Product ID:MERCURY
MSDS Date:05/01/1994
FSC:5960
NIIN:00-153-4669
MSDS Number: BWSDB

D.F.GOLDSMITH CHEMICAL & METAL CORP.

909 PITNER AVE.
EVANSTON, IL 60202
US

Emergency Phone: 800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)

Info Phone: 708-869-7800

Cage: 27368

D.F.GOLDSMITH CHEMICAL & METAL CORP.

EVANSTON, IL 60202 US

Telephone: 312-869-7800

Cage: 27368

MERCURY (SARA III) (METALLIC MERCURY)(QUICKSILVER)

CAS: 7439-97-6

RTECS: OV4550000

Fraction By Weight: 100%

OSHA PEL C 0.1 MG/M3; Z-2

ACGIH TLV: S, 0.05 MG/M3; 9394

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:IRRIT.ABSORBED THU SKIN CAUSING
ANURIA.EYE:IRRIT,CORNEAL INJURY/BURNS.INGEST:IMMED NECROSIS IN
MOUTH/THROAT/ESOPHAGUS/STOMACH.DEATH MAY
OCCURE.INHAL:DYSPNEA,COUGH,FEVER,NAUS,VOMIT,DIARR,STOMATITI
S,SALIVATION,METALLIC TASTE. CHRONIC:CNS DISTURBANCES.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:MERCURY IS NOT LISTED BY IARC, NTP, OR
OSHA AS A CARCINOGEN.
Effects of Overexposure:SKIN SENS DERM,ANURIA.EYE IRRIT,CORNEAL
INJURY/BURNS,VISUAL DISTRUB.NECROSIS IN
MOUTH/THROAT/STOMACH/ESOPHAGUS,VILENT PAIN,PROFUSE VOMIT,SEVERE
PURGING,DEATH. DYSPNEA,COUGH,FEVER,NAU,VOMIT,DIARR,STOMA
TITIS,SALIVATOIN,METALLIC TASTE,NECROTIZING BRONCH,PNEUITIS,PPULM
EDEMA,ACIDOSIS,RENAL DAMAGE/FAILURE.TREMORS,CONVUL,DEP
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:EYE:FLUSH W/RUNNING WATER FOR 15MINS PLUS UNDER EYELIDS.
SKIN:REMOVE CONTAMIN CLOTHING. WASH AFFECTED AREA W/SOAP & WATER.
INHAL:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. RESTORE &/OR SUPPORT BREATHING AS
NEEDED. ADMINIST ER OXYGEN FOR CHEM PNEUMONITIS. INGEST:GASTRIC
LAVAGE W/5% SOLUTION OF SODIUM FORMALDEHYDE SULFOXYLATE FOLLOWED BY
2% NAHCO2,FINALLY LEAVE 250CC OF SODIUM FORMALDEHYDE SULFOXYLATE IN
STOMACH.SEE DR.

Extinguishing Media:USE CARBON DIOXIDE, FOAM, DRY CHEMICAL, WATER SPRAY
(1984 EMERGENCY RESPONSE GUIDEBOOK, DOT P5800.3).
Fire Fighting Procedures:FOR LG FIRES USE WATERSPRAY,FOG,OR ALCOHOL
FOAM.MOVE CNTNRS FRM AREA IF POSSIBLE.COOL CNTNRS EXPO TO FLAMES
W/WATER FRM SIDE TIL WELL AFT FIRE IS OUT.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:USE WATER IN FLOODING AMTS AS A FOG.
AVOID BREATHING CORROSIVE & POISONOUS VAPORS. KEEP UPWIND.

Spill Release Procedures:DO NOT TOUCH MATL.STOP LEAK W/O RISK.TAKE UP
W/SANE/OTHER ABSORHBENT MATL.PLACE INTO CNTNRS FOR LATER
DISPOSAL.MAY USE MERCURY SPILL KIT.LG SPILL:DIKE FOR LATER
DISPOSAL.KEEP UNNECESSARY PEOPLE AWAY.I SOLATE HAZ AREA & DENY
ENTRY.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN SEALED UNBREAKABLE
POLYETHYLENE CONTAINERS IN A COOL, DRY, WELL VENTILATED AREA AWAY
FROM HEAT. PROTECT CONTAINERS FROM PHYSICAL DAMAGE.
Other Precautions:THIS CHEMICAL IS SUBJECT TO SARA SECTION 313
REPORTING. PROVIDE PREPLACEMENT AND PERIODIC MEDICAL EXAMS FOR
THOSE REGULARLY EXPOSED TO MERCURY, WITH EMPHASIS ON CNS, SKIN,
LUNGS, LIVER, KIDNEYS AND G. I. TRACT.

Respiratory Protection:SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS CAN BE USED
UP TO 5MG/M3 W/FULL FACEPIECE ABOVE 1MG/M3.POSITIVE PRESSURE TYPE
AIR SUPPLIED BREATHING EQMPT HAS BEEN RECOMMENDED ABOVE 5MG/M3.
Ventilation:PROVIDE ADEQU EXHAU VENTI TO MEET TLV REQMTS IN
WORKPLACE.REDUCE HG TEMP TO LIMIT VAPORIZATION.MIN VAP EXPO W/LOC
EXHAU.
Protective Gloves:RUBBER
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL SAFETY GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:SEPARATE WORK/STREET CLOTH.PROT CLOTH
APPROPR FOR WORK SITUATION.STORE WORK CLOTH IN SPEC LOCKERS.SHOWER
BEF STREET CLOT
Work Hygienic Practices:PROVIDE GOOD PERSONAL HYGIENE PRACTICES AND
RECOMMENDED PROCEDURES.
Supplemental Safety and Health
MATLS TO AVOID:OXIDANTS(BR,PEOXYFORMIC ACID,CHLORINE DIOXIDE,NITRIC
ACID,TETRACARBONYLNICKEL,NITROMETHANE,SILVER PERCHLORATE).

HCC:T6
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:675F,357C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:-38F,-39C
Vapor Pres:0.0012@20C
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 CMPDS;AMMONIA;B;DIIODOPHOSPHIDE;ETHYLENE
OXIDE;METALS(AL,K,LI,NA,RUBIDIUM);METHYL
AZIDE;METHYLSILANE,OXY(SUP)
Stability Condition to Avoid:DOES NOT IGNITE READILY.FLAMM,POISONOUS
GASES MAY ACCUMULATE IN TNKS/HOPPER CARS.MAY IGNITE
COMBUSTIBLES(WOOD,PAPER,OIL)
Hazardous Decomposition Products:THERMAL DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS INCLUDE
TOXIC MERCURY VAPORS AND OXYGEN.

Waste Disposal Methods:RETURN TO RECLAMATION CENTER.

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