Product ID:POTASSIUM IODIDE
MSDS Date:05/18/1990
FSC:6810
NIIN:01-149-2805
MSDS Number: BKRDJ

Emergency Phone: 908-859-2151/800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)

Info Phone: 201-859-2151

Cage: DO870

Telephone: 504-254-8888

Cage: 0F472

POTASSIUM IODIDE

CAS: 7681-11-0

RTECS: TT2975000

Fraction By Weight: 90-100%

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:MAY CAUSE IRRITATION OF THE EYES, SKIN
AND RESPIRATORY TRACT. INGESTION OF LARGE QUANTITIES MAY CAUSE
GASTROINTESTINAL IRRITATION. PROLONGED OR REPEATED OVEREXPOSURE MAY
CAUSE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM D EPRESSION.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:THIS PRODUCT IS NOT LISTED BY IARC, NTP
OR OSHA AS A CARCINOGEN, MUTAGEN, TERATOGEN OR NEUROTOXIN.
Effects of Overexposure:MAY CAUSE IRRITATION OF THE EYES, SKIN AND
RESPIRATORY TRACT. INGESTION OF LARGE QUANTITIES MAY CAUSE
GASTROINTESTINAL IRRITATION. PROLONGED OR REPEATED OVEREXPOSURE MAY
CAUSE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM D EPRESSION.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE IDENTIFIED

First Aid:INHALATION:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. GIVE MOUTH- TO-MOUTH
RESUSCITATION IF NOT BREATHING. GIVE OXYGEN IF BREATHING IS
DIFFICULT. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. EYES:IMMEDIATELY FLUSH WITH
PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LE AST 15 MINUTES. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION.
SKIN:WASH WITH SOAP AND WATER. REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING.
INGESTION:GIVE 2 GLASSES OF WATER AND INDUCE VOMITING IF VICTIM IS
CONSCIOUS. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION.

Flash Point:NONE
Extinguishing Media:USE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA APPROPRIATE FOR SURROUNDING
FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:FIRE FIGHTERS SHOULD WEAR PROPER PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT AND SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS WITH FULL
FACEPIECE OPERATED IN POSITIVE PRESSURE MODE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Spill Release Procedures:WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS AND
FULL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING. WITH CLEAN SHOVEL, CAREFULLY PLACE
MATERIAL INTO CLEAN, DRY CONTAINER AND COVER; REMOVE FROM AREA.
FLUSH SPILL AREA WITH WATER.
Neutralizing Agent:NOT APPLICABLE.

Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP CONTAINER TIGHTLY CLOSED. STORE
IN ANY GENERAL CHEMICAL STORAGE AREA. STORE IN LIGHT-RESISTANT
CONTAINERS. ISOLATE FROM INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS.
Other Precautions:NONE

Respiratory Protection:NONE REQUIRED WHERE ADEQUATE VENTILATION
CONDITIONS EXIST. IF AIRBORNE CONCENTRATION IS HIGH, USE AN
APPROPRIATE RESPIRATOR OR DUST MASK.
Ventilation:USE ADEQUATE GENERAL OR LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION TO KEEP
FUME OR DUST LEVELS AS LOW AS POSSIBLE.
Protective Gloves:NEOPRENE, NITRILE, PVC OR NATURAL RUBBER
Eye Protection:DUST-RESISTANT SAFETY GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:INDUSTRIAL-TYPE WORK CLOTHING AND APRON AS
REQUIRED.
Work Hygienic Practices:AFTER CONTACT WITH SKIN, WASH IMMEDIATELY WITH
PLENTY OF WATER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
REXNORD ADDED AS A SUPPLIER WHEN RETURNS REQUIRED AN MSDS.
INVESTIGATION UNCOVERED THAT REXNORD HAD BEEN SPLIT UP AND THAT
ROYCE INSTRUMENTS WAS AT ONE TIME, REXNORD. ALSO THE SIZE OF BOTTLE
WAS CHANG ED FROM 4 OZ (100 ML) TO 32 OZ.

HCC:N1
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:2588F,1420C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:1333F,723C
Spec Gravity:3.12
Solubility in Water:APPRECIABLE (>10%)
Appearance and Odor:WHITE ODORLESS CRYSTALS/GRANULES - HMIS:ITEM IS 32
OZ BOTTLE OF CLEAR LIQUID.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:0

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS, BROMINE TRIFLUORIDE AND TRICHLORIDE, METALLIC
SALTS, FLUORINE PERCHLORATE
Stability Condition to Avoid:LIGHT AND MOISTURE
Hazardous Decomposition Products:IODINE AND OXIDES

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE
FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS.

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