| Common Name: | POTASSIUM IODIDE |
| Manufacturer: | SPECTRUM LABORATORY PRODUCTS |
| SDS Revision Date: | 10/21/2011 |
| SDS Format: | No Format Specified |
| Item Number(s): | 39G733, 39G734, 39G735, 39G736, 39G737, 6MNC5, 6MNC6, 6MNC7, 6MNC8, 6MNC9, 6MND0, 6MND1, 6MND2, 6MND3, 6MND4, 6MND5, 6MND6, 6MND7, 6MND8, 6MND9, 6MNE0, 6TYV9, 6TYW0, 6TYW1, 6TYW2, 6TYW3, 6TYW4, 6TYW5, 6TYW6 |
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SPECTRUM(R*)
MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET
S
ISO 9002
CERTIFIED
GARDENA, CA
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ
NFPA:
1
0
0
HMIS:
HEALTH HAZARD 1
FIRE HAZARD 0
REACTIVITY 0
PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT:
SAFETY GLASSES
LAB COAT
DUST RESPIRATOR
GLOVES
SEE SECTION 15.
| SECTION 1. CHEMICAL PRODUCT AND COMPANY IDENTIFICATION |  |
COMMON NAME/TRADE NAME: POTASSIUM IODIDE
COMMERCIAL NAME(S): NOT AVAILABLE.
SYNONYM: NOT AVAILABLE.
CHEMICAL NAME: POTASSIUM IODIDE
CHEMICAL FAMILY: NOT AVAILABLE.
CHEMICAL FORMULA: KI
CATALOG NUMBER(S).: YY1451, YY1541, P1335, P1340, P1344, PO185
CAS#: 7681-11-0
RTECS: TT2975000
TSCA:
TSCA 8(B) INVENTORY: POTASSIUM IODIDE
CI#: NOT AVAILABLE.
MANUFACTURER:
SPECTRUM LABORATORY PRODUCTS INC.
14422 S. SAN PEDRO STREET
GARDENA, CA 90248
SUPPLIER:
SPECTRUM LABORATORY PRODUCTS INC.
14422 S. SAN PEDRO STREET
GARDENA, CA 90248
IN CASE OF EMERGENCY:
CHEMTREC (24HR): 800-424-9300
CALL: (310) 516-8000
| SECTION 2. COMPOSITION AND INFORMATION ON INGREDIENTS | |
NAME CAS # EXPOSURE LIMITS % BY
TWA STEL CEIL WEIGHT
(MG/M3) (MG/M3) (MG/M3)
1) POTASSIUM IODIDE 7681-11-0 100
TOXICOLOGICAL DATA ON INGREDIENTS:
POTASSIUM IODIDE:
LD50: NOT AVAILABLE.
LC50: NOT AVAILABLE.
LOWEST PUBLISHED LETHAL DOSE:
LDL [MOUSE] - ROUTE:
ORAL; DOSE: 1862 MG/KG
LDL [RABBIT] - ROUTE:
ORAL; DOSE: 916 MG/KG
| SECTION 3. HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION | |
POTENTIAL ACUTE HEALTH EFFECTS:
SLIGHTLY HAZARDOUS IN CASE OF SKIN CONTACT (IRRITANT), OF EYE CONTACT
(IRRITANT), OF INGESTION, OF INHALATION.
POTENTIAL CHRONIC HEALTH EFFECTS:
CARCINOGENIC EFFECTS: NOT AVAILABLE.
MUTAGENIC EFFECTS: MUTAGENIC FOR MAMMALIAN SOMATIC CELLS.
TERATOGENIC EFFECTS: NOT AVAILABLE.
DEVELOPMENTAL TOXICITY:
CLASSIFIED REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM/TOXIN/FEMALE, DEVELOPMENT TOXIN [POSSIBLE].
THE SUBSTANCE MAY BE TOXIC TO THYROID.
REPEATED OR PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THE SUBSTANCE CAN PRODUCE TARGET ORGANS
DAMAGE.
| SECTION 4. FIRST AID MEASURES | |
EYE CONTACT:
CHECK FOR AND REMOVE ANY CONTACT LENSES. IN CASE OF CONTACT, IMMEDIATELY
FLUSH EYES WITH PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. COLD WATER MAY BE
USED. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION IF IRRITATION OCCURS.
SKIN CONTACT:
WASH WITH SOAP AND WATER. COVER THE IRRITATED SKIN WITH AN EMOLLIENT. GET
MEDICAL ATTENTION IF IRRITATION DEVELOPS. COLD WATER MAY BE USED.
