Product ID:POTASSIUM IODATE
MSDS Date:12/31/1986
FSC:6810
NIIN:00-185-6971
MSDS Number: BDGYX

Emergency Phone: 213-516-8000

Info Phone: 213-516-8000

Cage: 63415

Telephone: 310-516-9843

Cage: 63415

POTASSIUM IODATE

CAS: 7758-05-6

RTECS: NN1350000

Fraction By Weight: 100%

LD50 LC50 Mixture:IPR MOUSE 136 MG/KG
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:NO Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:MAY BE IRRITATING TO EYES,SKIN,MUCOUS
MEMBRANES.
Effects of Overexposure:EYE: IRRITATION. SKIN: MAY BE IRRITATING.
INHALED: IRRITATING TO RESPIRATORY TRACT. INGESTED: NO HUMAN DATA.
PRODUCED EMESIS IN DOGS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE LISTED BY MFR.

First Aid:EYE:FLUSH WITH WATER. SKIN:WASH WITH SOAP & WATER.
INHALED:REMOVE FROM EXPOSURE. GIVE OXYGEN OR CPR IF NEEDED. GET
MEDICAL ATTENTION. INGESTED:NO SPECIFIC ANTIDOTE. GIVE WATER AND
INDUCE VOMITING. GET IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION.

Flash Point:NONE
Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL, CARBON DIOXIDE
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR SELF CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS. MOVE
CONTAINERS FROM FIRE IF POSSIBLE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:OXIDIZER. THERE IS VERY LITTLE HAZARD DUE
TO HEAT OR FLAME IF COMBUSTIBLES ARE ABSENT.

Spill Release Procedures:NO SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS REPORTED BY MFR. HMIS:
AVOID CONTACT WITH INCOMPATABLES DURING CLEAN-UP.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN A COOL, DRY AREA, AWAY FROM
ORGANICS, COMBUSTIBLES, ETC. (SEE INCOMPATABLES)

Respiratory Protection:USE NIOSH RESPIRATOR FOR DUSTS AND HALOGENS OR
SUPPLIED AIR RESPIRATOR IF EXPOSED ABOVE TLV FOR NUISANCE DUSTS.
Ventilation:USE LOCAL EXHAUST IF NECESSARY TO REDUCE EXPOSURE
Protective Gloves:RUBBER/PLASTIC TO PREVENT SKIN CONTACT
Eye Protection:SPLASH/DUST PROOF GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:NO SPECIAL CLOTHING. EYE WASH AND SAFETY
SHOWER
Work Hygienic Practices:USE NORMAL CHEMICAL HYGIENE PRACTICES.
Supplemental Safety and Health

HCC:D1
NRC/State Lic Num:NOT RELEVANT
Boiling Pt:=100.C, 212.F
B.P. Text:WATER BOILS
Melt/Freeze Pt:=560.C, ######F
Decomp Temp:=100.C, 212.F
Decomp Text:LOOSES WATER
Spec Gravity:3.930
Solubility in Water:4.74GM
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS TO WHITE CRYSTALS OR CRYSTALLINE POWDER,
NO ODOR

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
REACTIVE METALS,CARBON,ORGANICS,REDUCING
AGENTS,SULFUR,COPPER,ARSENIC,PHOSPHORUS
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE REPORTED BY MFR.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:HYDROGEN IODIDE, POTASSIUM OXIDE
FUMES.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE I/A/W FEDERAL,STATE,LOCAL REGULATIONS.

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