Product ID:M80341 MERCURY THERMOMETER
MSDS Date:10/10/1986
FSC:6685
NIIN:00F014587
MSDS Number: BJVMJ

D.F. GOLDSMITH CHEMICAL & METAL CORP.

909 PITNER AVENUE
EVANSTON, IL 60202

Emergency Phone: (312) 869-7800

Info Phone: (312) 869-7800

Cage: DFGOL

D.F.GOLDSMITH CHEMICAL & METAL CORP.

EVANSTON, IL 60202 US

Telephone: 312-869-7800

Cage: 27368

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: REDNESS, IRRITATION,
SENSITIZATION, & DERMATITIS. EYE: IRRITANT, CORNEAL INJURY, BURNS,
& CORROSIVE. INGESTION: NECROSIS IN MOUTH/THROAT/ESOPHAGUS/STOMACH,
VIOLENT PAIN, VOMITING, PURGING, UREMI A & DEATH. INHALATION:
DYSPNEA, COUGH, FEVER, NAUSEA, DIARRHEA, SALIVATION, STOMATITIS, &
METALLIC TASTE.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:INHALATION: BRONCHIOLITIS, PNEUMONITIS,
PULMONARY EDEMA, PNEUMOTHORAX, CONVULSIONS, SLURRED SPEECH &
DIZZINESS. MERCURY VAPOR DUST CAUSES MERCURIALISM, TREMORS,
NUMBNESS, NEPHRITIS, DIARRHEA, ANXIETY, HEADACHE, WEIGHT LOSS,
INSOMNIA, HALLUCINATION, MENTAL DETERIORATION/DEPRESSION, &
ANOREXIA. EYE: VISUAL DISTURBANCES.

First Aid:EYES: FLUSH W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINS. SKIN:
WASH THOROUGHLY W/SOAP & WATER. INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR.
GIVE CPR OR OXYGEN IF NEEDED. INGESTION: GASTRIC LAVAGE W/5%
SOLUTION OF SODI UM FORMALDEHYDE SULFOXYLATE, FOLLOWED BY 2% SODIUM
BICARBONATE, & FINALLY LEAVE 250CC OF THE SODIUM FORMALDEHYDE
SULFOXYLATE IN THE STOMACH. OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IN ALL CASES.

Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL, CO2, WATER SPRAY, ALCOHOL FOAM
Fire Fighting Procedures:MOVE CONTAINER FROM AREA. COOL EXPOSED
CONTAINER W/WTER. KEEP UPWIND, USE WATER IN FLOODING AMOUNTS AS A
FOG.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:MAY BURN BUT DOES NOT IGNITE READILY.
FLAMMABLE, POISONOUS GASES MAY ACCUMULATE IN TANKS & HOPPER CARS.
MAY IGNITE COMBUSTIBLES (WOOD, PAPER, OIL).

Spill Release Procedures:STOP LEAK IF POSSIBLE W/O RISK. TAKE UP W/SAND
OR OTHER ABSORBENT MATERIAL & PLACE INTO CONTAINERS FOR LATER
DISPOSAL. A MERCURY SPILL KIT MAY ALSO BE USED FOR SMALL SPILLS.
FOR LARGER SPILL DIKE FAR AHEAD OF SPILL FOR DISPOSAL. ISOLATE
SPILL AREA.

Handling and Storage Precautions:DON'T TOUCH SPILLED MATERIAL. AVOID
CONTACT WW/EYES. STORE IN CLOSED UNBREAKABLE CONTAINERS IN A COOL,
DRY, WELL-VENTILATED AREA AWAY FROM HEAT.
Other Precautions:PROTECT CONTAINERS FROM PHYSICAL DAMAGE. STORE WORK
CLOTHING IN SPECIAL LOCKERS. AVOID BREATHING CORROSIVE & POISONOUS
VAPORS.

Respiratory Protection:SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS CAN BE USED
UP TO 5 MG/CUM W/A FULL FACEPIECE. POSITIVE PRESSURE-TYPE AIR
SUPPLIED BREATHING EQUIPMENT HAS BEEN RECOMMENDED.
Ventilation:PROVIDE ADEQUATE LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION TO KEEP TO REDUCE THE TEMPS OF MERCURY TO LIMIT VAPORIZATION & VAPORS.
Protective Gloves:RUBBER
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL SAFETY GLASSES
Other Protective Equipment:PROTECTIVE CLOTHING, SHOWER
Work Hygienic Practices:SEPARATE WORK & STREET CLOTHING. SHOWERS TO BE
TAKEN BEFORE CHANGING TO STREET CLOTHES.
Supplemental Safety and Health
PROVIDE PREPLACEMENT/PERIODIC MEDICAL EXAMS FOR THOSE REGULARLY EXPOSED
TO MERCURY, W/EMPHASIS ON CNS, SKIN, LUNGS, LIVER, KIDNEYS, & G.I.
TRACT. MERCURY VAPORS DIFFUSE THROUGH ALVEOLAR MEMBRANES INTO THE
BLOOD & TRANSPORTED TO BODY TISSUEINCLUDING THE BRAIN, IRRITATES
THE CNS W/TREMORS/NEUROPSYCHIATRIC DISTRUBANCES.

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
ACETYLINIC CMPS, BORON, DIIODOPHOSPHIDE, ETHYLENE OXIDE, METALS, METHYL
AZIDE, METHYLSILANE, OXYGEN, OXIDANTS, AMMONIA
Stability Condition to Avoid:HEAT SOURCES
Hazardous Decomposition Products:POISONOUS TOXIC MERCURY VAPORS &
OXYGEN.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE W/LOCAL, STATE, &
FEDERAL REGULATIONS. MERCURY EVAPORATES SLOWLY. SPILLED MERCURY
FORMS TINY GLOBULES THAT WILL EVAPORATE FASTER THAN A SINGLE POOL &
CAN DEVELOP A SIGNIFICANT CONCENTRATION OF VAPORS IN UNVENTILATED
AREAS.

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