Product ID:MERCURY IN GLASS THERMOMETER
MSDS Date:01/01/1991
FSC:6685
NIIN:00-245-7718
MSDS Number: BPRDX

WEKSLER INSTRUMENTS CORP

80 MILL ROAD
FREEPORT, NY 11520-0808
US

Emergency Phone: (516)623-0100 800424-9300

Info Phone: (516)623-0100

Preparer: DEANNE M. EMORY

Cage: 64467

WEKSLERIGLASS THERMOMETER CORP

FREEPORT, NY 11520 US

Telephone: 516-623-0100

Cage: 64467

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; 9293

EPA Report Quantity: 1 LB

DOT Report Quantity: 1 LB

LD50 LC50 Mixture:TLV=0.05MG/M3
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE:INHALATION OF HIGH LEVELS OF
MERCURY VAPOR CAN LEAD TO SEVERE RESPIRATORY IRRITATION, POSSIBLY
RESULTING IN KIDNEY, LIVER OR CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DAMAGE OR
DEATH.CHRONIC:GUM AND MOUTH IRRITATI ON, DERMATITIS, ALLERGIES, IN
ADDITION TO THOSE PREVOUSLY MENTIONNED.
Effects of Overexposure:ACUTE:CHEST PAIN, COUGHING, BREATHING
DIFFICULTY. CHRONIC:EXCESS SALIVATION, METALLIC TASTE, GINGIVITIS,
IRRITABILITY, TREMORS, DEPRESSION, PERSONALITY CHANGES,
NERVOUSNESS, STOMATITIS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PERSONS WITH CHRONIC DISEASES(EG.
TUBERCULOSIS, KIDNEY DISEASE, LIVER DISEASE, ALCOHOLISM) OR WHOM
ARE IN POOR PHYSICAL CONDITION.

First Aid:CONTACT A QUALIFIED PHYSICIAN!INHAL:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR.GIVE
OXYGEN IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT.EYES:WASH EYES, UPPER AND LOWER
LIDS WITH WATER FOR 15 MINUTES.MERCURY IRRITATES EYES AND MUCUOUS
MEMBRANE S. CONSULT WITH A PHYSICIAN.SKIN:WASH WITH SOAP AND WATER.
MERCURY IS ABSORBED THROUGH UNDAMAGED SKIN.INGEST:DO NOT INDUCE
VOMITING. CONSULT WITH A PHYSICIAN.

Extinguishing Media:NON-FLAMMABLE. USE APPROPRIATE MEDIA FOR THE
SURROUNDING FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE SELF CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS WITH
FULL FACE PIECE IN POSITIVE PRESSURE MODE ONLY.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:AT HIGH TEMPERARURES, MERCURY VAPORIZES
TO FORM HIGHLY TOXIC, ODORLESS, COLORLESS FUMES.

Spill Release Procedures:USE APPROPRIATE RESPIRATORY PROTECTION AND
PROTECTIVE CLOTHING IF PEL IS EXCEEDED.VACUUM SPILLS WITH A
FILTERED EXHAUST.DO NOT DRY SWEEP! USE A MERCURY
DECONTAMINANT.AVOID CONTACT WITH MERCURY.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:USE PROPER CARE IN HANDLING AND
STORING THERMOMETER.

Respiratory Protection:NONE NORMALLY NEEDED.
Ventilation:NO SPECIAL REQUIREMENT.
Protective Gloves:IF SPILLED, USE IMPERVIOUS GLOVES.
Eye Protection:IF SPILLED, USE SPLASH GOGGLES.
Other Protective Equipment:IF SPILLED, USE TIGHTLY WOVEN WORK
CLOTHES(EG.TYVEK), WHICH FIT TIGHTLY ABOUT THE NECK,WRISTS AND
ANKLES SHOULD BE WORN.
Work Hygienic Practices:IF SPILLED, WASH CLOTHING. THERE SHOULD BE NO
EATING, FOOD OR TOBACCO SHOULD BE IN THE AREA.
Supplemental Safety and Health

HCC:Z2
Boiling Pt:=357.2C, 675.F
Vapor Pres:.0012@68F
Vapor Density:1.015
Spec Gravity:13.59
Solubility in Water:NEGLIGIBLE
Appearance and Odor:SILVER METALLIC LIQUID, MOBILE AND ODORLESS
Percent Volatiles by Volume:100

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
HALOGENS,NITRIC ACID,AMMONIA GAS,ALUMINUM,ACETYLENE AND ACETYLENE
PRODUCTS.MERCURY FORMS AMALGAMS WITH SILVER AND GOLD.
Stability Condition to Avoid:HIGH HEAT AND TEMPERATURES.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:MERCURY VAPORS ARE HIGHLY TOXIC.

Waste Disposal Methods:REMOVE MERCURY AND MATERIALS WHICH HAVE COME IN
CONTACT WITH MERCURY FOR PROPER DISPOSAL. DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE
WITH PROPER FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS. DO NOT PUT IN
GARBAGE, SEWER OR INC INERATOR. MERCURY IS RECYCLABLE.

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