Product ID:TYTIN, PRECAPSULATED
MSDS Date:02/15/1990
FSC:6520
NIIN:01-070-0470
MSDS Number: BJWCB

KERR MANUFACTURING CO

28200 WICK RD
ROMULUS, MI 48174-2623
US

Emergency Phone: 800-424-9300

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, QUICKSILVER

CAS: 7439-97-6

RTECS: OV4550000

Fraction By Weight: 42%

OSHA PEL 0.1 MG/CUM

ACGIH TLV: 0.01 MG/CUM (SKIN)

EPA Report Quantity: 1 LB

DOT Report Quantity: 1 LB

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:NO Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:EYES: MAY CAUSE IRRITATION. SKIN: MAY
CAUSE IRRITATION & SENSITIZATION DERMATITIS. INHALATION: MAY CAUSE
BRONCHIOLITIS & PNEUMONITIS PULMONARY EDEMA. INGESTION: MAY CAUSE
NEUORTOXIC/NEPHROTOXIC EFFECT S.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:IRRITATION, REDNESS, VISUAL DISTURBANCES.
CHRONIC MERCURY POISONING: NERVOUS IRRITABILITY, WEAKNESS, TREMORS,
GINGIVITIS, ERETHISM, GREYING OF LENS OF THE EYE.

First Aid:EYES: WASH THOROUGHLY W/WATER FOR 15 MIN. SKIN: WASH
THOROUGHLY W/SOAP & WATER. INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. OBTAIN
MEDICAL ATTENTION IN ALL CASES.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:DON'T EAT/SMOKE IN AREAS WHERE MERCURY
IS HANDLED/STORED. USE ACCORDING TO DIRECTIONS. USE IN A WELL
VENTILATED AREA.

Respiratory Protection:WEAR DUST MASK W/APPROVED CARTRIDGE FOR MERCURY
VAPOR WHEN WORKING IN AREAS WHICH EXCEED TLV.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST: RECOMMENDED.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS
Eye Protection:SAFETY GLASSES
Other Protective Equipment:LAB COAT/APRON.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH HANDS THOROUGHLY W/SOAP & WATER AFTER
HANDLING/BEFORE EATING, SMOKING, USING TOILET FACILITIES.
Supplemental Safety and Health
APPEARANCE & ODOR CONT'D: SILVERY, MOBILE LIQUID W/NO ODOR.

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:674F
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:-38F
Vapor Pres:>1
Spec Gravity:13.35
Solubility in Water:0.002 G/100G
Appearance and Odor:BLACKISH-GREY POWDER ALLOY OF SILVER, TIN & COPPER
W/NO ODOR. (SEE SUPP)

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
HALOGENS, NITRIC ACID
Stability Condition to Avoid:HIGH TEMPS
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. DISPOSE OF IAW/FEDERAL, STATE &
LOCAL REGULATIONS.

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