Product ID:POTASSIUM BIIODATE
MSDS Date:12/30/1992
FSC:6810
NIIN:00F032961
MSDS Number: BTBKV

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

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

Cage: 1B464

Telephone: 201-796-7100

Cage: 1B464

POTASSIUM BI-IODATE *93-4*

CAS: 13455-24-8

Fraction By Weight: 100%

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:NO Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHALATION: MUCOUS MEMBRANE
IRRITATION. SKIN/EYES: IRRITATION.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE

First Aid:INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF BREATHING STOPS, PERFORM
ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION. KEEP WARM/AT REST. SKIN: WASH W/SOAP & MILD
DETERGENT & PLENTY OF WATER (15-20 MINS). EYES: FLUSH W/PLENTY OF
WATER /NORMAL SALINE (15-20 MINS). INGESTION:IF VOMITING OCCURS,
KEEP HEAD BELOW HIPS TO PREVENT ASPIRATION. NO SPECIFIC ANTIDOTE.
TREAT SYMPTOMATICALLY/SUPPORTIVELY. OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IN ALL
CASES.

Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL, CO2, WATER SPRAY, FOG OR REGULAR FOAM
Fire Fighting Procedures:MOVE CONTAINER FROM AREA IF POSSIBLE. AVOID
BREATHING VAPORS OR DUSTS. KEEP UPWIND.

Respiratory Protection:JOINTLY APPROVED NIOSH/MSHA RESPIRATOR: ANY
DUST/MIST, AIR-PURIFYING W/HIGH-EFFICIENCY PARTICULATE-FILTER,
POWERED AIR-PURIFYING, TYPE C SUPPLIED-AIR OPERATED IN
PRESSURE-DEMAND OR OTHER POSITIVE PRES SURE OR CONTINUOUS-FLOW MODE
OR SCBA.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST OR GENERAL DILUTION SYSTEM
Protective Gloves:APPROPRIATE PROTECTIVE
Eye Protection:SPLASH/DUST RESISTANT SAFETY GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:IMPERVIOUS CLOTHING & EQUIPMENT, EYE WASH
FOUNTAIN
Work Hygienic Practices:REMOVE/LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE
REUSE.
Supplemental Safety and Health

Spec Gravity:1.33
Solubility in Water:MODERATE
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS TO WHITE MONOCLINIC CRYSTALS OR
CRYSTALLINE POWDER

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
POTASSIUM BIIODATE
Hazardous Decomposition Products:TOXIC FUMES OF HYDROGEN IODIDE &
OXIDES OF POTASSIUM

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE W/LOCAL, STATE, &
FEDERAL REGULATIONS.

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