SERIOUS SKIN CONTACT: NOT AVAILABLE.
INHALATION:
IF INHALED, REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BREATHING, GIVE ARTIFICIAL
RESPIRATION. IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT, GIVE OXYGEN. GET MEDICAL
ATTENTION.
SERIOUS INHALATION: NOT AVAILABLE.
INGESTION:
DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING UNLESS DIRECTED TO DO SO BY MEDICAL PERSONNEL.
NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO AN UNCONSCIOUS PERSON. IF LARGE QUANTITIES
OF THIS MATERIAL ARE SWALLOWED, CALL A PHYSICIAN IMMEDIATELY. LOOSEN TIGHT
CLOTHING SUCH AS A COLLAR, TIE, BELT OR WAISTBAND.
SERIOUS INGESTION: NOT AVAILABLE.
| SECTION 5. FIRE AND EXPLOSION DATA | |
FLAMMABILITY OF THE PRODUCT: NON-FLAMMABLE.
AUTO-IGNITION TEMPERATURE: NOT APPLICABLE.
FLASH POINTS: NOT APPLICABLE.
FLAMMABLE LIMITS: NOT APPLICABLE.
PRODUCTS OF COMBUSTION:
SOME HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS ARE:
HYDROGEN IODIDE, OXIDES OF POTASSIUM, IODINE
FIRE HAZARDS IN PRESENCE OF VARIOUS SUBSTANCES: NOT APPLICABLE.
EXPLOSION HAZARDS IN PRESENCE OF VARIOUS SUBSTANCES:
RISKS OF EXPLOSION OF THE PRODUCT IN PRESENCE OF MECHANICAL IMPACT:
NOT AVAILABLE.
RISKS OF EXPLOSION OF THE PRODUCT IN PRESENCE OF STATIC DISCHARGE:
NOT AVAILABLE.
FIRE FIGHTING MEDIA AND INSTRUCTIONS: NOT APPLICABLE.
SPECIAL REMARKS ON FIRE HAZARDS: NOT AVAILABLE.
SPECIAL REMARKS ON EXPLOSION HAZARDS:
POTASSIUM IODIDE + FLUORINE PERCHLORATE WILL EXPLODE ON CONTACT.
| SECTION 6. ACCIDENTAL RELEASE MEASURES | |
SMALL SPILL:
USE APPROPRIATE TOOLS TO PUT THE SPILLED SOLID IN A CONVENIENT WASTE
DISPOSAL CONTAINER. FINISH CLEANING BY SPREADING WATER ON THE CONTAMINATED
SURFACE AND DISPOSE OF ACCORDING TO LOCAL AND REGIONAL AUTHORITY
REQUIREMENTS.
LARGE SPILL:
USE A SHOVEL TO PUT THE MATERIAL INTO A CONVENIENT WASTE DISPOSAL
CONTAINER. FINISH CLEANING BY SPREADING WATER ON THE CONTAMINATED SURFACE
AND ALLOW TO EVACUATE THROUGH THE SANITARY SYSTEM.
| SECTION 7. HANDLING AND STORAGE | |
PRECAUTIONS:
DO NOT BREATHE DUST. WEAR SUITABLE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING. IF YOU FEEL
UNWELL, SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION AND SHOW THE LABEL WHEN POSSIBLE. KEEP AWAY
FROM INCOMPATIBLES SUCH AS OXIDIZING AGENTS, REDUCING AGENTS, METALS,
ACIDS, MOISTURE.
STORAGE:
MOISTURE SENSITIVE. LIGHT SENSITIVE. AIR SENSITIVE KEEP CONTAINER TIGHTLY
CLOSED IN LIGHT-RESISTANT CONTAINERS. KEEP CONTAINER IN A COOL,
WELL-VENTILATED AREA.
| SECTION 8. EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION | |
ENGINEERING CONTROLS:
USE PROCESS ENCLOSURES, LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION, OR OTHER ENGINEERING
CONTROLS TO KEEP AIRBORNE LEVELS BELOW RECOMMENDED EXPOSURE LIMITS. IF
USER OPERATIONS GENERATE DUST, FUME OR MIST, USE VENTILATION TO KEEP
EXPOSURE TO AIRBORNE CONTAMINANTS BELOW THE EXPOSURE LIMIT.
PERSONAL PROTECTION:
SAFETY GLASSES. LAB COAT. DUST RESPIRATOR. BE SURE TO USE AN
APPROVED/CERTIFIED RESPIRATOR OR EQUIVALENT. GLOVES.
