FISHER SCIENTIFIC CHEMICAL -- SODIUM IODIDE, ACC21340  -- 6810-00N061529
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:SODIUM IODIDE, ACC21340
MSDS Date:06/30/1994
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N061529
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:FISHER SCIENTIFIC CHEMICAL
Address:1 REAGENT LANE
City:FAIR LAWN
State:NJ
ZIP:07410
Country:US
Info Phone Num:201-798-7100
Emergency Phone Num:800-424-9300 (CHEMTREC)
CAGE:1B464
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:FISHER SCIENTIFIC CO.  CHEMICAL MFG DIV
Address:1 REAGENT LANE
Box:City:FAIRLAWN
State:NJ
ZIP:07410-2802
Country:US
Phone:201-796-7100
CAGE:1B464

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

Ingred Name:SODIUM IODIDE
CAS:7681-82-5
RTECS #:WB6475000
Fraction by Wt: 100%
OSHA PEL:0.1 PPM I
ACGIH TLV:0.1 PPM I

Ingred Name:SUP DAT: RASHES INCL VESICULAR, VEGETATIVE, MACULOPAPULAR,
    ACNE-FORM, BULLOUS ERUPTIONS & POSS FATAL IODODERMA (ING 3)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 2: MAY OCCUR. PRLNG ADMIN OF IODIDE MAY ALSO CAUSE
    MYXEDEMA, GOITER & HYPOTHYROIDISM. IN HYPERSENSITIVE (ING 4)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 3: INDIVIDUALS, IODISM MAY BE PRECIPITATED BY SML
    DOSES. WATERY RHINITIS, LACRIMATION, EDEMA OF EYELIDS & (ING 5)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 4: CONJUNCTIVAL HYPEREMIA MAY OCCUR. TWO CASES OF SEV
    KERATOCONJUNCTIVITIS W/ONE EXHIBITING HEMORRHAGIC (ING 6)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 5: IRITIS & VITREOUS OPACITIES HAVE BEEN REPORTED.
    OCCASIONAL USE OF IODIDES FOR ASTHMA IN PREGNANCY HAS (ING 7)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 6: RESULTED IN FETAL DEATH AND SEVERE GOITER AND
    CRETINOID APPEARANCE OF THE NEWBORN.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:FIRST AID PROC: LIFTING UPPER & LOWER LIDS, UNTIL NO
    EVIDENCE OF CHEM REMAINS (AT LEAST 15-20 MIN). GET MED (ING 9)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 8: ATTN IMMED. INGEST: IF VOMIT OCCURS, KEEP HEAD LOWER
    THAN HIPS TO HELP PREVENT ASPIRATION. TREAT (ING 10)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 9: SYMP & SUPPORTIVELY. GET MED ATTN IF NEEDED.
    ANTIDOTE: NO SPECIFIC ANTIDOTE. TREAT SYMP & SUPPORTIVELY.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:RESP PROT: MUST BE BASED ON SPECIFIC OPERATION, MUST NOT
    EXCEED WORKING LIM OF RESP & MUST BE JOINTLY APPRVD BY (ING 12)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 11: NIOSH/MSHA: ANY DUST & MIST RESP W/FULL FACEPIECE.
    ANY AIR-PURIFYING FULL FACEPIECE RESP W/HIGH- (ING 13)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 12: EFFICIENCY PARTICULATE FILTER. ANY POWERED
    AIR-PURIFYING RESP W/TIGHT-FITTING FACEPIECE & HIGH- (ING 14)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 13: EFFICIENCY PARTICULATE FILTER. ANY TYPE 'C'
    SUPP-AIR RESP W/FULL FACEPIECE OPERATED IN PRESS DEMAND/ (ING 15)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 14: OTHER POS PRESS MODE OR W/FULL FACEPIECE,
    HELMET/HOOD OPERATED IN CONTINUOUS-FLOW MODE. ANY SCBA W/FULL (ING
    16)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 15: FACEPIECE OPERATED IN PRESSURE-DEMAND OR OTHER
    POSITIVE PRESSURE MODE.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

