Product ID:SODIUM PERIODATE META
MSDS Date:07/13/1987
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N082268
MSDS Number: CGCPG

MALLINCKRODT CHEMICAL INC

PARIS, KY 40362
US

Emergency Phone: 314-539-1600; 314-982-5000

Info Phone: 314-539-1600

Cage: 23104

MALLINCKRODT SPECIALTY CHEMICALS CO

PHILLIPSBURG, NJ 08865 US

Telephone: 908-859-2151

Cage: 62910

PERIODIC ACID, SODIUM SALT; (SODIUM PERIODATE META)

CAS: 7790-28-5

RTECS: SD4550000

OSHA PEL N/K

ACGIH TLV: N/K

PROMOTE REDUCTION REACTION. NEUTRALIZE SLURRY

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

PREFERABLY METAL, FOR INTERMEDIATE STORAGE BEFORE

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

DO NOT STORE ON WOODEN FLOORS.

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

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: INHAL: MAY IRRITATE THE
RESPIRATORY TRACT W/SYMPTOMS OF COUGHING & POSSIBLE SHORTNESS OF
BREATH. INGEST: MAY CAUSE GI UPSET W/SYMPTOMS OF ABDOMINAL PAIN,
VOMITING & DIARRHEA. ANIMAL EXPERIMENTS SUGGEST POTENTIAL FOR
KIDNEY & BLOOD CELL DAMAGE, SIMILAR TO THAT OF THE BROMATES &
CHLORATES. SKIN (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: CONTACT: POSSIBLE IRRITATION OR
REDDENING OF MOIST SKIN ON PROLONGED CONTACT. EYE CONTACT: MAY
CAUSE IRRITATION. CHRONIC: REPEATED INGESTIONS MAY CAUSE KIDNEY
DYSFUNCTION OR FAILURE & BLOOD CONDITIONS SUCH AS HEMOLYSIS.
CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM MAY BE AFFECTED.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PERSONS WITH IMPAIRED LIVER OR
KIDNEY FUNCTION MAY BE MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE EFFECTS OF THIS
SUBSTANCE.

First Aid:INHAL: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. GET MED ATTN FOR ANY BREATHING
DFCLTY. INGEST: IF SWALLOWED, INDUCE VOMITING IMMED BY GIVING TWO
GLASSES OF WATER & STICKING FINGER DOWN THROAT. NEVER GIVE ANYTHING
BY MOUT H TO AN UNCONSCIOUS PERSON. CALL MD IMMED. SKIN: WASH
EXPOSED AREA W/SOAP & WATER. GET MED ADVICE IF IRRITATION DEVELOPS.
EYES: WASH THOROUGHLY W/RUNNING WATER. GET MED ADVICE IF IRRITATION
DEVELOPS.

Extinguishing Media:USE WATER SPRAY TO BLANKET FIRE, COOL FIRE EXPOSED
CONTAINERS & TO FLUSH NON-IGNITED SPILLS OR VAPORS AWAY FROM FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA AND FULL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT . WATER SPRAY MAY BE USED TO KEEP FIRE EXPOSED CONTAINERS
COOL.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NOT COMBUSTIBLE BUT ENHANCES COMBUSTION
OF OTHER SUBSTANCES. STRONG OXIDIZING AGENT CAN RELEASE GASEOUS
OXYGEN WHEN HEATED. MAY EXPLODE WHEN EXPOSED TO (SUPDAT)

Spill Release Procedures:CLEAN-UP PERSONNEL SHOULD WEAR PROT CLOTHING &
NIOSH APPRVD RESP EQUIP SUITABLE FOR FLAMMABLE & FIRE-PROMOTING
MATERIALS. DIKE & COVER SPILL W/FERROUS SULFATE, SODIUM SULFITE OR
SODIUM THIOSULFATE, TH EN MOISTEN & ACIDIFY, IF NECESSARY, TO (ING
2)
Neutralizing Agent:NEUTRALIZE SLURRY WITH SODA ASH.

Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP IN TIGHTLY CLOSED CONTAINER.
STORE IN COOL, DRY, VENTILATED AREA AWAY FROM SOURCES OF HEAT OR
IGNITION. ISOLATE FROM FLAMMABLE MATERIALS. (ING 4)
Other Precautions:KEEP FROM CONTACT WITH CLOTHING AND OTHER COMBUSTIBLE
MATERIALS. REMOVE AND WASH CONTAMINATED CLOTHING PROMPTLY. WASH
THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.

Respiratory Protection:FOR CONDITIONS OF USE WHERE EXPOSURE TO DUST IS
APPARENT, A NIOSH APPROVED DUST/MIST RESPIRATOR MAY BE WORN. FOR
EMERGENCIES, A NIOSH APPROVED SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS
MAY BE NECESSARY.
Ventilation:LOC EXHST SYS WHICH CAPTURES CONTAMINANT AT ITS SOURCE IS
RECOMD TO PREVENT DISPERSION OF CONTAMINANT IN WORKROOM AIR.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPROVED EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER .
WEAR CLEAN BODY-COVERING CLOTHING.
Work Hygienic Practices:CONTACT LENSES SHOULD NOT BE WORN WHEN WORKING
WITH THIS MATERIAL.
Supplemental Safety and Health
MP: 572F(300C) DECOMPOSES. SOL IN H*2O: 14.4 G/100 G WATER @ 25C(77F).
EXPLO HAZ: MECHANICAL SHOCK OR FRICTION OR CAN CAUSE EXPLOSIONS
W/COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS. MATL TO AVOID: METAL, HYDRIDES, STRONG R
EDUCING AGENTS, AMMONIUM PERCHLORATE.

Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:SUPDAT
Spec Gravity:3.865
Solubility in Water:SUPDAT
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS CRYSTALS; ODORLESS.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
SUBSTANCE MAY REACT VIOLENTLY W/SOME ORGANIC COMPOUNDS OR REDUCING
AGENTS, FINELY-DIVIDED ALUMINUM OR MAGNESIUM (SUPDAT)
Stability Condition to Avoid:STABLE UNDER ORDINARY CONDITIONS OF USE &
STORAGE. STRONG OXIDIZING CHARACTERISTICS APPEAR WHEN MIXED W/ACID
SOLUTIONS.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:OXIDES OF THE CONTAINED METAL AND
HALOGEN, POSSIBLY ALSO FREE OR IONIC HALOGEN.

Waste Disposal Methods:NEUTRALIZED WASTE MAY BE TRANSFERRED TO A
CLOSED, PREFERABLY METAL CONTAINER AND SENT TO AN APPROVED WASTE
DISPOSAL FACILITY. ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL
REGULATION.

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