*  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  *
Respiratory Protection:APPROVED MIST RESPIRATOR, IF MIST INVOLVED.
Ventilation:MECHANICAL
Other Protective Equipment:APPROVED PROTECTIVE WORK CLOTHES
Supplemental Safety and Health
*  Product Identification  *
Product ID:B-LACTAMASE TEST
*  Composition/Information on Ingredients  *
Ingred Name:IODINE
Fraction by Wt: 0.2%
OSHA PEL:C 0.1 PPM
Ingred Name:POTASSIUM IODIDE
Fraction by Wt: 5.3%
Ingred Name:WATER
Fraction by Wt: BAL
*  Hazards Identification  *
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:NOSkin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NOOSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:EYES & SKIN IRRITATION. GASTRIC PAIN,
    VOMITING, SWELLING OF LARYNX
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:LOSS OF APPETITE, DEPRESSION. HYPERSENSITIVITY
    REACTIONS.
*  First Aid Measures  *
    AND CALL PHYSICIAN. REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING. INHALATION:
    REMOVE FROM EXPOSURE. GIVE ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION IF BREATHING HAS
    STOPPED. C ALL PHYSICIAN. INGESTION: RINSE MOUTH. GIVE PLENTY OF
    WATER TO DRINK, IF CONSCIOUS. CALL PHYSICIAN. NOTE: ANY SUSPICION
    OF INFECTION MUST BE REFERRED TO A PHYSICIAN.
*  Fire Fighting Measures  *
Extinguishing Media:CO2, DRY CHEMICAL, WATER
Fire Fighting Procedures:AIR MASK SHOULD BE WORN.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:REACTS VIOLENTLY OR EXPLOSIVELY UPON
    CONTACT WITH ALKALI METALS OR PERCHLORIC ACID. WHEN HEAT, RELEASES
    TOXIC IODINE VAPORS.
*  Accidental Release Measures  *
Spill Release Procedures:WEAR SUITABLE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING, FLUSH TO
    SEWER. WASH SPILL AREA WELL WITH SOAP & WATER. ALTERNATIVELY, PICK
    UP MATERIAL ON INERT ABSORBANT & SWEEP UP.
*Handling and Storage  *
Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN A WELL-CLOSED LIGHT-RESISTANT
    CONTAINER IN A DRY AREA. AVOID CONTACT WITH EYES & PROLONGED
    CONTACT W/SKIN. AVOID BREATHING VAPOR.
Other Precautions:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING. APPROPRIATE
    PRECAUTIONS MUST BE USED IN WORKING WITH THE POTENTIALLY PATHOGENIC
    TEST ORGANISMS ASSOCIATED WITH THE USE OF THIS PRODUCT.
*  Physical/Chemical Properties  *
Spec Gravity:1.0
Evaporation Rate & Reference:EQUAL TO WATER
Solubility in Water:MISCIBLE
Appearance and Odor:TRANSPARENT VIOLET-BLACK SOLUTION
*  Stability and Reactivity Data  *
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG REDUCERS, ACIDS, METALLIC SALTS, ALKALOIDAL SALTS; ACETYLENE,
    ETHYL ALCOHOL, TARTARIC ACID CHLORAL HYDRATE
Stability Condition to Avoid:EXCESSIVE HEAT. CONTACT W/ALKALI METALS,
    PERCHLORIC ACID.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:THERMAL DECOMPOSITION TO YIELD TOXIC
    IODINE, HI
*  Disposal Considerations  *
Waste Disposal Methods:FLUSH LIQUID TO SEWER OR DISPOSE OF ABSORBED
    MATERIAL TO A LANDFILL BY WAY OF A LICENSED CONTRACTOR.