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

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50 (ORAL RAT): 4340 MG/KG.
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 CAUSE MUC MEMB
    IRRIT. SKIN: APPLICATN OF 500MG TO RABBIT SKIN FOR 24 HR PRODUCED
    MOD IRRIT & NO DEATHS. EYES: APPLICATN OF 100MG FOR 24 HR TO RABBIT
    EYES PRODUCED MOD IRRIT. INGEST:  MAY CAUSE TEMPORARY ENLARGEMENT
    OF SALIVARY GLANDS/LYMPH GLANDS. CHRONIC: SKIN: RPTD/PRLNG EXPOS TO
    (EFTS OF 0VEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT.
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: IRRIT MAY CAUSE DERM. EYES:
    RPTD/PRLNG EXPOS TO IRRIT MAY CAUSE CONJUNCT. INGEST: REPRO EFTS
    HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN HUMANS. RPTD EXPOS TO IODIDE CMPDS MAY CAUSE
    IODISM. THIS SYNDROME IS CHARA CT BY BURNING SENSATION IN MOUTH &
    THROAT, BRASSY TASTE, GI IRRIT & DIARR. SALIVATION, CORYZA,
    SNEEZING, (SUP DAT)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

First Aid:INHAL: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR IMMED. PERFORM ARTF RESP IF NEC.
    KEEP PERS WARM & AT REST. TREAT SYMPTOMATICALLY & SUPPORTIVELY. GET
    MED ATTN IMMED. SKIN: REMOVE CONTAM CLTHG & SHOES IMMED. WASH
    W/SOAP/MIL D DETERGENT & LGE AMTS OF WATER UNTIL NO EVIDENCE OF
    CHEM REMAINS (AT LEAST 15-20 MIN). GET MED ATTN IMMED. EYES: WASH
    IMMED W/LGE AMTS OF WATER/NORM SALINE FOR AT LEAST 15 MIN, OCCASNLY
    (ING 8)

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

Extinguishing Media:USE MEDIA SUITABLE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE .
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD SCBA & FULL PROT EQUIP
    . NO ACUTE HAZARD. MOVE CONTAINER FROM FIRE AREA IF POSSIBLE. AVOID
    BREATHING VAPS/DUSTS; KEEP UPWIND.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NEGLIGIBLE FIRE HAZARD WHEN EXPOSED TO
    HEAT OR FLAME.

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

Spill Release Procedures:SWEEP UP AND PLACE IN SUITABLE CLEAN, DRY
    CONTAINERS FOR RECLAMATION OR LATER DISPOSAL. DO NOT FLUSH SPILLED
    MATERIAL INTO SEWER. KEEP UNNECESSARY PEOPLE AWAY.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE AWAY FROM INCOMPATIBLE
    SUBSTANCES. KEEP CONTAINER TIGHTLY CLOSED. PROTECT FROM EXPOSURE TO
    AIR OR LIGHT.
Other Precautions:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

Respiratory Protection:THE FOLLOWING RESP ARE REC BASED ON INFO FOUND
    IN PHYSICAL DATA, TOXICITY & HLTH EFTS SECTIONS. THEY ARE RANKED IN
    ORDER FROM MON TO MAX RESP PROT. THE SPECIFIC RESP SELECTED MUST BE
    BASED ON CONTAM L EVELS FOUND IN WORK PLACE, MUST (ING 11)
Ventilation:PROVIDE LOCAL EXHAUST OR GENERAL DILUTION VENTILATION
    SYSTEM.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGS .
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPRVD EMER EYEWASH & DELUGE SHOWER .
    IMPERVIOUS CLTHG & EQUIP TO PREVENT RPTD/PRLNG SKIN CONT.
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
APPEAR/ODOR: SOMEWHAT BITTER TASTE. MATLS TO AVOID: IGNITES ON CONT.
    PERCHLORYL FLUORIDE: REACTS EXPLO AT ELEVATED TEMPS. EFTS OF
    OVEREXP: RHINORRHEA, HDCH, FEVER, LARYNGITIS, BRONCH, COUGH,
    STEMATITI S, PARETITIS, EDEMA OF GLOTTIS, POSS  PULM EDEMA,
    SLEEPLESSNESS, ANOREXIA & WT LOSS MAY OCCUR. VARIOUS SKIN (ING 2)

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

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:2379F,1304C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:1222F,661C
Vapor Pres:1 @ 767C
Spec Gravity:3.667 @ 25C
pH:8-9.5
Solubility in Water:100% @ 75C
Appearance and Odor:ODORLESS, COLORLESS/WHITE DELIQUESCENT
    CRYSTALS/POWDER W/A SALINE, (SUP DAT)

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ALKALI METALS/BROMINE TRIFLUORIDE: POSS VIOLENT RXN. STRONG OXIDIZERS:
    POSS FIRE & EXPLO HAZ. PERCHLORIC ACID: (SUP DAT)
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:THERMAL DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS MAY
    INCLUDE TOXIC AND CORROSIVE FUMES OF IODIDES.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:OBSERVE ALL FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL
    REGULATIONS WHEN STORING OR DISPOSING OF THIS SUBSTANCE.

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