PERSONAL PROTECTION IN CASE OF A LARGE SPILL:
SPLASH GOGGLES. FULL SUIT. DUST RESPIRATOR. BOOTS. GLOVES. A SELF
CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS SHOULD BE USED TO AVOID INHALATION OF THE
PRODUCT. SUGGESTED PROTECTIVE CLOTHING MIGHT NOT BE SUFFICIENT; CONSULT A
SPECIALIST BEFORE HANDLING THIS PRODUCT.
EXPOSURE LIMITS: NOT AVAILABLE.
| SECTION 9. PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES | |
PHYSICAL STATE AND APPEARANCE:
SOLID. (DELIQUESCENT CRYSTALS SOLID. POWDERED SOLID. GRANULAR SOLID.)
ODOR: ODORLESS.
TASTE: BITTER. SALINE. (STRONG.)
COLOR: WHITE.
MOLECULAR WEIGHT: 166 G/MOLE
PH (1% SOLN/WATER): NOT AVAILABLE.
BOILING POINT: 1330 DEG. C (2426 DEG. F)
MELTING POINT: 681 DEG. C (1257.8 DEG. F)
CRITICAL TEMPERATURE: NOT AVAILABLE.
SPECIFIC GRAVITY: 3.1 (WATER = 1)
VAPOR PRESSURE: NOT APPLICABLE.
VAPOR DENSITY: NOT AVAILABLE.
VOLATILITY: NOT AVAILABLE.
ODOR THRESHOLD: NOT AVAILABLE.
WATER/OIL DIST. COEFF.: NOT AVAILABLE.
IONICITY (IN WATER): NOT AVAILABLE.
DISPERSION PROPERTIES: SEE SOLUBILITY IN WATER, METHANOL, ACETONE.
SOLUBILITY:
EASILY SOLUBLE IN COLD WATER, HOT WATER.
SOLUBLE IN METHANOL.
PARTIALLY SOLUBLE IN ACETONE.
| SECTION 10. STABILITY AND REACTIVITY DATA | |
STABILITY: THE PRODUCT IS STABLE.
INSTABILITY TEMPERATURE: NOT AVAILABLE.
CONDITIONS OF INSTABILITY:
LIGHT, MOISTURE, INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS. IT IS STABLE UNDER ORDINARY
CONDITIONS OF USE AND STORAGE. ON LONG EXPOSURE TO AIR, IT BECOMES YELLOW
DUE TO RELEASE OF IODINE.
INCOMPATIBILITY WITH VARIOUS SUBSTANCES:
REACTIVE WITH OXIDIZING AGENTS, REDUCING AGENTS, ORGANIC MATERIALS,
METALS, ACIDS.
CORROSIVITY:
NON-CORROSIVE IN PRESENCE OF STAINLESS STEEL(304), OF STAINLESS
STEEL(316).
SPECIAL REMARKS ON REACTIVITY:
MOISTURE SENSITIVE. LIGHT SENSITIVE.
AIR SENSITIVE. AIR CAUSES DECOMPOSITION TO IODINE.
REACTS VIOLENTLY WITH STRONG OXIDIZERS, BROMOTRIFLUORIDES,
CHLOROTRIFLUORIDES, FLUORINE PERCHLORATE, METALLIC SALTS.
ATTACKS METALS IN MOIST ENVIRONMENTS.
ALSO INCOMPATIBLE WITH SALTS OF ALKALOIDS, CHLORAL HYDRATE, CALOMEL
(MERCUROUS CHLORIDE), POTASSIUM CHLORATE, TARTARIC AND OTHER ACIDS,
OXIDANTS, DIAZONIUM SALTS, CHARCOAL, OZONE, STRONG REDUCERS, ALKALI
METALS, METALS (BRASS, ALUMINUM MAGNESIUM, ZINC, CADMIUM, COPPER, TIN,
NICKEL, STEEL), METALLIC SALTS, ORGANIC MATERIALS, LIGHT.
SPECIAL REMARKS ON CORROSIVITY:
CORROSIVE IN ALL CONCENTRATIONS TO MOST METALS, EXCEPT STAINLESS STEEL,
BRONZE, COPPER, TITANIUM, AND TANTALUM. VERY MINOR CORROSIVE EFFECT ON
ALUMINUM METAL.
POLYMERIZATION: WILL NOT OCCUR.
| SECTION 11. TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION | |
ROUTES OF ENTRY: INHALATION. INGESTION.
