CAROLINA BIOLOGICAL SUPPLY CO -- 88-3700, POTASSIUM IODATE -- - 
=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:88-3700, POTASSIUM IODATE
MSDS Date:09/05/2000
FSC:NIIN:Submitter:D DG
Status Code:A
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:CAROLINA BIOLOGICAL SUPPLY CO
Address:2700 YORK RD
City:BURLINGTON
State:NC
ZIP:27215-3387
Country:US
Info Phone Num:800-227-1150
Emergency Phone Num:800-424-9300
Chemtrec Ind/Phone:(800)424-9300
CAGE:59896
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:CAROLINA BIOLOGICAL SUPPLY CO
Address:2700 YORK RD
Box:City:BURLINGTON
State:NC
ZIP:27215-3387
Country:US
Phone:800-227-1150/910-584-0381
Contract Num:MDA414-01-P-0251
CAGE:59896

=============  Composition/Information on Ingredients  =============

Ingred Name:POTASSIUM IODATE
CAS:7758-05-6
RTECS #:NN1350000
Minumum % Wt:99.
Maxumum % Wt:100.
OSHA PEL:NONE ESTABLISED
ACGIH TLV:NONE ESTABLISED

=====================  Hazards Identification  =====================

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:TARGET ORGANS: KIDNEYS, LIVER, BLOOD,
    CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM. EYE/SKIN: MAY CAUSE IRRITATION. INGESTION:
    MAY CAUSE GASTROINTESTINAL DISCOMFORT. INHALTION: MAY CAUSE
    IRRITATION TO RESPIRATORY TRACT.
Effects of Overexposure:MAY CAUSE IRRITATION. INGESTION: MAY CAUSE
    GASTROINTESTINAL DISCOMFORT. INHALTION: MAY CAUSE IRRITATION TO
    RESPIRATORY TRACT.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:IRRITATION OF UPPER RESPIRATORY
    TRACT, SKIN, EYES. HEADACHE, NAUSEA, VOMITING, DIZZINESS,
    GASTROINTESTINAL IRRITATION.

=======================  First Aid Measures  =======================

First Aid:EYE: FLUSH WITH WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES,
    RAISING/LOWERING EYELIDS OCCASIONALLY. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION IF
    IRRITATION PERSISTS. SKIN: THOROUGHLY WASH EXPOSED AREA FOR AT
    LEAST 15 MINUTES. REMOVE A ND LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING. GET
    MEDICAL ATTENTION. INGESTION: IF SWALLOWED, IF CONSCIOUS, GIVE
    PLENTY OF WATER AND INDUCE VOMITING. IMMEDIATELY AS DIRECTED BY
    MEDICAL PERSONNEL. IMMEDIATELY CALL  PHYSICIAN OR POISON CONTROL
    CENTER. NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO AN UNCONSCIOUS PERSON.
    INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. GIVE OXYGEN IF BREATHING IS
    DIFFICULT, GIVE ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION IF BREAT HING HAS STOPPED. (
    SEE SUPPL DATA)

=====================  Fire Fighting Measures  =====================

Extinguishing Media:USE DRY CHEMICAL, CO2, OR APPROPRIATE FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures:FIREFIGHTERS SHOULD WEAR FULL PROTECTIVE
    EQUIPMENT AND NIOSH APPROVED SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPRATUS.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:STRONG OXIDIZER. CONTACT WITH COMBUSTIBLE
    MATERIALS, FLAMMABLE MATERIALS OR POWDERED METALS CAN CAUSE FIRE OR
    EXPLOSION.

==================  Accidental Release Measures  ==================

Spill Release Procedures:VENTILATE AREA OF SPILL. CLEAN-UP PERSONNEL
    SHOULD WEAR PROPER PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT. AVOID CREATING DUST. SWEEP
    OR SCOOP UP AND CONTAINERIZE FOR DISPOSAL.

======================	Handling and Storage  ======================

Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP CONTAINER TIGHTLY CLOSED.
Other Precautions:STORE SEPARATELY AND AWAY FROM FLAMMABLE AND
    COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS.

=============  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  =============

Respiratory Protection:NONE NEEDED UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS OF USE WITH
    ADEQUATE VENTILATION. NIOSH APPROVED EQUIPMENT SHOULD BE WORN IF
    PELS ARE EXCEEDED.
Ventilation:LOCAL/MECHANICAL: YES. SPECIAL/OTHER: NO
Protective Gloves:RUBBER, NEOPRENE, PVC, EQUIVALENT.
Eye Protection:SPLASH PROOF CHEMICAL SAFETY GOGGLES SHOULD BE WORN AT
    ALL TIMES.
Other Protective Equipment:LAB COAT, EYE WASH, AND SAFETY SHOWER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
FIRST AID CONT: KEEP PERSON WARM, QUIET, AND GET MEDICAL ATTENTION.
    OTHER P/N: 84-0620, 84-0520.

==================  Physical/Chemical Properties  ==================

HCC:D1
Melt/Freeze Pt:=560.C, ######F
Spec Gravity:3.89
Evaporation Rate & Reference:N/A (H20=1)
Solubility in Water:>10%
Appearance and Odor:WHITE CRYSTALLINE POWDER, ODORLESS
Percent Volatiles by Volume:0

=================  Stability and Reactivity Data  =================

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ORGANIC MATERIALS, COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS, STRONG REDUCING AGENTS,
    ALUNINUM,  PEROXIDES
Stability Condition to Avoid:HEAT, SHOCK, FRICTION
Hazardous Decomposition Products:OXIDES

===================  Toxicological Information	===================

Toxicological Information:NONE

=====================  Ecological Information  =====================

Ecological:EPA WASTE NUMBER: D001.

====================  Disposal Considerations  ====================

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE
    FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS. ALWAYS CONTACT A PERMITTED
    WASTE DISPOSER (TSD) TO ASSURE COMPLIANCE.

===================  MSDS Transport Information  ===================

Transport Information:PSN: OXIDIZING SOLIDS, N.O.S. (POTASSIUM IODATE),
    5.1, UN1479, II.

=====================  Regulatory Information  =====================

SARA Title III Information:SARA EHS SEC 302 TPQ: NONE. SARA SEC 313
    CHEMICAL CATEGORY: NO. CERCLA SEC 103 RQ: NO. RCRA SEC 261.33: NO.
    HAZARD CATEGORY FOR SARA 311/312 REPORTING: ACUTE.
Federal Regulatory Information:TSCA INVENTORY STATUS: THIS MATERIAL IS
    LISTED ON THE TSCA INVENTORY.

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