Product ID:GRAM'S IODINE, 604A, 322
MSDS Date:03/30/1995
FSC:NIIN:Submitter:N EN
Status Code:A
MSDS Number: CKSTT

MEDICAL CHEMICAL CORP.

1909 CENTINELA AVE
SANTA MONICA, CA 90404
US

Emergency Phone: (800) 424-9300

Info Phone: 310-829-4304

Preparer: P. B.

Cage: 64681

MEDICAL CHEMICAL CORP.

SANTA MONICA, CA 90404-5057 US

Telephone: 310-829-4304

Cage: 64681

IODINE

CAS: 7553-56-2

RTECS: NN1575000

OSHA PEL 1.0 MG/M3 CEILING

ACGIH TLV: 1.0 MG/M3 CEILING

POTASSIUM IODIDE

CAS: 7681-11-0

RTECS: TT2975000

WATER

CAS: 7732-18-5

RTECS: ZC0110000

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:HEALTH HAZARDS (ACUTE & CHRONIC):
LARGE DOSES OF IODINE CAUSE SEVERE VOMITING, DIARRHEA, ABDOMINAL
PAIN, THIRST, SHOCK, FEVER, DELIRIUM, STUPOR AND DEATH. PROLONGED
EXPOSURE TO IODINE COMPOUNDS MAY PR ODUCE IODISM AND DEFICIENCY OF
THRYROID HORMONE. SIGNS & SYMPTOMS OF EXPOSURE: MAY CAUSE
DERMATITIS. REPEATED EXPOSURE TO IODINE COMPOUNDS MAY CAUSE RASH,
SWELLING OF VOCAL CORDS, SEVERE GENERALIZED A LLERGIC REACTION,
JOINT PAIN & SWELLING. IODINE IS ABSORBED THROUGH INTACT SKIN.
Effects of Overexposure:SEE HEALTH HAZARDS ACUTE AND CHRONIC .
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:INDIVIDUALS WITH THYROID, LUNG OR
KIDNEY DISEASE MAY WISH TO CONSULT A PHYSICIAN BEFORE WORKING WITH
IODINE COMPOUNDS.

First Aid:IN CASE OF EYE CONTACT, FLUSH WITH WATER FOR AT LEAST 15
MINUTES AND GET MEDICAL ATTENTION IF IRRITATION PERSISTS. IN CASE
OF SKIN CONTACT, REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING AND FLUSH WITH WATER;
GET MEDIC AL ATTENTION IF IRRITATION PERSISTS. IN CASE OF INGESTION
DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING IF PATIENT IS UNCONCIOUS OR EXTREMEMLY
DROWSY. OTHERWISE ADMINISTER 2 GLASSES OF WATER AND INDUCE
VOMITING. GET IMMEDIA TE MEDICAL ATTENTION EVEN IF SYMPTOMS
IMPROVE. INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. SUPPORT BREATHING.
CONTACT PHYSICIAN IMMEDIATELY .

Extinguishing Media:MEDIA SUITABLE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE .
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA AND FULL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:PYROLYSIS WILL RELEASE CORROSIVE IODINE
VAPOR.

Spill Release Procedures:ABSORB WITH A SUITABLE ABSORBENT (SUCH AS
PAPER TOWELS) AND DISPOSE.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE AT ROOM TEMPERATURE.

Respiratory Protection:A NIOSH-APPROVED RESPIRATOR APPROPRIATE FOR THE
EXPOSURE OF CONCERN .
Ventilation:ORDINARY GENERAL VENTILATION IS USUALLY SUFFICIENT.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:ANSI APPROVED CHEMICAL SAFETY GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:EYEWASH AND DELUGE SHOWER MEETING ANSI
DESIGN CRITERIA . OTHER PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT OR CLOTHING: NOT
REQUIRED.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH WELL AFTER HANDLING, ESPECIALLY BEFORE
EATING OR SMOKING.
Supplemental Safety and Health

Boiling Pt:=100.C, 212.F
Vapor Pres:18 MM HG @ 20C
Vapor Density:0.6, AIR=1
Spec Gravity:1.01
Evaporation Rate & Reference:1 (WATER=1)
Solubility in Water:COMPLETE
Appearance and Odor:OPAQUE PURPLE SOLUTION WITH CHARACTERSTIC IODINE
ODOR.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
NOTHING UNUSUAL.
Stability Condition to Avoid:HEAT.

Waste Disposal Methods:USUALLY NOT RESTRICTED BUT LOCAL ORDINANCES
VARY. IODINE MAY OFTEN BE NEUTRALIZED WITH THIOSULFATE & FLUSHED
DOWN DRAIN WITH EXCESS WATER. INSURE COMPLIANCE WITH ALL GOVERNMENT
REGULATIONS.

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particular situation.

Transport Information:D.O.T. SHIPPING NAME: NOT APPLICABLE. D.O.T.
HAZARD CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE. D.O.T. IDENTIFICATION NUMBER:
UNREGULATED.