TOXICITY TO ANIMALS:
LD50: NOT AVAILABLE.
LC50: NOT AVAILABLE.
CHRONIC EFFECTS ON HUMANS:
MUTAGENIC EFFECTS: MUTAGENIC FOR MAMMALIAN SOMATIC CELLS.
DEVELOPMENTAL TOXICITY:
CLASSIFIED REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM/TOXIN/FEMALE, DEVELOPMENT TOXIN [POSSIBLE].
MAY CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE FOLLOWING ORGANS: THYROID.
OTHER TOXIC EFFECTS ON HUMANS:
SLIGHTLY HAZARDOUS IN CASE OF SKIN CONTACT (IRRITANT), OF INGESTION, OF
INHALATION.
SPECIAL REMARKS ON TOXICITY TO ANIMALS:
LOWEST PUBLISHED LETHAL DOSE:
LDL [MOUSE] - ROUTE:
ORAL; DOSE: 1862 MG/KG
LDL [RABBIT] - ROUTE:
ORAL; DOSE: 916 MG/KG
SPECIAL REMARKS ON CHRONIC EFFECTS ON HUMANS:
MAY CAUSE ADVERSE REPRODUCTIVE EFFECTS AND BIRTH DEFECTS BASED ON ANIMAL
DATA. MAY AFFECT GENETIC MATERIAL BASED ON ANIMAL DATA
SPECIAL REMARKS ON OTHER TOXIC EFFECTS ON HUMANS:
ACUTE POTENTIAL HEALTH EFFECTS:
SKIN: MAY CAUSE SKIN IRRITATION.
EYES: MAY CAUSE EYE IRRITATION.
INHALATION:
MAY CAUSE RESPIRATORY TRACT AND MUCOUS MEMBRANE IRRITATION AND A
PRODUCTIVE COUGH. MAY CAUSE PULMONARY EDEMA AND INFLAMMATION OF THE
TONSILS.
INGESTION:
CAUSES GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT IRRITATION WITH NAUSEA, VOMITING AND
DIARRHEA. MAY AFFECT BEHAVIOR (SOMNOLENCE, MUSCLE WEAKNESS), RESPIRATION
(DYSPNEA). SERUM-SICKNESS TYPE OF HYPERSENSITIVITY SUCH AS FEVER,
ARTHRALGIA, LYMPH NODE ENLARGEMENT, AND EOSINOPHILIA MAY APPEAR.
THROMBOTIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA, AND FATAL PERIARTERITIS NODOSA
ATTRIBUTED TO HYPERSENSITIVITY TO IODIDE HAS BEEN DESCRIBED.
CHRONIC POTENTIAL HEALTH EFFECTS:
CAN LEAD TO IODISM CHARACTERIZED BY SALIVATION, NASAL DISCHARGE, SNEEZING,
CONJUNCTIVITIS, FEVER, HEADACHE, LARYNGITIS, BRONCHITIS, STOMATITS,
PAROTITIS, ANEMIA, AND SKIN RASHES. CHRONIC INGESTION MAY ALSO AFFECT
METABOLISM (ANOREXIA), AND THYROID GLAND (HYPOTHYROIDISM, GOITER).
FURTHERMORE, CHRONIC INGESTION OF IODIDES (IN ANIMALS) DURING PREGNANCY
HAS RESULTED IN FETAL DEATHS, SEVERE GOITER AND CRETINOID APPEARANCE OF
THE NEWBORN.
| SECTION 12. ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION | |
ECOTOXICITY: NOT AVAILABLE.
BOD5 AND COD: NOT AVAILABLE.
PRODUCTS OF BIODEGRADATION:
POSSIBLY HAZARDOUS SHORT TERM DEGRADATION PRODUCTS ARE NOT LIKELY.
HOWEVER, LONG TERM DEGRADATION PRODUCTS MAY ARISE.
TOXICITY OF THE PRODUCTS OF BIODEGRADATION:
THE PRODUCT ITSELF AND ITS PRODUCTS OF DEGRADATION ARE NOT TOXIC.
SPECIAL REMARKS ON THE PRODUCTS OF BIODEGRADATION: NOT AVAILABLE.
| SECTION 13. DISPOSAL CONSIDERATIONS | |
WASTE DISPOSAL:
WASTE MUST BE DISPOSED OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL
ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL REGULATIONS.
| SECTION 14. TRANSPORT INFORMATION | |
DOT CLASSIFICATION: NOT A DOT CONTROLLED MATERIAL (UNITED STATES).
