Persons not wearing protective equipment or clothing should be restricted from area of spill until clean-up has been completed. Ventilate and dike area of leak or spill. Clean-up personnel require protective clothing and respiratory protection from vapors. Contain and recover liquid when possible. Absorb with vermiculite, dry sand, earth or similar material for disposal as hazardous waste in a RCRA approved facility.
Vapors severely irritate the mucous membranes and respiratory tract.
Excessive tears, rhinitis, tightness in the chest, sore throat, headache and delayed pulmonary edema can result. May cause burning sensations, severe corrosive gastroenteritis abdominal pain, diarrhea, fever, vomiting, stupor and shock. Probable lethal dose is 2 to 4 gm of free iodine. The crystalline form or strong solutions are severe skin irritants. Lesions resemble thermal burns.