Product ID:POTASSIUM IODIDE REAGENT, 1077
MSDS Date:10/19/1988
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N025367
MSDS Number: BMPLY

Emergency Phone: 303-623-5716

Info Phone: 303-669-3050

Cage: 4T252

Telephone: 800-227-4224

Cage: 4T252

POTASSIUM IODIDE

CAS: 7681-11-0

RTECS: TT2975000

Fraction By Weight: >99%

OTHER COMPONENT

Fraction By Weight: <1%

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE: MODERATELY TOXIC. MAY BE
IRRITATING TO EYES AND SKIN. OVEREXPOSURE MAY CAUSE SKIN RASH,
RUNNY NOSE, HEADACHE AND IODINE POISONING. CHRONIC: SLIGHTLY TOXIC.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT.
Effects of Overexposure:SEE HEALTH HAZARDS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:MAY AGGRAVATE SKIN DISORDERS.

First Aid:EYE:IMMED FLUSH WITH WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MIN. CALL PHYS.
SKIN:WASH SKIN WITH SOAP AND WATER. INGEST:GIVE LG QTY OF WATER OR
MILK. CALL PHYS. INHAL:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR.

Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL, ALCOHOL FOAM OR CO2.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA AND FULL
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:MAY EMIT TOXIC FUMES IN FIRE.

Spill Release Procedures:SCOOP INTO BEAKER AND DISSOLVE IN WATER. POUR
DOWN DRAIN WITH EXCESS WATER.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN COOL, DRY PLACE. AVOID
CONTACT WITH EYES/SKIN/CLTHG. DO NOT BREATHE CHEMICALS.
Other Precautions:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Respiratory Protection:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR APPROPRIATE
FOR EXPOSURE CONCERN .
Ventilation:ADEQUATE VENTILATION.
Protective Gloves:DISPOSABLE GLOVES.
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:LAB COAT.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
PH: 6.7 IN 5% SOLUTION.

HCC:N1
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:154F,68C
Spec Gravity:3.07
pH:SUPDAT
Solubility in Water:SOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:WHITE CRYSTALLINE POWDER.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
CONTACT WITH BROMINE TRIFLUORIDE, CHLORINE TRIFLUORIDE OR FLUORINE
PERCHLORATE.
Stability Condition to Avoid:HEAT, FLAMES, MOISTURE, EXCESS EXPOSURE TO
AIR.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:MAY EMIT TOXIC FUMES OF IODINE AND
IODINE COMPOUND IN FIRE.

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

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