCED IN WORK AREA WEAR NIOSH-APPROVED RESPIRATOR.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST & MECHANICAL (GENERAL) ARE RECOMMENDED.
Protective Gloves:RUBBER GLOVES.
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL SAFETY GLASSES.
Other Protective Equipment:SMOCK,APRON,EYEWASH STATION,GOOD
VENTILATION,GOGG,PROPER GLOVES.
Work Hygienic Practices:DECONTAMINATE CLOTH/SHOES BEFORE REUSE. WASH
THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING. DO NOT WEAR CONTACT LENSES WHEN WORKING
W/CHEM.
Supplemental Safety and Health
DISPOSAL:SODA ASH OR SODIUM THIOSULFATE TIL ALL IODINE HAS BEEN
DISSOLVED & SOLN IS COLORLESS.FLUSH TO SEWER W/COPIOUS AMTS OF
WATER.

HCC:D1
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:363F,184C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:236F,114C
Vapor Pres:0.2
Vapor Density:4.4
Spec Gravity:4.93
Evaporation Rate & Reference:SUBLIMES @ ORDINARY TEMPS
Solubility in Water:0.029/ML @20C
Appearance and Odor:BLUISH-BLACK SCALES,CRYSTALS,METALLIC
LUSTER;CHARACTERISTIC ODOR.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:100

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
GASEOUS AMMONIA OR ITS SOLNS SHOULD BE AVOIDED-FORMS EXPLO"NITROGEN
IODIDE";ACETALDEHYD,SODIUM AZIDE,SODIUM HYDRIDE.
Stability Condition to Avoid:EXCESSIVE TEMPERATURE OR HEAT WILL
INCREASE RATE OF SUBLIMATION.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:ELEMENTAL FORM. CANNOT PRODUCE
DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISCHARGE/TREATMET/DISPOSAL MAY BE SUBJ TO
FED/STATE/LOC LAWS.FOLLOWING GUIDELINES FOR DISPOSAL OF
CATALOG-SIZE QUANT ONLY:WORK IN VENTI HOOOD,WEARING PROPER
PPE.COLLECT WASTE IN LG BEAKER.COVER W/LG VOL OF WATER.SLOWLY ADD
WHILE STIRRING (SUPPLEMEN)

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