Product ID:MERCURY(PART OF A KIT UNIT)
MSDS Date:10/10/1986
FSC:4910
NIIN:00-075-4889
Kit Part:Y
MSDS Number: BCXLG

D.F.GOLDSMITH CHEMICAL & METAL CORP.

909 PITNER AVE.
EVANSTON, IL 60202
US

Emergency Phone: 312-869-7800

Info Phone: 312-869-7800

Cage: 27368

KENT-MOORE TOOL GROUP SUB OF SEALED POWER CORP

WARREN, MI 48092-3499 US

Telephone: 312-869-7800

Cage: 33287

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:ACUTE: SKIN:IRRITATION. ABSORBED
THROUGH SKIN CAUSING ANURIA. EYE:IRRITATION, CORNEAL INJURY OR
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 DISTURBANCES.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT LISTED
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, CLUMSI NESS, SLURRED SPEECH, DIARRHEA, PAIN & NUMBNESS
IN EXTREMITIES, NEPHRITIS, ANXIETY, HEADACHE, WEIGHT LOSS, AND
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:INHALATION: REMOVE 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. SKIN: REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING. WASH SKIN WITH
PLENTY OF SOAP & WATER. INGESTION: GET IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION.
A 5% SOLUTION OF SODIUM FORMALDEHYDE SULFOXYLATE MAY BE USED TO
INDUCE VOMITING.

Flash Point:N0NE
Autoignition Temp:Autoignition Temp Text:NONE
Extinguishing Media:NONE FLAMMMABLE;USE WATERFOG, CARBON DIOXIDE, FOAM,
OR DRY CHEMICAL IF APPLICABLE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:FIRE FIGHTERS SHOULD USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA &
FULL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT WHEN FIGHTING CHEMICAL FIRE. USE WATER
SPRAY TO COOL NEARBY CONTAINERS EXPOSED TO FIRE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:FIRE OR EXCESSIVE HEAT MAY CAUSE
PRODUCTION OF HAZARDOUS VAPORS/MIST.AVOID BREATHING VAPORS.

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 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 PREPLACEMENT AND PERIODIC MEDICAL EXAMS FOR
THOSE REGULARLY EXPOSED TO MERCURY, WITH EMPHASIS ON CNS, SKIN,
LUNGS, LIVER, KIDNEYS AND G. I. TRACT.

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:OBSERVE GOOD PERSONAL HYGIENE PRACTICES AND
RECOMMENDED PROCEDURES.
Supplemental Safety and Health
SEE ADDITIONAL DATA

HCC:T6
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:675F,357C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:-38F,-39C
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
Percent Volatiles by Volume:NEG

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
AVOID AIR,NON-FERROUS METALS- COPPER,ALUMINUM,ETC.
Stability Condition to Avoid:HIGH TEMPERATURES
Hazardous Decomposition Products:THERMAL DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS INCLUDE
TOXIC MERCURY VAPORS AND OXYGEN.

Waste Disposal Methods:DO NOT DISCARD! RETURN TO SUPPLIER FOR RECLAIM.

Transport Information:ITEM IS P/N J-7333-13,A COMPONENT OF P/N
J-7436-02 DIESEL ENGINE TEST KIT. PER MFR:KIT DISCONTINUED 1980.
IMO DOES NOT REGULATE MERCURY IN QUANTITIES< OR = 1 KG, IF
CONTAINED IN AN ARTICLE/INSTRUMENT. BOTTLE CONTAINS 10 OZ OF
MERCURY. TOTAL WEIGHT OF MERCURY PLUS BOTTLE IS 1 LB.

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