WARDS NATURAL SCIENCE ESTABLISHMENT INC -- IODINE-POTASSIUM IODINE SOLUTION STARCH TEST -- - 
=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:IODINE-POTASSIUM IODINE SOLUTION STARCH TEST
MSDS Date:11/04/1992
FSC:NIIN:Submitter:D DG
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:WARDS NATURAL SCIENCE ESTABLISHMENT INC
Address:5100 W HENRIETTA RD
Box:92912
City:ROCHESTER
State:NY
ZIP:14692
Country:US
Info Phone Num:(716) 359-2502 OR 800-962-2660
Emergency Phone Num:(800)424-9300
Resp. Party Other MSDS Num.:IX 160
Preparer's Name:ALEXANDER A. PICCIRILLI
Chemtrec Ind/Phone:(800)424-9300
CAGE:63759
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:WARDS NATURAL SCIENCE ESTABLISHMENT INC
Address:5100 W HENRIETTA RD
Box:92912
City:ROCHESTER
State:NY
ZIP:14692-9012
Country:US
Phone:(716) 359-2502
Contract Num:MDA414-01-P-0022
CAGE:63759
Company Name:WARDS NATURAL SCIENCE ESTABLISHMENT INC
Address:5100 W HENRIETTA RD
Box:92912
City:ROCHESTER
State:NY
ZIP:14692-9012
Country:US
Phone:(716) 359-2502
Contract Num:MDA414-99-A-0024-0084
CAGE:63759

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

Ingred Name:IODINE
CAS:7553-56-2
RTECS #:NN1575000
= Wt:2.
OSHA PEL:C1 MG/M3;C0.1 PPM
ACGIH STEL:C1.0 MG/M3;C0.1 PPM

Ingred Name:POTASSIUM IODIDE
CAS:7681-11-0
RTECS #:TT2975000
= Wt:3.

Ingred Name:WATER
CAS:7732-18-5
RTECS #:ZC0110000
= Wt:95.

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

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:HARMFUL IF INHALED OR SWALLOWED.
    CORROSIVE! CAUSES IRRITATION TO SKIN, EYES AND MUCOUS MEMBRANES.
    CONTACT AS FUMES OR SOLUTION IS INTENSELY IRRITATING TO EYES, SKIN
    AND MUCOUS MEMBRANES. MAY CAUSE DEL AYED LUNG INJURY. INGESTION: OF
    LARGE QUANTITIES CAUSES ABDOMINAL PAIN, VOMITING AND DIARRHEA. IN
    SEVERE CASES PRUGING, EXCESSIVE THIRST AND CIRCULATORY FAILURE MAY
    DEVELOP.
Effects of Overexposure:HARMFUL IS INHALED OR SWALLOWED. CORROSIVE!
    CAUSES IRRITATION TO SKIN, EYES AND MUCOUS MEMBRANES. CONTACT AS
    FUMES OR SOLUTION IS INTENSELY IRRITATING TO EYES, SKIN AND MUCOUS
    MEMBRANES. MAY CAUSE DEL AYED LUNG INJURY. INGESTION: OF LARGE
    QUANTITIES CAUSES ABDOMINAL PAIN, VOMITING AND DIARRHEA. IN SEVERE
    CASES PRUGING, EXCESSIVE THIRST AND CIRCULATORY FAILURE MAY
    DEVELOP.

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

First Aid:INGESTION: IF SWALLOWED, IF CONSCIOUS, GIVE ONE OR TWO
    GLASSES OF MILK, FOLLOWED BYA STARCH, FLOUR OR EGG WHITE, AS A
    WATER SOLUTION. GET IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION. EYES: IN CASE OF
    CONTACT, FLUSH E YES THOROUGHLY WITH WATER. HOLDING EYELIDS OPEN,
    FLUSH THOROUGHLY WITH WATER. GET IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION.
    INHALATION: IF INHALED, REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF BREATHING HAS
    STOPPED, GIVE ARTIFICIAL RE SPIRATION. GET IMMEDIATE MEDICAL
    ATTENTION. SKIN: FLUSH THOROUGHLY WITH WATER.

