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

MSDS NAME:IODINE SOLUTION FOR GRAM'S STAIN (SEE SUPPL)
Status Code:A
Kit Part:Y
MSDS Number: CLFXG
=== Responsible Party ===
Company:WARDS NATURAL SCIENCE ESTABLISHMENT INC
Address:5100 W HENRIETTA RD
City:ROCHESTER
State:NY
ZIP:14692
Country:US
Info Phone Num:(716) 359-2502 OR 800-962-2660
Emergency Phone Num:716-226-6177
Resp. Party Other MSDS Num.:IX 180
Preparer's Name:MICHAEL RASZEJA
Chemtrec Ind/Phone:(800)424-9300
CAGE:63759
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company: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-P-3705
CAGE:63759

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

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

Name:POTASSIUM IODIDE
CAS:7681-11-0
Code:F
RTECS #:TT2975000

Name:WATER
CAS:7732-18-5
Code:F
RTECS #:ZC0110000

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

Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:CONTACT WITH FUMES OR SOLUTION IS
    INTENSELY IRRITATING TO EYES, SKIN AND MUCUS MEMBRANES. MAY CAUSE
    DELAYED LUNG INURY. INGEATION OF LARGE QUANTITIES CAUSES ABDOMINAL
    PAIN, VOMITING AND DIARRHEA. IN S EVERE CASES PRUGING, EXCESSIVE
    THIRST AND CIRCULATORY FAILURE MAY DEVELOP.
Effects of Overexposure:CONTACT AS FUMES OR SOLUTION IS INTENSELY
    IRRITATING TO EYES, SKIN AND MUCOUS MEMBRANES. MAY CAUSE DELAYED
    LUNG INJURY. INGESTION: OF LARGE QUANTITIES CAUSES ABDOMINAL PAIN,
    VOMITING AND DIARRHEA. IN  SEVERE CAUSES PURGING, EXCESSIVE THRIST
    AND CIRCULATORY FAILURE MAY DEVELOP.

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

First Aid:INGESTION: IF SWALLOWED, IF CONSCIOUS, GIVE ONE OR TWO
    GLASSES OF MILK, FOLLOWED BY A STARCH, FLOUR OR EGG WHITE, AS A
    SOLUTION. GET IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION.	EYES: IN CASE OF
    CONTACT, FLUSH EYES  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 RESPI RATION. GET IMMEDIATE MEDICAL
    ATTENTION. SKIN: FLUSH THOROUGHLY WITH WATER.

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

Flash Point:NON-FLAMMABLE
Extinguishing Media:USE ANY MEDIA SUITABLE FOR EXTINGHISHING 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 COLORED FUMES OF IODINE. IODINE IS CORROSIVE TO METALS AND
    TO ALL BODY TISSUE.

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

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

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:DISPOSAL- SLOWLY ADD, WHILE STIRRING
    SODA ASH OR SODIUM THIOSULFATE TILL ALL OF THE IODINE HAS BEEN
    DISSOLVED & SOLUTION IS COLORLESS. FLUSH TO SEWER WITH COPIOUS
    AMOUNTS OF WATER. STORAGE:- STORE IN  A COOL, DRY, WELL-VENTILATED
    AREA. REMOVE ALL CONTAMINATED CLOTHING & SHOES. KEEP CONTAINER
    CLOSED.
Other Precautions:READ LABEL BEFORE USING. DO NOT WEAR CONTACT LENSES
    WHEN WORKING WITH CHEMICALS. AVOID CONTACT WITH SKIN & EYES. 
    CONTACT WITH SKIN WILL LEAVE YELLOW IODINE STAN.  FOR LABORATORY
    USE ONLY. NOT FOR DRU G, HOUSEHOLD, OR FOOD USE. KEEP OUT OF REACH
    OF CHILDREN.

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

Respiratory Protection:NONE SHOULD BE NEEDED IN NORMAL LABORATORY
    HANDLING AT ROOM TEMPERATURE. IF NEEDED, WORK IN A FUME HOOD.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST: RECOMMENDED. 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 BEFORE RESUE.  WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER
    HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
KIT PARTS: DEXTROSE, MONOHYDRATE, SODIUM HYDROXIDE (0.1M)# 1172, IODINE
    SOLUTION FOR GRAM'S STAIN IX 180, MAGNESIUM SULFATE MM 230, STARCH,
    SOLUBLE, #SS 940, SODIUM SULFATE, ANHYDROUS #SS 830, PHENOLP
    HTHALEIN PH INDICATOR # 160, SODIUM BICARBONATE #SS 270, PICCOLYTE
    II.  KIT: MAPLE FORENSIC SCIENCE LAB/#36W6008

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

HCC:T6
Boiling Pt:=100.C, 212.F
Melt/Freeze Pt:=0.C, 32.F
Vapor Pres:IODINE 1 MM @38.7C
Vapor Density:0.7 (WATER
Spec Gravity:1
Evaporation Rate & Reference:GREATER THAN 1 (ETHER=1)
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 HYDROXIDE.
Stability Condition to Avoid:EXCESSIVE TEMPERATURE OR HEAT.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:FREE IODINE.

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

Toxicological Information:THRESHOLD LIMITED VALUE: NONE ESTABLISHED FOR
    THIS SOLUTION. (ACGIH 1983-94). TOXICITY: ORAL-HUMAN. TWA: AS
    IODINE (CEILING LIMIT) 0.1 PPM; 1 MG/M3 (AIR) LDLO: 2000 MG/KG.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:DISCHARGE,TREATMENT,OR DISPOSAL MAY BE SUBJECT
    TO FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL LAWS.THESE DISPOSAL GUIDE LINES ARE
    INTENDED FOR CATALOG-SIZE QUANTITIES ONLY. WORK IN A VENTILATION
    HOOD & WEARING PROPER SAF ETY EQUIPMENT, COLLECT WASTE IODINE IN A
    LARGE BEAKER. COVER WITH A LARGE VOLUME OF WATER.

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

Transport Information:DOT: NON-REGULATED.

=======================  Other Information  =======================

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