Product ID:POTASSIUM IODATE
MSDS Date:02/21/1991
FSC:6810
NIIN:00-136-6700
MSDS Number: BMXFN

Emergency Phone: 201-796-7100/CHEMTREC 800-424-9300

Info Phone: 201-796-7100

Cage: 22527

Telephone: 412-490-8586

Cage: 22527

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.BASED ON ANIMAL TESTING INGESTION OF IODATE SALTS MAY
CAUSE NEPHROTOXIC AND HEMOLYTIC EFFECTS. LARGE DOSES IN DOGS CAUSES
VOMITING.
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:WATER ONLY
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR SELF CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS. MOVE
CONTAINERS FROM FIRE IF POSSIBLE.APPLY COOLING WATER TO SIDES OF
CONTAINER UNTILL WELL AFTER FIRE IS OUT.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NEGLIGIBLE FIRE HAZARD WHEN EXPOSEDTO
HEAT OR FLAME.

Spill Release Procedures:KEEP COMBUSTIBLES AWAY FROM SPILLED
MATERIAL.FOR SMALL DRY SPILLS;WITH CLEAN SHOVEL PLACE MATERIAL INTO
CLEAN DRY CONTAINER AND COVER.FOR LARGER SPILLS DIKE FAR AHEAD OF
SPILL FOR LATER DISPOSAL, KEEP UNNECESSARY PEOPLE AWAY.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN A COOL, DRY AREA, AWAY FROM
ORGANICS, COMBUSTIBLES, ETC. (SEE INCOMPATABLES)
Other Precautions:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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: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
Melt/Freeze Pt:=560.C, ######F
Decomp Temp:=100.C, 212.F
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,THIOCYANATES
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE REPORTED BY MFR.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:THERMAL DECOMPOSITION PRODUCT MAY
INCLUDE TOXIC FUMES OF HYDROGEN IODIDE AND OXIDES OF POTASSIUM.

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

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