Product ID:MERCURY (IC) CHLORIDE
MSDS Date:05/01/1985
FSC:6810
NIIN:00-477-2943
MSDS Number: BRCBH

Emergency Phone: 201-796-7100/201-796-7523

Info Phone: 201-796-7100/201-796-7523

Cage: 1B464

Telephone: 201-796-7100

Cage: 1B464

MERCURY(II) CHLORIDE, MERCURIC CHLORIDE

CAS: 7487-94-7

RTECS: OV9100000

Fraction By Weight: 100%

ACGIH TLV: 0.1 MG/CUM HG

LD50 LC50 Mixture:ORAL LD50 (RAT): 1 MG/KG
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:IMMEDIATELY DANGEROUS TO
LIFE.INHALATION: SORT THROAT, COUGH, FEVER, NAUSEA, VOMITING, MOUTH
INFLAMMATION, SALIVATION, METALLIC TASTE. SKIN: REDNESS,
IRRITATION, SENSITIZATION DERMATITIS. EYES: BURNS INGESTION: MOUTH
NECROSIS, THROAT, ESOPHAGUS & STOMACH, VIOLENT PAIN, VOMITING,
PURGING & GASTROINTESTINAL DISTRESS.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:INHALATION: MERCURIALISM, MOUTH INFLAMMATION,
TEETH LOOSENING, BLUE LINE ON GUMS, PAIN & NUMBNESS IN EXTREMITIES,
MENTAL DEPRESSION, INSOMNIA, HALLUCINATIONS. SKIN: ABSORPTION,
PSYCHIC DISTURBANCES, P ERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY & LIVER/KIDNEY DAMAGE.
INGESTION: RENAL FAILURE LEADING TO DEATH, PERIPHERAL VASCULAR
COLLAPSE.

First Aid:INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF BREATHING STOPS, GIVE
ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION. MAINTAIN AIRWAY & BLOOD PRESSURE.
ADMINISTER OXYGEN IF AVAILABLE. KEEP WARM & AT REST. SKIN: WASH
W/SOAP OR MILD DETER GENT & FLUSH W/WATER. EYES: FLUSH W/PLENTY OF
WATER FOR 10-20 MINS. INGESTION: IF CONSCIOUS, GIVE 2-4 GLASSES OF
WATER & INDUCE VOMITING BY TOUCHING FINGER TO BACK OF THROAT.
OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION.

Flash Point:NON-FLAMMABLE
Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL, CO2, WATER SPRAY, FOG, ALCOHOL FOAM
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS W/FULL
FACEPIECE OPERATED IN PRESSURE-DEMAND OR OTHER POSTIVE PRESSURE
MODE. MOVE CONTAINERS FROM AREA IF POSSIBLE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:USE WATER IN FLOODING AMOUNTS AS FOG.
AVOID BREATHING POISONOUS DUSTS & FUMES FROM BURNING MATERIAL.

Spill Release Procedures:DON'T TOUCH SPILLED MATERIAL. STOP LEAK IF YOU
CAN DO IT WITHOUT RISK. TAKE UP W/SAND OR OTHER ABSORBENT MATERIAL
& PLACE INTO CONTAINERS. MOVE CONTAINERS FROM SPILL AREA. DIKE FAR
AHEAD OF SPILL. KEE P UNNECESSARY PEOPLE AWAY. ISOLATE AREA.

Respiratory Protection:USE APPROPRIATE RESPIRATOR: SUPPLIED-AIR
RESPIRATOR, SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS, SUPPLIED-AIR
RESPIRATOR W/FULL FACEPIECE, HELMET, HOOD, OR TYPE-C OPERATED IN
PRESSURE-DEMAND OR OTHER POSITIVE PRESSURE MODE IN CONTINUOUS-FLOW
MODE.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST TO MEET EXPOSURE LIMITS
Protective Gloves:RECOMMENDED
Eye Protection:SPLASH/DUST RESISTANT SAFETY GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:FACESHIELD, IMPERVIOUS CLOTHING, EYE-WASH
FOUNTAIN
Work Hygienic Practices:REMOVE/LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING & SHOES
BEFORE REUSE.
Supplemental Safety and Health

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:576F/302C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:529F/276C
Spec Gravity:5
pH:4.7
Solubility in Water:6.9%
Appearance and Odor:WHITE CRYSTALS OR POWDER, ODORLESS

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
POTASSIUM, SODIUM
Stability Condition to Avoid:EXTREME TEMPERATURES & PRESSURES
Hazardous Decomposition Products:BOILS AWAY UNCHANGED AT 302C
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization:HAS NOT BEEN REPORTED TO OCCUR UNDER
NORMAL TEMPERATURES & PRESSURES.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE W/LOCAL, STATE, &
FEDERAL REGULATIONS.

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