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

Flash Point:NON-FLAMMABLE
Autoignition Temp:Autoignition Temp Text:NA
Lower Limits:NA
Upper Limits:NA
Extinguishing Media:USE ANY MEDIA SUITABLE FOR EXTINGUISHING SUPPORTING
    FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:IN FIRE CONDITIONS, WEAR A NIOSH-APPROVED
    SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS AND FULL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING.
    USE FLOODING AMOUNTS OF WATER IN EARLY STAGES OF FIRE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:WHEN HEATED, EMITS TOXIC AND CORROSIVE,
    VIOLET IN COLOR, FUMES OF IODINE. IODINE IS CORROSIVE TO METALS AND
    TO ALL BODY TISSUES.

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

Spill Release Procedures:ABSORB SPILL IN VERMICULITE, SAND, EARTH,
    PAPER TOWEL AND PLACE IN A SUITABLE CONTAINER FOR DISPOSAL. WASH
    FLOOR OR SPILL AREA WITH 5-10% SODIUM THIOSULFATE SOLUTION.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN A COOL, DRY, WELL-VENTILATED
    AAREA. REMOVE ALL CONTAMINATED CLOTHING AND SHOES. WASH BEFORE
    REUSE. WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING. KEEP CONTAINER TIGHTLY
    CLOSED WHEN NOT IN USE.
Other Precautions:AVOID CONTACT WITH SKIN AND EYES. CONTACT WITH SKIN
    WILL LEAVE YELLOW IODINE STAIN. FOR LABORTORY USE ONLY. NOT FOR
    DRUG, FOOD OR HOUSHOLD USE. KEEP OIT OF REACH OF CHILDREN.

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

Respiratory Protection:NONE SHOULD BE NEEDED IN NORMAL LABORATORY
    HANDLING AT ROOM TEMPRATURE. IF NEEDED WORK IN A FUME HOOD.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST AND MECHANICAL (GENERAL): RECOMMENDED.
Protective Gloves:RUBBER
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL SAFETY GLASSES.
Other Protective Equipment:SMOCK, APRON, EYE WASH STATION, GOGGLES,
    VENTILATION HOOD, PROPER GLOVES.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
DISPOSAL CON'T: COVER WITH A LARGE VOLUME OF WATER. SLOWLY ADD, WHILE
    STIRRING SODA ASH OR SODIUM THIOSULFATE TILL ALL OF THE IODINE HAS
    BEEN DISSOLVED AND SOLUTION IS COLORLESS. FLUSH TO SEWER WITH C
    OPIOUS AMOUNTS OF WATER. OTHER P/N: 38-9989.

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

HCC:N1
Boiling Pt:=100.C, 212.F
B.P. Text:APPROX
Melt/Freeze Pt:=0.C, 32.F
Vapor Pres:IODINE 1 MM @ 38.7C
Vapor Density:0.7 WATER
Spec Gravity:1.0
Evaporation Rate & Reference:>1 (ETHER=1)
Solubility in Water:COMPLETE
Appearance and Odor:DEEP-AMBER COLOR LIQUID; IODINE ODOR.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:95

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
CONTACT OF GASEOUS AMMONIA OR ITS SOLUTIONS WITH FREE IODINE SHOULD BE
    AVOIDED TO PREVENT THE FORMATION OF THE EXPLOSIVE "NITROGEN
    IODIDE". ACETALDEHYDE, SODIUM AZIDE, SODIUM HYDRIDE.
Stability Condition to Avoid:EXCESSIVE TEMPERATURE OR HEAT.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:FREE IODINE.
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization:WILL NOT OCCUR.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:DISCHARGE, TREATMENT OR DISPOSAL MAY BE SUBJECT
    TO FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL LAWS. THESE DISPOSAL GUIDELINES ARE
    INTENED FOR THE DISPOSAL OF CATALOG-SIZE QUANTITIES ONLY. WORK IN A
    VENTILATION HOOD AND  WEARING PROPER SAFETY EQUIPMENT, COLLECT WAST
    IODINE IN A LARGE BEAKER. (SEE SUPPLEMENTAL DATA.)

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

Transport Information:NOT REGULATED.

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