Product ID:RED OXIDE OF MERCURY
MSDS Date:01/01/1987
FSC:6135
NIIN:01-297-1608
MSDS Number: BMQVT

Emergency Phone: 515-423-1161

Cage: 21139

Telephone: 631-205-1072

Cage: 0BSY9

MERCURIC OXIDE (SARA III)

CAS: 21908-53-2

RTECS: OW8750000

OSHA PEL 0.1 MG HG/M3;SKIN;C

ACGIH TLV: 0.1 MG HG/M3; 9192

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:NO Skin:NO Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:THIS ITEM IS AN ARTICLE. ANY HAZARD
ASSOCIATED WITH IT WOULD RESULT FROM MERCURY VAPOR RELEASED DURING
A FIRE, EXTREME HEAT OR RUPTURE OF THE MERCURY CELL.
Effects of Overexposure:PROLONGED BREATHING OF MERCURY VAPOR WOULD
RESULT IN MUSCLE TREMORS, MENTAL ABERRATIONS AND POSSIBLE DEATH.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:REMOVE FROM SOURCE OF CONTAMINATION. CALL DOCTOR.

Flash Point:NON-FLAMMABLE
Extinguishing Media:USUAL
Fire Fighting Procedures:NONE
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:CELLS MAY EXPLODE OR RUPTURE IN EXTREME
HEAT, RELEASING MERCURY VAPOR.

Spill Release Procedures:UNDER NORMAL USE OF THE CELLS, THERE WILL BE
NO LEAKING OF MERCURY VAPOR. IF LARGE QUANTITIES OF CELLS WERE
RUPTURED (NO FIRE), PERSONNEL MUST BE PROTECTED. PLACE RUPTURED
BATTERIES, CONTMINANTS, SOIL , ETC. IN STEEL BARRELS FOR WASTE
DISPOSAL.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE

Handling and Storage Precautions:AVOID EXTREMELY HIGH TEMPERATURES OR
AREA OF ACUTE FIRE HAZARD.
Other Precautions:NONE

Respiratory Protection:3M MASK 9908. PROTECTION FROM MERCURY VAPOR.
Ventilation:NONE NORMALLY REQUIRED.
Protective Gloves:YES
Eye Protection:YES
Other Protective Equipment:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
NONE

HCC:N1
Spec Gravity:11.14
Solubility in Water:NIL
Appearance and Odor:CYLINDRICAL BATTERY.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
NON-FERROUS METALS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:EXTREME TEMPERATURES.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:MERCURY VAPOR.

Waste Disposal Methods:RETURN SCRAP BATTERIES TO A WASTE DISPOSAL SITE
UTILIZING REDISTILLATION PROCESS FOR RECOVERING MERCURY. FOLLOW ALL
APPLICABLE LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS.

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