NIOSH Pocket Guide entry: Iodoform. Physical description: Yellow to greenish-yellow powder or crystalline solid with a pungent, disagreeable odor. [antiseptic for external use]
Source: CDC/NIOSH: NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards ↗Dust entry
Iodoform
Yellow to greenish-yellow powder or crystalline solid with a pungent, disagreeable odor. [antiseptic for external use]
Airborne form
dust
The form describes what is suspended in air at the point of exposure. A material can produce more than one form, such as dust during handling and fume during heating.
Health effects
Irrit eyes, skin; lass, dizz, nau, inco, CNS depres; dysp; liver, Skin: Soap wash immedTarget organs: Eyes, skin, resp sys, liver, kidneys, heart Swallow: Medical attention immed
Evidence
Controls
- follow the applicable NIOSH REL and OSHA PEL
- use exposure monitoring
- use engineering and work-practice controls
- use appropriate respiratory protection