IDENTIFICATION: NOT APPLICABLE.
SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR TRANSPORT: NOT APPLICABLE.
DOT (PICTOGRAMS): NO PLACARD REQUIRED
| SECTION 15. OTHER REGULATORY INFORMATION AND PICTOGRAMS | |
FEDERAL AND STATE REGULATIONS:
TSCA 8(B) INVENTORY: POTASSIUM IODIDE
CALIFORNIA PROPOSITION 65 WARNINGS:
CALIFORNIA PROP. 65:
THIS PRODUCT CONTAINS THE FOLLOWING INGREDIENTS FOR WHICH THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA HAS FOUND TO CAUSE CANCER WHICH WOULD REQUIRE A WARNING UNDER
THE STATUTE: NO PRODUCTS WERE FOUND.
CALIFORNIA PROP. 65:
THIS PRODUCT CONTAINS THE FOLLOWING INGREDIENTS FOR WHICH THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA HAS FOUND TO CAUSE BIRTH DEFECTS WHICH WOULD REQUIRE A WARNING
UNDER THE STATUTE: NO PRODUCTS WERE FOUND.
OTHER REGULATIONS:
EINECS:
THIS PRODUCT IS ON THE EUROPEAN INVENTORY OF EXISTING COMMERCIAL CHEMICAL
SUBSTANCES THIS PRODUCT IS ON THE EUROPEAN INVENTORY OF EXISTING
COMMERCIAL CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES. (EINECS NO. 231-659-4).
CANADA: LISTED ON CANADIAN DOMESTIC SUBSTANCE LIST (DSL).
CHINA: LISTED ON NATIONAL INVENTORY.
JAPAN: LISTED ON NATIONAL INVENTORY (ENCS).
KOREA: LISTED ON NATIONAL INVENTORY (KECI).
PHILIPPINES: LISTED ON NATIONAL INVENTORY (PICCS).
AUSTRALIA: LISTED ON AICS.
OTHER CLASSIFICATIONS:
WHMIS (CANADA):
CLASS D-2A: MATERIAL CAUSING OTHER TOXIC EFFECTS (VERY TOXIC).
DSCL (EEC):
NOT AVAILABLE
NOT APPLICABLE.
HMIS (U.S.A.):
HEALTH HAZARD 1
FIRE HAZARD 0
REACTIVITY 0
PERSONAL PROTECTION E
NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION (U.S.A.):
HEALTH 1
FLAMMABILITY 0
REACTIVITY 0
SPECIFIC HAZARD
WHMIS (CANADA) (PICTOGRAMS):
D2 - MATERIALS CAUSING OTHER TOXIC EFFECTS
DSCL (EUROPE) (PICTOGRAMS):
XN: HARMFUL
TDG (CANADA) (PICTOGRAMS): NO PLACARD REQUIRED
ADR (EUROPE) (PICTOGRAMS): NO PLACARD REQUIRED
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT:
GLOVES.
LAB COAT.
DUST RESPIRATOR. BE SURE TO USE AN APPROVED/CERTIFIED RESPIRATOR OR
EQUIVALENT. WEAR APPROPRIATE RESPIRATOR WHEN VENTILATION IS INADEQUATE.
SAFETY GLASSES.
| SECTION 16. OTHER INFORMATION | |
MSDS CODE: P4390
REFERENCES: NOT AVAILABLE.
OTHER SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS: NOT AVAILABLE.
VALIDATED BY: SONIA OWEN ON 10/21/2011.
VERIFIED BY: SONIA OWEN.
PRINTED: 10/21/2011.
CALL: (310) 516-8000
NOTICE TO READER:
ALL CHEMICALS MAY POSE UNKNOWN HAZARDS AND SHOULD BE USED WITH CAUTION.
THIS MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET (MSDS) APPLIES ONLY TO THE MATERIAL AS
PACKAGED. IF THIS PRODUCT IS COMBINED WITH OTHER MATERIALS, DETERIORATES,
OR BECOMES CONTAMINATED, IT MAY POSE HAZARDS NOT MENTIONED IN THIS MSDS.
IT SHALL BE THE USER'S RESPONSIBILITY TO DEVELOP PROPER METHODS OF
HANDLING AND PERSONAL PROTECTION BASED ON THE ACTUAL CONDITIONS OF USE.
WHILE THIS MSDS IS BASED ON TECHNICAL DATA JUDGED TO BE RELIABLE, SPECTRUM
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