ALDON CORPORATION -- IODINE -- - 
=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:IODINE
MSDS Date:03/11/1999
FSC:NIIN:Submitter:D DG
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:ALDON CORPORATION
Address:1533 W HENRIETTA RD
City:AVON
State:NY
ZIP:14414-9508
Country:US
Info Phone Num:716-226-6177
Emergency Phone Num:716-226-6177/800-424-6177
Resp. Party Other MSDS Num.:IX 120
Preparer's Name:MICHEAL RASZEJA
Chemtrec Ind/Phone:(800)424-9300
CAGE:6V042
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:AL-DON CHEMICALS INC
Address:1533 W HENRIETTA RD
Box:City:AVON
State:NY
ZIP:14414-9508
Country:US
Phone:716-226-6177
CAGE:6V042
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
CAGE:63759

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

Ingred Name:IODINE
CAS:7553-56-2
RTECS #:NN1575000
= Wt:100.
OSHA PEL:C1 MG/M3;C0.1 PPM
ACGIH STEL:C1.0 MG/M3;C0.1 PPM

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

LD50 LC50 Mixture:ORAL HUMAN LDLO:2000 MG/KG.(ACGIH 1992)
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:TARGET ORGANS AFFECTED: CIRCULATORY
    SYSTEM AND KIDNEYS. SEVERE LACHRYMATOR. EXTREMELY DESTRUCTIVE TO
    TISSUE OF THE MUCOUS MEMBRANES AND UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT, EYES,
    SKIN. MAY CAUSE SPASM, CHEMICAL P NEUMONITIS, COUGHING, WHEEZING,
    SHORT OF BREATH, HEADACHE, NAUSEA AND VOMITING.
Effects of Overexposure:SEVERE LACHRYMATOR. EXTREMELY DESTRUCTIVE TO
    TISSUE OF THE MUCOUS MEMBRANES AND UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT, EYES,
    SKIN. MAY CAUSE SPASM, CHEMICLAL PNEUMONITIS, COUGHING, WHEEZING,
    SHORT OF BREATH, HEADAC HE, NAUSEA AND VOMITING.

=======================  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 
    WATER SOLUTION. GET IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION. NEVER GIVE
    ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO A N UNCONSCIOUS PERSON. EYES: FLUSH THROUGHLY
    WITH WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES, LIFTING UPPER AND LOWER EYELIDS
    OCCASIONALLY. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH
    AIR. IF BREATHING HAS S TOPPED, GIVE ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION. IF
    BREATHING IS DIFFICULT, GIVE OXYGEN. GET IMMEDIATE MEDICAL
    ATTENTION. SKIN: FLUSH THROUGHLY WITH WATER. GET IMMEDIATE MEDICAL
    ATTENTION.

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

Flash Point:NON-FLAMMABLE
Extinguishing Media:WATER SPRAY IN QUANTITIES DEPENDING UPON THE
    SERIOUSNESS OF THE FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:IN FIRE CONDITIONS, WEAR A NIOSH/MSHA-APPROVED
    SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS AND FULL PROTECTIVE
    CLOTHING.(1996 EMERGENCY RESPONSE GUIDBOOK, DOT P 5800.7, GUIDE
    PAGE NO. 154).
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:SUBLIMES AT ORDINARY TEMPERATURES
    YIELDING A VAPOR, VIOLET IN COLOR AND CORROSIVE TO METALS AND TO
    ALL BODY TISSUES.

