FISHER SCIENTIFIC, CHEMICAL DIV. -- MERCURY  -- 6810-00-281-7450
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:MERCURY
MSDS Date:03/09/1990
FSC:6810
NIIN:00-281-7450
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:FISHER SCIENTIFIC, CHEMICAL DIV.
Address:1 REAGENT LANE
City:FAIR LAWN
State:NJ
ZIP:07410
Country:US
Info Phone Num:201-796-7100
Emergency Phone Num:201-796-7100,800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)
Preparer's Name:GASTON L.PILLORI
CAGE:1B464
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:FISHER SCIENTIFIC CO CHEMICAL MFG DIV
Address:1 REAGENT LN
Box:City:FAIR LAWN
State:NJ
ZIP:07410-2802
Country:US
Phone:201-796-7100/800-766-7000 X3725
CAGE:2G230
Company Name:FISHER SCIENTIFIC CO.  CHEMICAL MFG DIV
Address:1 REAGENT LANE
Box:City:FAIRLAWN
State:NJ
ZIP:07410-2802
Country:US
Phone:201-796-7100
CAGE:1B464

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

Ingred Name:MERCURY (SARA III)
CAS:7439-97-6
RTECS #:OV4550000
Fraction by Wt: 100%
Other REC Limits:NONE RECOMMENDED
OSHA PEL:S, C, 0.1 MG/M3
ACGIH TLV:S, 0.05 MG/M3; 9394
EPA Rpt Qty:1 LB
DOT Rpt Qty:1 LB

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

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50 (ORAL RAT) IS UNKNOWN.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE: SKIN: IRRITATION. ABSORBED
    THROUGH SKIN CAUSING ANURIA. EYE: IRRITATION, CORNEAL INJURY,
    BURNS. INGESTION: IMMEDIATE NECROSIS IN MOUTH, THROAT, ESOPHAGUS,
    STOMACH. DEATH MAY OCCURE. INHALATION:  DYSPNEA, COUGH, FEVER,
    NAUSEA, VOMITING, DIARRHEA, STOMATITIS, SALIVATION, METALLIC TASTE.
    CHRONIC: CNS DISTURBANCE.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:TREMORS, CONVULSIONS, OTHER CNS DISTURBANCES,
    PNEUMONITIS, CHEST PAINS, DYSPNEA, COUGHING, STOMATITIS, GINGIVITIS
    AND LOOSENING OF TEETH, SALIVATION, LOSS OF MEMORY, METALLIC TASTE,
    DIZZINESS, CLUMSIN ESS, SLURRED SPEECH, DIARRHEA, PAIN ANDNUMBNESS
    IN EXTREMITIES, NEPHRITIS, ANXIETY, HEADACHE, WEIGHT LOSS,
    INSOMNIA.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PERSONS WITH A HISTORY OF
    ALCOHOLISM, CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE OR KNOWN ALLERGY TO MERCURY MAY
    BE AT INCREASED RISK FROM EXPOSURE.

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

First Aid:INHALATION: MOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BREATHING GIVE
    CPR/OXYGEN. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. EYE: IMMEDIATELY FLUSH EYES WITH
    PLENTY OF WATER FOR 15 MINUTES HOLDING EYELIDS OPEN. GET MEDICAL
    ATTENTION. SKI N: REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING. WASH SKIN WITH
    PLENTY OF SOAP AND WATER. INGESTION: GET IMMEDIATE MEDICAL
    ATTENTION. A 5% SOLUTION OF SODIUM FORMALDEHYDE SULFOXYLATE MAY BE
    USED TO INDUCE VOMITING.

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

Flash Point:NONE
Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL, CARBON DIOXIDE, HALON, WATER SPRAY,
    STANDARD FOAM. (1987 EMERGENCY RESPONSE GUIDEBOOK, DOT P 5800.4).
Fire Fighting Procedures:FIRE FIGHTERS SHOULD USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA
    AND FULL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT WHEN FIGHTING CHEMICAL FIRE. USE
    WATER SPRAY TO COOL NEARBY FIRE EXPOSED CONTAINERS.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:AVOID BREATHING CORROSIVE AND POISONOUS
    VAPORS. KEEP UPWIND. NEGLIGIBLE FIRE HAZARD WHEN EXPOSED TO HEAT OR
    FLAME.

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

Spill Release Procedures:SMALL SPILL: PICK UP WITH VACUUM EQUIPMENT
    SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED FOR MERCURY PICK UP OR USE MERCURY SPILL KIT.
    LARGE SPILL: EVACUATE AND VENTILATE AREA. IF POSSIBLE, STOP LEAK.
    DIKE TO RETAIN. VACUUM  UP FREE LIQUID. DO NOT TOUCH SPILLED
    MATERIAL.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN SEALED UNBREAKABLE
    POLYETHYLENE CONTAINERS IN A COOL, DRY, WELL VENTILATED AREA AWAY
    FROM HEAT. PROTECT CONTAINERS FROM PHYSICAL DAMAGE.
Other Precautions:THIS CHEMICAL IS SUBJECT TO SARA SECTION 313
    REPORTING. PROVIDE PERIODIC MEDICAL EXAMS FOR THOSE REGULARLY
    EXPOSED TO MERCURY, WITH EMPHASIS ON CNS, SKIN, LUNGS, LIVER,
    KIDNEYS, AND G.I. TRACT.

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

Respiratory Protection:IF VENTILATION DOES NOT MAINTAIN INHALATION
    EXPOSURES BELOW PEL(TLV), USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATORS AS
    PER CURRENT 29 CFR 1910.134, INSTRUCTIONS/WARNINGS AND
    NIOSH-RESPIRATOR DECISION LOGIC-PUBL ICATION NUMBER 87.108.
Ventilation:PROVIDE SUFFICIENT GENERAL/LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION IN
    PATTERN/VOLUME TO CONTROL INHALATION EXPOSURES BELOW OSHA'S PEL.
Protective Gloves:RUBBER
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL SAFETY GOGGLES.
Other Protective Equipment:SEPARATE WORK AND STREET CLOTHING. STORE
    WORK CLOTHING IN SPECIAL LOCKERS. SHOWER BEFORE CHANGING TO STREET
    CLOTHES.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH AFTER HANDLING AND BEFORE EATING,
    DRINKING, OR SMOKING. LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE REUSING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
DO NOT GET ON SKIN, IN EYES OR ON CLOTHING. DO NOT BREATHE VAPORS.

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

HCC:T6
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:674F,357C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:-38F,-39C
Vapor Pres:0.002
Vapor Density:7.0
Spec Gravity:13.5939
Solubility in Water:INSOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS, SILVERY LIQUID WITH METALLIC LUSTER.
    ODORLESS.

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
AMMONIA, METALS, OXYGEN, OXIDANTS, ACETULENE, AMMONIA BORON
    PHOSPHOIODIDE, CHLORINE DIOXIDE, METHYLAZIDE.
Stability Condition to Avoid:EXCESSIVE HEAT.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:THERMAL DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS INCLUDE
    TOXIC MERCURY VAPORS AND OXYGEN.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF WASTE IN ACCODANCE WITH LOCAL, STATE
    AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS. DO NOT INCINERATE, RETURN TO RECLAMATION
    CENTER.

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