Product ID:TYTIN, PRECAPSULATED
MSDS Date:01/21/1988
FSC:6520
NIIN:01-070-0470
MSDS Number: BGYNR

KERR MANUFACTURING COMPANY

28200 WICK ROAD
ROMULUS, MI 48174

Emergency Phone: (313) 946-7800

Info Phone: (313) 946-7800

Cage: EO529

KERR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, DIVISION OF SYBRON COR

ROMULUS, MI 48174 US

Telephone: (313) 946-7800

Cage: EO529

MERCURY (SARA III)

CAS: 7439-97-6

RTECS: OV4550000

Fraction By Weight: 50%

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

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:YES
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:EYES/SKIN: MAY CAUSE REDINESS &
IRRITATION. POSSIBLE EYES VISUAL DISTURBANCES & SENSITIZATION
DERMATITIS. INHALATION: MAY CAUSE BRONCHIOLITIS, PNEUMONITIS
PULMONARY EDEMA. IN NERVOUS IRRITABILITY, WEA KNESS, TREMORS,
GINGIVITIS, ERETHISM & GREYING OF LENS OF THE EYE. INGESTION: MAY
CAUSE NEUROTOXIC/NEPHROTOXIC EFFECTS.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:EYES/SKIN: MAY CAUSE REDNESS & IRRITATION.
POSSIBLE EYES VISUAL DISTANCES & SENSITIZATION DERMATITIS.
INHALATION: MAY CAUSE BRONCHIOLITIS, PNEUMONITIS PULMONARY EDEMA,
IN NERVOUS IRRITABILITY, WEAKNES S, TREMORS, GINGIVITIS, ERETHISM &
GREYING OF LENS OF THE EYE. INGESTION: MAY CAUSE
NEUROTOXIC/NEPHROTOXIC EFFECTS.

First Aid:EYE: WASH THROUGHLY W/WATER FOR 15 MIN. HOLDING UPPER & LOWER
EYELIDS. CONSULT PHYSICIAN. SKIN: WASH THROUGHLY W/SOAP & WATER.
CONSULT PHYSICIAN. INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. CONSULT
PHYSICIAN. IN GESTION: CONSULT PHYSICIAN.

Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:HIGH TEMPERATURE INCREASE VAPORIZATION OF
THE MERCURY.

Spill Release Procedures:SWEEP UP AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE USING ABSORBENT
MATERIAL. VACUUM AREA USING SPECIAL MERCURY VACUUM CLEANER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:WASH HANDS THOROUGHLY W. SOAP & WATER
BEFORE EATING, SMOKING, OR USING TOILET FACILITIES.
Other Precautions:USING ACCORDING TO DIRECTIONS.

Respiratory Protection:WHEN WORKING IN AREAS WHICH EXCEED TLV WEAR DUST
MASK W/APPROVED CARTRIDGE FOR MERCURY VAPOR.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST: RECOMMENDED. USE IN A WELL VENTILATED AREA.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS
Eye Protection:SAFETY GLASSES
Other Protective Equipment:MAY USE LAB COAT/APRON.
Work Hygienic Practices:USE GOOD PERSONAL HYGIENE. WASH HANDS
THOROUGHLY W/SOAP & WATER BEFORE EATING, SMOKING/USING TOILET
FACILITIES.
Supplemental Safety and Health

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:674F
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:-38F
Vapor Pres:>1
Spec Gravity:13.35
Appearance and Odor:BLACKISH GREY ALLOY OF SILVER, TIN & COPPER &
ODORLESS.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
HALOGENS, NUTRIC ACID
Stability Condition to Avoid:HIGH TEMERATURES
Hazardous Decomposition Products:MERCURY VAPOR

Waste Disposal Methods:COLLECT SPILLED MATERIAL FOR RECLAMATION USING
COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE MERCURY VAPOR DEPRESSANTS/SPECIALIZED VACUUM
CLEANERS. RETURN TO MANUFACTURER.

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