LABCHEM INC -- LC15675 IODINE SOLUTIONS 0.01N-1.0N  -- 6850-00F055352
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:LC15675 IODINE SOLUTIONS 0.01N-1.0N
MSDS Date:04/11/1997
FSC:6850
NIIN:00F055352
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:LABCHEM INC
Address:200 WILLIAM PITT WAY
City:PITTSBURGH
State:PA
ZIP:15238
Country:US
Info Phone Num:412-826-5230
Emergency Phone Num:412-826-5230
Preparer's Name:AL BERANEK
CAGE:EO318
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:LABCHEM INC
Address:200 WILLIAM PITT WAY
City:PITTSBURGH
State:PA
ZIP:15238
Country:US
Phone:412-826-5230
CAGE:EO318
Company Name:LABCHEM,  INC.
Address:200 WILLIAM PITT WAY
Box:City:PITTSBURGH
State:PA
ZIP:15238
Country:US
Phone:412-826-5230
CAGE:0MX47

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

Ingred Name:POTASSIUM IODIDE, POTIDE, HYDRIOCIC ACID, POTASSIUM SALT
CAS:7681-11-0
RTECS #:TT2975000
Fraction by Wt: 1-40%

Ingred Name:IODINE
CAS:7553-56-2
RTECS #:NN1575000
Fraction by Wt: 0.15-13%
Other REC Limits:0.1 PPM
OSHA PEL:1 MG/CUM
ACGIH TLV:C 1.0 MG/CUM

Ingred Name:WATER
CAS:7732-18-5
RTECS #:ZC0110000

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

LD50 LC50 Mixture:ORAL LD50(RAT): 14 GM/KG IODINE
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:NO  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHALATION: SEVERE IRRITATION TO THE
    RESPIRATORY TRACT. SKIN: IRRITATION, SENSITIZATION & BURNS. EYES:
    IRRITATION, CORROSION OF EPITHELIAL LAYER CAN OCCUR. INGESTION: CAN
    RESULT IN SEVERE DEATH. FATAL  DOSE AT 2GM IODINE. USE OF IODIDES
    IN PREGNANT ASTHMATICS RESULT IN FETAL DEATH, CRETINISM & SEVERE
    GOITER.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:IRRITATION/SORE THROAT/HEADACHE/VERTIGO/RUNNY
    NOSE/FEVER/ACHES/FLUID IN LUNGS/CHEST TIGHTNESS/FROTHY
    SPUTUM/DYSPNEA/RASH/BURNS/BLISTERING/LESIONS/STAIN/VOMITING/DIARRHE
    A/PAIN/THIRST/METALLIC TASTE/SHO
    CK/ANURIA/DELIRIUM/STUPOR/HEMORRHAGIC NEPHRITIS/WEIGHT
    LOSS/INSOMNIA/TREMORS/SERUM SICKNESS/LARYNGEAL EDEMA/SNEEZING.

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

First Aid:INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. GIVE CPR/OXYGEN IF
    NECESSARY. MAINTAIN AIRWAY, BLOOD PRESSURE. KEEP WARM & AT REST.
    SKIN: WASH W/SOAP & WATER. FLUSH W/LARGE AMOUNTS WATER FOR 15-20
    MINS. TREAT W/MILD	ASTRIGNENT & WET DRESSING. EYES: FLUSHW/LARGE
    AMOUNTS OF WATER FOR 15-20 MINS. INGESTION: GIVE CONSCIOUS PERSON
    MILK. ABSORB IODINE W/STARCH SOLUTION. MAINTAIN AIRWAY &
    RESPIRATION. (SEE SUPP)

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

Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL, CO2, WATER SPRAY/FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures:MOVE CONTAINER IF POSSIBLE, COOL W/FLOODING
    AMOUNTS OF WATER; AVOID BREATHING IRRITATING & TOXIC VAPORS. ABSORB
    W/WATER-DON'T TOUCH SPILLED MATERIAL.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NON-FLAMMABLE. AQUEOUS
    SOLUTION-NEGLIGIBLE FIRE/EXPLOSION HAZARD WHEN EXPOSED TO
    HEAT/FLAME.

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

Spill Release Procedures:ABSORB W/SUITABLE INERT ABSORBENT & PLACE IN
    SUITABLE CONTAINER, LABEL FOR DISPOSAL. ALTERNATELY, MATERIAL MAY
    BE NEUTRALIZED W/SODA ASH, SCOOPED INTO DISPOSAL CONTAINER.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE AT ROOM TEMP, PROTECT FROM HEAT
    & LIGHT. KEEP AWAY FROM INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS.
Other Precautions:DON'T WEAR CONTACT LENSES WHEN WORKING W/CHEMICALS.

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

Respiratory Protection:SA/SCBA 5PPM-SAF/SCBAF
    10PPM-SAF:PD,PP,CF.ESCAPE-GMOVAGP/SCBA. FIREFIGHTING-SCBA:PP,PD.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST/GENERAL DILUTION TO MEET EXPOSURE LIMITS.
Protective Gloves:PROTECTIVE
Eye Protection:SPLASH PROOF GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:PROTECTIVE CLOTHING, EYE WASH FOUNTAIN.
Work Hygienic Practices:REMOVE/LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE
    REUSE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
EMESIS & LAVAGE SHOULDN'T BE PERFORMED WHERE THERE IS ESOPHAGEAL
    INJURY. MILK EVERY 15 MINS. MAY RELIEVE GASTRIC IRRITATION. OBTAIN
    MEDICAL ATTENTION IN ALL CASES.

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

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:>212F
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:<32F
Spec Gravity:1-1.4
pH:<7
Solubility in Water:COMPLETE
Appearance and Odor:AMBER LIQUID; ODORLESS

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
AMMONIA/ACETYLENE/ACETALDEHYDE/POWDERED ALUMINUM/ACTIVE METALS/BROMINE
    PENTAFLUORIDE/ALKALI METALS/STRONG OXIDANTS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:HEAT/FLAME.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:THERMAL: POTASSIUM OXIDE, IODINE &
    HYDROGEN IODIDE.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IAW/FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL
    REGULATIONS.

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