| Common Name: | POTABLE AQUA (WATER PURIFICATION TABLETS, IODINE) |
| Manufacturer: | WISCONSIN PHARMACAL |
| SDS Revision Date: | 3/25/2004 |
| SDS Format: | No Format Specified |
| Item Number(s): | 3KLK8, 3PAC4, 9PPP5 |
| Manufacturer Model Number(s): |
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| HAZARDOUS INGREDIENTS/IDENTITY INFORMATION |
| HEALTH HAZARDS |
| PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS |
| REACTIVITY DATA |
| FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARDS |
| SAFE HANDLING AND USE |
| PROTECTION MEASURES |
| SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS |
POTABLE AQUA (WATER PURIFICATION TABLETS, IODINE)
MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET
WISCONSIN PHARMACAL COMPANY
1 REPEL ROAD
P.O. BOX 198
JACKSON, WI 53037
EMERGENCY NUMBER: 1-800-255-3924 (24 HOURS)
INFORMATION NUMBER: 1-800-558-6614 (BUSINESS HOURS)
PRODUCT NAME: POTABLE AQUA
EPA REG. NO.: 305-37
PREPARED BY: G. URINIUK
PRODUCT CODE: 301-305
DATE PREPARED: 3-25-04
NSN: 6850-00-985-7165
CONTRACT: SPO200-97-R-1021
HMIS:
HEALTH HAZARD 3
FIRE HAZARD 0
REACTIVITY 2
PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT C
| HAZARDOUS INGREDIENTS/IDENTITY INFORMATION |  |
MATERIAL CAS# OSHA PEL ACGIH TLV TWA STEL
TETRAGLYCINE HYDROPERIODIDE 7097-60-1 N/E N/E N/E N/E
*N/E = NOT ESTABLISHED
| HEALTH HAZARDS | |
ACUTE INHALATION: NONE EXPECTED.
EYE CONTACT: EYE IRRITANT.
SKIN CONTACT: MAY IRRITATE SKIN.
INGESTION: TABLETS HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED.
PRIMARY ROUTES OF ENTRY: SKIN CONTACT AND INGESTION.
SYSTEMIC & OTHER EFFECTS:
MAY CAUSE INSOMNIA, CONJUNCTIVITIS, INFLAMMATION OF THE NASAL MUCOUS,
BRONCHITIS, TREMOR, RAPID HEART BEAT, DIARRHEA AND WEIGHT LOSS.
ALLERGIC SENSITIZATION CAN OCCUR.
MEDICAL CONDITIONS AGGRAVATED BY EXPOSURE:
PERSONS WITH PRE-EXISTING SKIN DISORDERS, EYE PROBLEMS, OR IMPAIRED
RESPIRATORY FUNCTION, OR DISEASE OF THE THYROID, LUNGS, OR KIDNEY MAY BE
MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE SUBSTANCE.
CHEMICALS LISTED AS CARCINOGENS OR POTENTIAL CARCINOGENS: NONE KNOWN.
COMMENTS:
WHEN USED A DIRECTED, NO EVIDENCE OF ADVERSE EFFECTS FROM AVAILABLE DATA.
CONTENTS OF ONE BOTTLE (50 TABLETS) CONTAINS APPROXIMATELY 1/10 LETHAL DOSE
OF IODINE.
EMERGENCY FIRST AID PROCEDURES:
INHALATION:
REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. SEEK MEDICAL HELP IF DIFFICULTY IN BREATHING.
SKIN: WASH WITH SOAP AND WATER. IF IRRITATION CONTINUES SEEK MEDICAL HELP.
EYES:
IN CASE OF CONTACT WITH EYES, FLUSH THOROUGHLY WITH WATER. CALL A
PHYSICIAN.
ORAL:
IF A TABLET IS SWALLOWED, DRINK FREELY A THIN PASTE OF STARCH OR FLOUR
(2 TABLESPOONS IN WATER), DRINK A SODIUM THIOSULFATE SOLUTION (APPROX.
1/2 TEASPOON IN WATER) OR CHEW 7 MG OF ASCORBIC ACID (VITAMIN C) AND DRINK
WATER. CALL A PHYSICIAN.
| PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS | |
BOILING POINT: NOT DETERMINED.
