Product ID:POTASSIUM BIIODATE, P190100
MSDS Date:02/21/1991
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N027726
MSDS Number: BPYYS

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

Info Phone: 201-796-7100 OR 201-796-7523

Cage: 1B464

Telephone: 201-796-7100

Cage: 1B464

POTASSIUM BI-IODATE

CAS: 13455-24-8

Fraction By Weight: 100%

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:NO Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:(ACUTE) INHAL: MAY BE IRRIT TO MUC
MEMB. SKIN: MAY BE IRRITATING TO SKIN. EYE: MAY BE IRRITATING TO
THE EYES. INGEST: NO DATA AVAILABLE. (CHRONIC) NO DATA AVAILABLE.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:SEE HEALTH HAZARDS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:INHAL: REMOVE FROM EXPOS AREA TO FRESH AIR IMMED. IF BRTHG
STOPS, PERFORM ARTF RESP. KEEP PERSON WARM & AT REST. TREAT SYMP &
SUPPORTIVELY. GET MED ATTN IMMED. SKIN: REMOVE CONTAM CLTHG & SHOES
IMMED. WASH AFFECTED AREA W/SOAP/MILD DETERGENT & LRG AMTS OF
WATER UNTIL NO EVIDENCE OF CHEM REMAINS (APPROX 15-20 MIN). GET MED
ATTN IMMED. EYE: WASH IMMED W/LRG AMTS OF WATER/NORMAL SALINE,
(SUPP DATA)

Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL OR CO*2. FOR LRG FIRES, USE WATER
SPRAY, FOG OR REGULAR FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA & FULL
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT . NO ACUTE HAZARD. MOVE CNTNR FROM FIRE AREA
IF POSSIBLE. AVOID BRTHG VAPORS/DUSTS; KEEP UPWIND.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NEGLIGIBLE FIRE HAZARD WHEN EXPOSED TO
HEAT OR FLAME.

Spill Release Procedures:NO SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS INDICATED.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Other Precautions:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Respiratory Protection:THE SPECIFIED NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD RESP MUST BE
BASED ON CONTAM LEVELS FOUND IN WORK PLACE, MUST BE BASED ON
SPECIFIC OPER & MUST NOT EXCEED WORKING LIMITS OF RESP. REFER TO
ORIGINAL MSDS FOR FURTHER INF ORMATION .
Ventilation:PROVIDE LOCAL EXHAUST OR GENERAL DILUTION VENTILATION
SYSTEM.
Protective Gloves:PROTECTIVE GLOVES.
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:IMPERVIOUS CLOTHING AND EQUIPMENT. EMERGENCY
EYEWASH FOUNTAIN WITHIN IMMEDIATE WORK AREA.
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
FIRST AID PROC:OCCASNLY LIFTING UPPER & LOWER LIDS, UNTIL NO EVIDENCE
OF CHEM REMAINS (APPROX 15-20 MIN). GET MED ATTN IMMED. INGEST:
TREAT SYMP & SUPPORTIVELY. GET MED ATTN IMMED. IF VOMIT OCCURS, KE
EP HEAD LOWER THAN HIPS TO PREVENT ASPIR. ANTIDOTE: NO SPECIFIC
ANTIDOTE. TREAT SYMP & SUPPORTIVELY.

HCC:N1
Solubility in Water:1.33G @ 15C
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS TO WHITE MONOCLINIC CRYSTALS OR
CRYSTALLINE POWDER.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE REPORTED.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:THERMAL DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS MAY
INCLUDE TOXIC FUMES OF HYDROGEN IODIDE AND OXIDES OF POTASSIUM.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSAL MUST BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL,
STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS .

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