Product ID:POTASSIUM IODIDE PX1508 USP
MSDS Date:05/22/1989
FSC:6505
NIIN:00-136-7000
MSDS Number: BKHFC

Emergency Phone: (609) 354-9200

Info Phone: (609) 354-9200

Cage: FO814

Telephone: 856-423-6300

Cage: FO814

POTASSIUM IODIDE

CAS: 7681-11-0

RTECS: TT2975000

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:SKIN/EYE/INHALATION: IRRITATION.
INGESTION: HARMFUL.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:SKIN/EYE/INHALATION: IRRITATION. INGESTION:
HARMFUL.

First Aid:EYES: FLUSH W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINS. SKIN:
WASH THOROUGHLY W/SOAP & WATER. INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR.
GIVE CPR OR OXYGEN IF NEEDED. INGESTION: INDUCE VOMITING. OBTAIN
MEDICAL ATTE NTION IN ALL CASES.

Flash Point:NON-COMBUSTIBLE
Extinguishing Media:USE MEDIA SUITABLE FOR SURROUNDING MATERIAL.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS.

Spill Release Procedures:TAKE UP & CONTAINERIZE FOR PROPER DISPOSAL.

Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP CONTAINER TIGHTLY CLOSED. STORE
AT CONTROLLED ROOM TEMPERATURE. AVOID CONTACT W/EYES, SKIN,
CLOTHING, & BREATHING DUSTS. DON'T TAKE INTERNALLY.

Ventilation:AN APPROVED FUME HOOD OR W/ADEQUATE VENTILATION.
Protective Gloves:NEOPRENE, PVC OR EQUIVALENT
Eye Protection:SAFETY GLASSES W/SIDE SHIELDS
Other Protective Equipment:EYE WASH & SAFETY EQUIPMENT.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:2588F
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:1333.4F
Vapor Pres:1
Spec Gravity:3.12
Solubility in Water:60%
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS, ODORLESS CRYSTALS OR GRANULES.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
OXIDIZERS, BROMINE TRIFLUORIDE, CHLORINE TRIFLUORIDE, & FLUORINE
PERCHLORATE.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:IODINE, IODINE COMPOUNDS, & TOXIC
FUMES.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE W/LOCAL, STATE, &
FEDERAL REGULATIONS.

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