=====================  Product Identification  =====================

MSDS NAME:SODIUM IODATE
NIIN:00N092237
Status Code:A
MSDS Number: CJRJV
=== Responsible Party ===
Company:MALLINCKRODT INC
Box:M
City:PARIS
State:KY
ZIP:40361
Country:US
Info Phone Num:314-982-5000
Emergency Phone Num:314-982-5000
CAGE:MALIN
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company:MALLINCKRODT INC
Box:M
City:PARIS
State:KY
ZIP:40361
Country:US
Phone:314-982-5000
CAGE:MALIN

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

Name:IODIC ACID (HIO3), SODIUM SALT
CAS:7681-55-2
RTECS #:NN1400000

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

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:NO	Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE: INHALATION: NO ADVERSE EFFECTS
    EXPECTED. INGESTION: MAY CAUSE GASTROINTESTINAL UPSET WITH SYMPS OF
    ABDOMINAL PAIN, VOMITING, AND DIARRHEA. ANIMAL EXPERIMENTS SUGGEST
    A POTENTIAL FOR KIDNEY AND	BLOOD CELL DAMAGE, SIMILAR TO THAT OF
    THE BROMATES AND CHLORATES. SKIN CONTACT: POSSIBLE IRRITATION OR
    REDDENING OF MOIST SKIN ON PROLONGED CONTACT. EYE CONTACT: NO
    ADVERSE EFFECTS EXPECTED BUT DUST M AY CAUSE MECHANICAL IRRITATION.
    CHRONIC: MAY AFFECT SPLEEN, KIDNEYS OR LIVER AFTER PROLONGED
    EXPOSURE.
Effects of Overexposure:SEE HEALTH HAZARDS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PERSONS WITH IMPAIRED KIDNEY
    FUNCTION MAY BE MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE EFFECTS OF THE SUBSTANCE.

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

First Aid:INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION FOR
    ANY BREATHING DIFFICULTY. INGESTION: IF SWALLOWED, INDUCE VOMITING
    IMMEDIATELY BY GIVING TWO GLASSES OF WATER AND STICKING FINGER DOWN
    THROAT . NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO AN UNCONSCIOUS PERSON.
    CALL PHYSICIAN IMMEDIATELY. SKIN: REMOVE ANY CONTAMINATED CLOTHING.
    WASH SKIN WITH SOAP OR MILD DETERGENT AND WATER FOR AT LEAST 15
    MINUTES. GE T MEDICAL ATTENTION IF IRRIT DEVELOPS OR PERSISTS. EYE:
    WASH WITH PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. IF IRRIT
    DEVELOPS, GET MEDICAL ATTENTION.

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

Extinguishing Media:USE ANY MEANS SUITABLE FOR EXTINGUISHING FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:IN EVENT OF FIRE, WEAR FULL PROTECTIVE
    CLOTHING AND NIOSH-APPROVED SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS WITH
    FULL FACEPIECE OPERATED IN THE PRESSURE DEMAND OR OTHER POSITIVE
    PRESSURE MODE. WATER SPRAY M AY BE USED TO KEEP FIRE EXPOSED
    CONTAINERS COOL
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NOT CONSIDERED TO BE AN EXPLOSION HAZARD.
    NOT COMBUSTIBLE, BUT SUBSTANCE IS A STRONG OXIDIZER AND ITS HEAT OF
    REACTION WITH REDUCING AGENTS OR COMBUSTIBLES MAY CAUSE IGNITION.

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

Spill Release Procedures:VENTILATE AREA OF LEAK OR SPILL. CLEAN-UP
    PERSONNEL MAY REQUIRE RESPIRATORY PROTECTION FROM DUST. SPILLS:
    SWEEP UP AND CONTAINERIZE FOR RECLAMATION OR DISPOSAL.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:DANGER! STRONG OXIDIZER. CONTACT WITH
    OTHER MATERIAL MAY CAUSE FIRE. MAY BE HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED. KEEP
    FROM CONTACT WITH CLOTHING AND OTHER COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS. STORE
    IN A TIGHTLY CLOSED CONTAINER.  REMOVE AND WASH CONTAMINATED
    CLOTHING PROMPTLY.
Other Precautions:KEEP IN A TIGHTLY CLOSED CONTAINER. STORE IN A COOL,
    DRY, VENTILATED AREA AWAY FROM SOURCES OF HEAT, MOISTURE, AND
    INCOMPATIBLE SUBSTANCES. PROTECT CONTAINER FROM PHYSICAL DAMAGE.

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

Respiratory Protection:FOR CONDITIONS OF USE WHERE EXPOSURE TO THE DUST
    IS APPARENT, A NIOSH APPROVED DUST/MIST RESPIRATOR MAY BE WORN. FOR
    EMERGENCIES, A NIOSH APPROVED SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS
    MAY BE NECESSARY.
Ventilation:A LOCAL EXHST SYS WHICH CAPTURES CONTAMINANT AT ITS SOURCE
    IS RECOMMENDED TO PVNT DISPERSION OF CONTAMINANT INTO WORKROOM AIR.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:ANSI APPROVED CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER MEETING ANSI DESIGN
    CRITERIA . CLEAN BODY-COVERING CLOTHING.
Work Hygienic Practices:CONTACT LENSES SHOULD NOT BE WORN WHEN WORKING
    WITH THIS MATERIAL.
Supplemental Safety and Health
PHYSICAL DATA: DENSITIY: 4.28.

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

Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:DECOMPOSES
Evaporation Rate & Reference:NO INFORMATION FOUND
Solubility in Water:9 GM IN 100 GM OF WATER
Appearance and Odor:WHITE POWDER. ODORLESS.

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ALUMINUM, ORGANIC COMPOUNDS, CARBON, HYDROGEN PEROXIDE, SULFIDES.
Stability Condition to Avoid:STABLE UNDER ORDINARY CONDITIONS OF USE
    AND STORAGE.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:IODINE AND OXIDES OF SODIUM.

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

Toxicological Information:NO LD50/LC50 INFORMATION FOUND RELATING TO
    NORMAL ROUTES OF OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:WHATEVER CANNOT BE SAVED FOR RECLAMATION MAY BE
    DELIVERED TO AN APPROVED WASTE DISPOSAL FACILITY. ENSURE COMPLIANCE
    WITH LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS.

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

Transport Information:DOT HAZARD CLASS: OXIDIZER.

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