FISHER SCIENTIFIC -- SODIUM IODATE,S801841 -- - 
=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:SODIUM IODATE,S801841
MSDS Date:12/12/1997
FSC:NIIN:Submitter:N EN
Status Code:A
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:FISHER SCIENTIFIC
Address:ONE REAGENT LANE
City:FAIRLAWN
State:NJ
ZIP:07410
Country:US
Info Phone Num:201-796-7100
Emergency Phone Num:201-796-7100
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 IODATE  EINECS/ELINCS: 231-672-5.
CAS:7681-55-2
RTECS #:NN1400000
> Wt:99.

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

LD50 LC50 Mixture:SEE TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE: EYE: CONTACT WITH EYES MAY
    CAUSE SEVERE IRRITATION, AND POSSIBLE EYE BURNS. MAY CAUSE EYE
    INJURY. SKIN: MAY CAUSE SKIN SENSITIZATION, AND ALLERGIC REACTION,
    WHICH BECOMES EVIDENT UPON RE-EXPOSU RE TO THIS MATEIRAL. EXPOSURE
    MAY CAUSE IRRITATION AND POSSIBLE BURNS. INGESTION: MAY CAUSE
    GASTROINTESTINAL IRRITATION WITH NAUSEA, VOMITING AND DIARRHEA.
    INHALATION: MAY CAUSE ALLERGIC RESPIRATORY R EACTION. MAY CAUSE
    IRRITATION OF RESPIRATORY TRACT WITH BURNING PAIN IN THE NOSE AND
    THROAT, COUGHING, WHEEZING , SHORTNESS OF BREATH AND PULMONARY
    EDEMA. CHRONIC: NO INFORMATION FOUND.
Effects of Overexposure:SEE HEALTH HAZARDS.

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

First Aid:EYES: IMMEDIATELY FLUSH WITH PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15
    MINUTES, OCCASIONALLY LIFTING  UPPER & LOWER LIDS. GET MEDICAL AID
    IMMEDIATELY. SKIN: GET MEDICAL AID IMMEDIATELY. IMMEDIATELY FLUSH
    SKIN W ITH PLENTY OF SOAP & WATER FOR AT LEAST15 MINUTES WHILE
    REMOVING CONTAMINATED CLOTHING & SHOES. INGESTION: IF VICTIM IS
    CONSCIOUS & ALERT, GIVE 2-4 CUPFULS OF MILK OR WATER. GET MEDICAL
    AID IMMEDIATEL Y. INHALATION: GET MEDICAL AID IMMEDIATELY. REMOVE
    FROM EXPOSURE TO FRESH AIR IMMEDIATELY. IF NOT BREATHING, GIVE
    ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION. IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT, GIVE OXYGEN.
    NOTES TO MD: TREAT SYM PTOMATICALLY & SUPPORTIVELY.

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

Flash Point:NOT AVAILABLE
Autoignition Temp:Autoignition Temp Text:NOT AV
Lower Limits:NOT AVAIL
Upper Limits:NOT AVAIL
Extinguishing Media:USE WATER ONLY!
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA & FULL PROTECTIVE
    EQUIPMENT . COMBUSTION GENERATES TOXIC FUMES. OXIDIZER. GREATLY
    INCREASES THE BURNING RATE OF COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NFPA RATING: NOT PUBLISHED.

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

Spill Release Procedures:GENERAL INFORMATION: USE PROPER PERSONAL
    PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AS INDICATED IN SECTION 8. SPILLS/LEAKS: SWEEP
    UP, THEN PLACE INTO A SUITABLE CONTAINER FOR DISPOSAL. AVOID
    GENERATING DUSTY CONDITIONS.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:HANDLING: USE W/ADEQUATE VENT. MIN
    DUST GENERATION & ACCUMULATION. EMPTY CONTAINERS RETAIN PROD
    RESIDUE, (LIQ &/VAP), & CAN BE DANGEROUS. DO NOT GET ON SKIN/IN
    EYES. DO NOT INGEST/INHALE. DO NOT PRESS URIZE, CUT, WELD, BRAZE,
    SOLDER, DRILL, GRIND/EXPOSE EMPTY CNTNRS TO HEAT, SPARKS/OPEN
    FLAMES.
Other Precautions:STORAGE: DO NOT STORE NEAR COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS,
    STORE IN A COOL, DRY, WELL-VENTILATED AREA AWAY FROM INCOMPATIBLE
    SUBSTANCES.

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

Respiratory Protection:FOLLOW THE OSHA RESPIRATOR REGULATIONS FOUND IN
    29CFR 1910.134 OR EUROPEAN STANDARD EN 149. ALWAYS USE A NIOSH OR
    EUROPEAN STANDARD EN 149 APPROVED RESPIRATOR WHEN NECESSARY.
Ventilation:USE ADEQUATE VENTILATION TO KEEP AIRBORNE CONCENTRATIONS
    LOW.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:ANSI APPROVED CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:EYE WASH AND DELUGE SHOWER MEETING ANSI
    DESIGN CRITERIA .
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING. REMOVE
    CONTAMINATED CLOTHING AND WASH BEFORE REUSE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
PHYSICAL DATA: MOLECULAR FORMULA: NAO*3.

