Product ID:POTASSIUM IODIDE
MSDS Date:11/19/1985
FSC:6810
NIIN:00F031063
MSDS Number: BSMMZ

Emergency Phone: 201-796-7100/201-796-7523

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

Preparer: GASTON L PILLORI

Cage: 1B464

Telephone: 201-796-7100

Cage: 1B464

POTASSIUM IODIDE, POTIDE, HYDRIOCIC ACID, POTASSIUM SALT

CAS: 7681-11-0

RTECS: TT2975000

Fraction By Weight: 100%

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:NO Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHALATION: IRRITATION. SKIN:
IRRITATION, SENSITIZER, DERMATITIS, LARYNGEAL EDEMA. EYES: SLIGHT
IRRITATION, CONJUNCTIVITIS. INGESTION: IRRITATION OF THE
GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT. IODIDE SALTS ACT PRINCI PALLY AS
EXPECTORANTS, DIARETICS.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:SKIN: SERUM SICKNESS W/LYMPH NODE ENLARGEMENT &
JOINT PAIN & SWELLING.

First Aid:INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF BREATHING STOPPED, GIVE
CPR. SKIN: WASH W/SOAP & WATER FOR 20 MINS. EYES: WASH W/WATER FOR
20 MINS. IF BURNED, APPLY STERILE BANDAGE. INGESTION: GIVE 2-4
GLASSES OF WATER & INDUCE VOMITING. OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IN
ALL CASES.

Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL, CARBON DIOXIDE, WATER SPRAY, FOAM.
LARGE: WATER SPRAY, FOG, ALCOHOL FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures:MOVE CONTAINER FROM FIRE AREA IF POSSIBLE.
KEEP UP-WIND. USE SCBA W/FULL FACEPIECE OPERATED IN PRESSURE
DEMAND/OTHER POSITIVE MODE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NEGLIGIBLE FIRE HAZARD WHEN EXPOSED TO
HEAT OR FLAME.

Spill Release Procedures:SWEEP UP CREATING AS LITTLE DUST AS POSSIBLE &
COLLECT IN FIBERBOARD CONTAINERS. KEEP OUT OF SEWERS & WATER
SOURCES. KEEP AWAY FROM STRONG OXIDIZERS.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE AWAY FROM INCOMPATIBLE
MATERIALS.
Other Precautions:DON'T WEAR CONTACT LENSES. REMOVE & LAUNDER
CONTAMINATED CLOTHING & SHOES IMMEDIATELY.

Respiratory Protection:WEAR SUPPLIED AIR OR SCBA.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST OR GENERAL DILUTION
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS (CHLORINATED POLYETHYLENE)
Eye Protection:CLOSE FITTING SAFETY GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:IMPERVIOUS CLOTHING TO PREVENT SKIN CONTACT.
Supplemental Safety and Health
CONT'D MATERIAL TO AVOID: FLUORINE PERCHLORATE GAS, PERCHLORIC ACID,
ALKALI METALS, DIAZONIUM SALTS, 2-DIISOPROPYL PEROXYDICARBONATE. PH
(5% SOLUTION): 6-9.2

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:2426F
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:1258F
Vapor Pres:1
Spec Gravity:3.1
pH:SUPP
Solubility in Water:APPRECIABLE
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS/WHITE GRANULES OR POWDER, ODORLESS.
STRONG BITTER SALINE TASTE.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
BROMINE PENTAFLUORIDE, CHLORINE TRIFLUORIDE, TRIFLUOROACETYL
HYPOFLUORITE, (SEE SUPP)
Stability Condition to Avoid:TEMPERATURES >2426F.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE I/A/W LOCAL, STATE & FEDERAL
REGULATIONS.

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