Product ID:MERCURY/METALLIC MERCURY/QUICKSILVER
MSDS Date:10/10/1986
FSC:6520
NIIN:00F012244
MSDS Number: BJBZH

HENRY SCHEIN INC

5 HARBOR PARK DRIVE
PORT WASHINGTON, NY 11050

Emergency Phone: (516) 621-4300

Info Phone: (516) 621-4300

Cage: 64682

HENRY SCHEIN INC

PORT WASHINGTON, NY 11050

Telephone: (516) 621-4300

Cage: 64682

MERCURY (SARA III)

CAS: 7439-97-6

RTECS: OV4550000

Fraction By Weight: 100%

OSHA PEL S, C, 0.1 MG/M3

ACGIH TLV: S, 0.05 MG/M3; 9192

EPA Report Quantity: 1 LB

DOT Report Quantity: 1 LB

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:SKIN: IRRITANT/REDNESS/DERMATITIS.
EYE: IRRITANT/CORROSIVE/CORNEAL INJURY/BURNS/VISUAL DISTURBANCES.
INGESTION: NECROSIS IN
MOUTH/THROAT/ESOPHAGUS/STOMACH/PAIN/VOMITING/PERIPHERAL VASCULAR
COLLAPSE/NA USEA/DIARRHEA/DEATH. INHALATION:
COUGH/FEVER/SALIVATION/DYSPNEA/ANOREXIA/DEPRESSION/INSOMINA/HALLUCI
NATIONS.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:SKIN: SENSITIZATION. EYE: VISUAL
DISTURBANCES/CORNEAL INJURY/BURNS. INGESTION: NECROSIS, VOMITING,
PERIPHERAL VASCULAR COLLAPSE & DEATH. INHALATION: STOMATITIS,
BRONCHIOLITIS, PNEUMONITIS, PULMONARY E DEMA. PNEUMOTHORAX,
METALLIC TASTE, DIZZINESS, CONVULSIONS, NUMBNESS, NEPHRITIS,
ANXIETY, SLURRED SPEECH, & DEPRESSION.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:DERMATITIS, SENSITIZATION

First Aid:EYE: FLUSH W/WATER FOR 15 MINUTES. SKIN: WASH AREA W/SOAP &
WATER. REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING. INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH
AIR. RESTORE/SUPPORT BREATHING AS NEEDED. ADMINISTER OXYGEN.
INGESTION: GAS TRIC LAVAGE WITH 5% SOLUTION OF SODIUM FORMALDEHYDE
SULFOXYLATE, FOLLOWED BY 2% SODIUM BICARBONATE & FINALLY LEAVE 250
CC OF THE SODIUM FORMALDEHYDE SULFOXYLATE IN STOMACH. SEEK MEDICAL
ASSISTANCE.

Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL, CO2, WATER SPRAY, FOAM, WATER SPRAY,
FOG, & ALCOHOL FOAM
Fire Fighting Procedures:MOVE CONTAINERS FROM AREA. COOL CONTAINERS
EXPOSED TO FLAMES W/WATER FROM SIDE UNTIL FIRE IS OUT. KEEP UPWIND.
USE WATER IN FLOODING AMOUNTS AS FOG.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:MAY IGNITE COMBUSTIBLES (WOOD, PAPER,
OIL).

Spill Release Procedures:DON'T TOUCH SPILLED MATERIAL. STOP LEAK IF YOU
CAN DO IT W/O RISK. TAKE UP W/SAND/ABSORBENT/PLACE INTO CONTAIENRS
FOR DISPOSAL. MERCURY SPILL KIT MAY ALSO BE USED. DIKE FAR AHEAD OF
SPILL. KEEP UNNECE SSARY PEOPLE AWAY. ISOLATE HAZARD AREA/DENY
ENTRY.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN CLOSED UNBREAKABLE CONTAINERS
IN A COOL, DRY, WELL-VENTILATED AREA. PROTECT CONTAINERS FROM
PHYSICAL DAMAGE. AVOID CONTACT W/EYES.
Other Precautions:DON'T TOUCH SPILLED MATERIAL. AVOID BREATHING
CORROSIVE & POISONOUS VAPORS. KEEP UPWIND.

Respiratory Protection:SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS CAN BE USED
UP TO 5 MG/CUM WITH A FULL FACEPIECE >1 MG/CUM. POSITIVE
PRESSURE-TYPE AIR SUPPLIED BREATHING EQUIPMENT HAS BEEN RECOMMENDED
>5 MG/CUM.
Ventilation:PROVIDE ADEQUATE EXHAUST VENTILATION TO MEET TLV
REQUIREMENTS IN THE WORKPLACE.
Protective Gloves:RUBBER
Eye Protection:SAFETY GLASSES
Other Protective Equipment:SHOWERS
Supplemental Safety and Health
PROVIDE PREPLACEMENT & PERIODIC MEDICAL EXAMS FOR THOSE REGULARY
EXPOSED TO MERCURY WITH EMPHASIS DIRECTED TO CNS, SKIN LUNGS,
LIVER, KIDNEYS, & GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT.

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:675F
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:-38F
Vapor Pres:0.0012
Vapor Density:7.0
Spec Gravity:13.6
Solubility in Water:INSOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:SILVER-WHITE, HEAVY MOBILE, LIQUID METAL

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
AMMONIA, BORON, ACETYLINIC CPDS, ETHYLENE OXIDE, METALS, METHYL AZIDE,
METHYLSILANE, OXIDANTS, OXYGEN, DIIODOPHOSPHIDE
Stability Condition to Avoid:FLAMES, HEAT
Hazardous Decomposition Products:TOXIC MERCURY VAPORS & POISONOUS
GASES.

Waste Disposal Methods:MERCURY EVAPORATES VERY SLOWLY. SPILLED MERCURY
FORMS MANY TINY GLOBULES THAT WILL EVAPORATE FASTER THAN A SINGLE
POOL & CAN DEVELOP A SIGNIFICANT CONCENTRATION OF VAPORS IN AN
UNVENTILATED AREA. SUCH VAPORS CAN BE POISONOUS.

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