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

Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:DECOMPOSES
Vapor Pres:NEGLIGIBLE
Spec Gravity:4.3 (H*2O = 1)
pH:NEUTRAL IN SOL
Solubility in Water:SOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:SOLID WHITE; ODORLESS.

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ALUMINUM, ARSENIC OXIDES, COPPER, FINELY POWDERED METALS, ORGANICS,
    PHOSPHORUS, REDUCING MATERIALS, METAL SULFIDES.
Stability Condition to Avoid:HIGH TEMPERATURES, INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS,
    COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:HYDROGEN IODIDE, SODIUM OXIDE, IODINE.
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization:HAS NOT BEEN REPORTED.

===================  Toxicological Information	===================

Toxicological Information:RTECS#: CAS# 7681-55-2; NN1400000. LD50/LC50:
    NOT AVAILABLE. CARCINOGENICITY: CAS# 7681-55-2: NOT LISTED BY
    ACGIH, IARC, NIOSH, NTP, OR OSHA. EPIDEMIOLOGY; TERATOGENICITY;
    REPRODUCTIVE EFFECTS: NEUROT OXICITY: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE.
    MUTAGENICITY:PLEASE REFER TO RTECS# NN1400000 FOR SPECIFIC
    INFORMATION. OTHER STUDIES: NONE.

=====================  Ecological Information  =====================

Ecological:ECOTOXICITY: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE. ENVIRONMENTAL FATE:
    NO INFORMATION REPORTED.  PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL: NO INFORMATION
    AVAILABLE. OTHER: NOT AVAILABLE. CLEAN AIR ACT: THIS MATERIAL DOES
    NOT CONTAIN AN Y HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS. THIS MATEIRAL DOES NOT
    CONTAIN ANY CLASS 1 OZONE DEPLETORS. THIS MATERIAL DOES NOT CONTAIN
    ANY CLASS 2 OZONE DEPLETORS. CLEAN WATER ACT: NONE OF THE CHEMICALS
    IN THIS PRODU CT ARE LISTED AS HAZARDOUS SUBSTANES UNDER THE CWA.
    NONE OF THE CHEMICALS IN THIS PRODUCT ARE LISTED AS PRIORITY
    POLLUTANTS UNDER CWA. NONE OF THE CHEMICALS IN THIS PRODUCT ARE
    LISTED AS TOXIC POLLUTA NTS UNDER CWA.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IN A MANNER CONSISTENT WITH FEDERAL,
    STATE, AND LOCAL REGULATIONS. RCRA D-SERIES MAXIMUM CONCENTRATION
    OF CONTAMINANTS; RCRA D-SERIES CHRONIC TOXICITY REFERENCE LEVELS;
    RCRA F-SERIES; RCRA  P-SERIES; RCRA U SERIES: NONE LISTED.

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

Transport Information:SHIPPING NAME: US DOT: OXIDIZING SOLID, NOS
    (CONTAINS SODIUM IODATE) HAZARD CLASS: 5.1. UN NUMBER: UN1479.
    PACKING II. IATA, RID/ADA/IMO: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE. CANADA
    TDG: OXIDIZER NOS (SODIUM IOD ATE) HAZARD CLASS: 5.1. UN NUMBER:
    UN1479. PACKING:II.

=====================  Regulatory Information  =====================

SARA Title III Information:SECTION 302 (RQ): NONE OF THE CHEMICALS IN
    THIS MATERIAL HAVE AN RQ. SECTION 302 (TPQ): NONE OF THE CHEMICALS
    IN THIS PRODUCT HAVE A TPQ. SARA CODES: CAS # 7681-55-2: ACUTE,
    FLAMMABLE. SECTION 313: NO	CHEMICALS ARE REPORTABLE UNDER SECTION
    313.
Federal Regulatory Information:TSCA: CAS# 7681-55-2 IS LISTED ON THE
    TSCA INVENTORY. HEALTH & SAFETY REPORTING LIST: NONE OF THE
    CHEMICALS ARE ON THE HEALTH & SAFETY REPORTING LIST. CHEMICAL TEST
    RULES: NONE OF THE CHEMICALS IN THI S PRODUCT ARE UNDER A CHEMICAL
    TEST RULE. SECTION 12B: NONE OF THE CHEMICALS ARE UNDER TSCA
    SECTION 12B. TSCA SIGNIFICANT NEW USE RULE: NONE OF THE CHEMICALS
    IN THIS MATERIAL HAVE A SNUR UNDER TSCA. N ONE OF THE CHEMICALS IN
    THIS PRODUCT ARE CONSIDERED HIGHLY HAZARDOUS BY OSHA.
State Regulatory Information:CAS# 7681-55-2 IS NOT PRESENT ON STATE
    LISTS FORM CA, PA, MN, MA, FL, OR NJ. CALIFORNIA NO SIGNIFICANT
    RISK LEVEL: NONE OF THE CHEMICALS IN THIS PRODUCT ARE LISTED.

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