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

Spill Release Procedures:RECOVER FOR USE IF NOT CONTAMINATED. WEAR FULL
    PROTECTIVE CLOTHING (SAFETY GOGGLES, GAS MASK AND GLOVES ARE
    RECOMMENDED) AND PROVIDE VENTILATION. COVER WITH LIME OR SODA ASH.
    SWEEP UP AND PLACE IN A 5 -10% SODIUM THIOSULFATE SOLUTION.
Neutralizing Agent:5-10% SODIUM THIOSULFATE SOLUTION.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN A COOL, DRY, WELL-VENTILATED
    AREA AWAY FROM HEAT AND DIRECT SUNLIGHT. WASH THROUGHLY AFTER
    HANDLING. KEEP CONTAINER TIGHTLY CLOSED WHEN NOT IN USE. READ LABEL
    ON CONTAINERBEFORE USING. DO NOT  WEAR CONTACT LENSES WHEN WORKING
    WITH CHEMICALS. KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN.
Other Precautions:AVOID CONTACT WITH SKIN, EYES AND CLOTHING. CONTACT
    WITH SKIN WILL LEAVE YELLOW IDOINE STAIN. USE WITH ADEQUATE
    VENTILATION. REMOVE ALL CONTAMINATED CLOTHING AND SHOES.
    DECONTAMINATE BEFORE REUSE. FOR  LABORATORY USE ONLY. NOT FOR DRUG,
    FOOD, OR HOUSEHOLD USE.

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

Respiratory Protection:IN THE LABORATORY, WORK IN A FUME HOOD OR IF
    IODINE VAPORS ARE PRODUCED IN WORK AREA, WEAR A NIOSH/MSHA
    -APPROVED RESPIRATOR.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST AND MECHANICAL (GENERAL) RECOMMENDED.
Protective Gloves:RUBBER
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL SAFETY GOGGLES.
Other Protective Equipment:SMOCK, APRON, EYE WASH STATION, VENTILATION,
    GOGGLES WITH SIDE SHIELD, PROPER GLOVES, SAFETY SHOWER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
WARDS NATURAL SCIENCE PART NUMBER: 37W2371.

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

HCC:C1
Boiling Pt:=183.9C, 363.F
Melt/Freeze Pt:=112.8C, 235.F
Vapor Pres:0.2 MM HG AT 20C
Vapor Density:4.4(AIR=1)
Spec Gravity:4.93
Evaporation Rate & Reference:SUBLIMES AT ORDINARY TEMP
Solubility in Water:0.029 G PER 100 ML.@ 20C
Appearance and Odor:BLUISH-BLACK SCALES, CRYSTALS, METALLIC LUSTER,
    CHARACTERISTIC ODOR.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:100

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
CONTACT OF GASEOUS AMMONIA OR ITS SOLUTION WITH FREE IODINE SHOULD BE
    AVOIDED TO PREVENT THE FORMATION OF THE EXPLOSIVE "NITROGEN
    IODINE". ACETALDEHYDE SODIUM AZIDE, SODIUM HYDRIDE. CORRODES STEEL.
Stability Condition to Avoid:EXCESSIVE TEMPERATURES OR HEAT WILL
    INCREASE RATE OF SUBLIMATION.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:ELEMENTAL FORM. CANNOT PRODUCE
    DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS.
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization:WILL NOT OCCUR.

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

Toxicological Information:TWA: (CEILING LIMIT) 0.1 PPM; 1 MG/M3 (AIR).
    TO XUCITY: ORAL-HUMAN LDLO; 2000 MG/KG. (ACGIH 1992-93). DANGER!
    CORROSIVE! CAUSES SKIN AND EYE BURNS. MAY BE FATAL IF SWALLOWED.
    CAUSES IRRITATION TO EYES  AND RESPIRATORY TRACT. HARMFUL IF
    INHALED. MAY CAUSE DELAYED LUNG INJURY. SUBLIMES.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSAL MAY BE SUBJECT TO FEDERAL, STATE, OR
    LOCAL LAWS. WORK IN A VENTILATION HOOD. WEAR PROPER SAFETY
    EQUIPMENT, COLLECT WASTE IODINE IN	LARGE BEAKER. COVER WITH LARGE
    VOLUME OF WATER. SLOWLY ADD,  WHILE STIRRING SODA ASH OR SODIUM
    THIOSULFATE TILL IODINE HAS BEEN DISSOLVED AND SOLUTION IS COLORL
    ESS. FLUSH TO SEWER WITH COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF WATER.

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

Transport Information:D.O.T. : CORROSIVE SOLIDS, N.O.S. ,(IODINE),
    CLASS 8, UN 1759, PGI I I.

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