SPECIFIC GRAVITY: NOT DETERMINED.
VAPOR PRESSURE: NOT DETERMINED.
PERCENT VOLATILE BY VOLUME: NOT DETERMINED.
EVAPORATION RATE: NOT DETERMINED.
SOLUBILITY IN WATER: COMPLETE
APPEARANCE AND ODOR:
A BICONVEX, COMPRESSED TABLET, GREY COLOR WITH MINIMAL TAN SPECKS.
| REACTIVITY DATA | |
STABILITY: STABLE IN DRY, COOL CONDITIONS.
INCOMPATIBILITY (MATERIALS TO AVOID):
STRONG OXIDIZERS, ACIDS AND BASES, ACETYLENE OR CONCENTRATED AMMONIA.
HAZARDOUS POLYMERIZATION: WILL NOT OCCUR.
HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION: NONE KNOWN.
CONDITIONS TO AVOID: HIGH HUMIDITY, ELEVATED TEMPERATURES.
| FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARDS | |
FLASH POINTS: NOT DETERMINED
AUTOIGNITION: NOT DETERMINED
FLAMMABILITY LIMITS IN AIR, % BY VOL.: NOT DETERMINED
EXTINGUISHING MEDIA: NOT DETERMINED.
UNUSUAL FIRE OR EXPLOSION HAZARDS: NONE KNOWN.
SPECIAL FIRE FIGHTING PROCEDURES: NONE KNOWN.
| SAFE HANDLING AND USE | |
SPILL RESPONSE:
NEUTRALIZE WITH 10% SOLUTION OF SODIUM THIOSULFATE AND DISPOSE OF AS
CONVENIENT.
WASTE DISPOSAL AND PRECAUTIONS:
IF WASTE CANNOT BE DISPOSED OF BY USE ACCORDING TO LABEL INSTRUCTIONS,
CONTACT YOUR STATE PESTICIDE OR ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL AGENCY, OR THE
HAZARDOUS WASTE REPRESENTATIVE AT THE NEAREST EPA REGIONAL OFFICE FOR
GUIDANCE.
HANDLING AND STORING PRECAUTIONS:
MOST EFFECTIVE WHEN STORED UNDER CONTROLLED ROOM TEMPERATURES BETWEEN
60 DEG. AND 86 DEG. F. AVOID EXPOSURE TO HEAT, HUMIDITY AND MOISTURE.
OTHER PRECAUTIONS: NONE.
| PROTECTION MEASURES | |
RESPIRATORY PROTECTION: NONE REQUIRED UNDER NORMAL USE.
VENTILATION: NONE REQUIRED UNDER NORMAL USE.
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT: NONE REQUIRED UNDER NORMAL USE.
SKIN: NONE REQUIRED UNDER NORMAL USE.
EMERGENCY NUMBER: 1-800-255-3924
COMMENTS: AVOID OVER EXPOSURE.
| SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS | |
HANDLING AND STORAGE:
KEEP BOTTLE TIGHTLY CLOSED. STORE IN DRY AREA AWAY FROM EXTREME HEAT.
OTHER PRECAUTIONS: NONE.
SARA 313 INFORMATION:
THIS PRODUCT CONTAINS THE FOLLOWING SUBSTANCES SUBJECT TO THE REPORTING
REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 313 TITLE III OF THE SUPERFUND AMENDMENTS AND
REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF 1986 AND 40 CFR PART 372:
CHEMICAL NAME CAS NUMBER CONCENTRATION
NOTE:
THIS DATA REPRESENTS TYPICAL VALUES, NOT PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS.
NO GUARANTEE OF ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS IS MADE. NO RESPONSIBILITY IS
ASSUMED FOR ANY KIND OF LOSS OR DAMAGES ARISING FROM USE OF THIS DATA.
THE AFOREMENTIONED EFFECTS ARE BASED ON THE EVALUATION OF INDIVIDUAL
COMPONENTS AND THE RELEVANCY TO THE PRODUCT AS A WHOLE IS UNKNOWN.