Product ID:THERMOMETER - INDUSTRIAL 5,7,9 OR 12" CASE
MSDS Date:10/26/1990
FSC:6685
NIIN:00-242-2126
Status Code:A
MSDS Number: CKYSD

Emergency Phone: 800-424-9300

Info Phone: 800-424-9300 (CHEMTREC)

Cage: 14449

Telephone: 631-207-0900

Cage: 14449

MERCURY

CAS: 7439-97-6

RTECS: OV4550000

OSHA PEL 0.05 MG/M3

ACGIH TLV: 0.025 MG/M3

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:INHALATIONS OF HIGH CONCENTRATIONS OF
MERCURY VAPOR CAN CAUSE KIDNEY, LIVER AND CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
DAMAGE. ACUTE POISONING THRU MASSIVE INHALATION IS RARE. CHRONIC
EXPOSURE OVER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME MAY CAUSE TREMORS,
IRRITABILITY, KIDNEY, LIVER AND CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DAMAGE.
PERSONS WITH CHRONIC DISEASE OR IN POOR HEALTH, SHOULD BE EXCLUDED
FROM MERCURY WORK AREA.
Effects of Overexposure:INHALATION OF MERCURY VAPORS: CAN CAUSE KIDNEY,
LIVER AND CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DAMAGE. SYMPTONS ARE, COUGH,
FEVER, METALLIC TASTE. CHRONIC: TREMORS, IRRITABILITY, KIDNEY,
LIVER AND CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DAMAGE.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PERSONS WITH CHRONIC DISEASE OR IN
POOR HEALTH, SHOULD BE EXCLUDED FROM MERCURY WORK AREA.

First Aid:IN ALL CASES OF OVEREXPOSURE CONSULT A PHYSICIAN.

Flash Point:NON FLAMMABLE
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:MERCURY IS NOT COMBUSTIBLE, BUT WILL
VAPORIZE RAPIDLY WHEN HEATED, CREATING TOXIC FUMES.

Spill Release Procedures:TAKE UP WITH ABSORBANT MATERIALS, AND PLACE IN
CONTAINER FOR LATER DISPOSAL OR RECLAMATION.

Handling and Storage Precautions:INSPECT THERMOMETER FOR DAMAGE BEFORE
HANDLING OR STORAGE.
Other Precautions:HANDLE AND STORE WITH CARE.

Respiratory Protection:NONE NORMALLY REQUIRED. WHEN HANDLING A BROKEN
THERMOMETER OR WORKING WITH MERCURY AT HIGH TEMPERATURES, SHOULD
WEAR A NIOSH-MESA CERTIFIED RESPIRATOR OR MASK.
Ventilation:LOCAL AND MECHANICAL EXHAUST.
Protective Gloves:YES
Eye Protection:YES, GLASSES.
Supplemental Safety and Health
MERCURY IS ENCLOSED IN THE THERMOMETER, AND SUCH THERE IS NO HAZARD IN
HANDLING IT. IF THERMOMETER IS BROKEN, ALL NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS
MUST BE TAKEN TO AVOID OVEREXPOSURE. EACH THERMOMETER CONTAINS 0
.45 CC OF MERCURY.

HCC:Z2
Boiling Pt:=357.8C, 676.F
Melt/Freeze Pt:=-38.7C, -38.F
Vapor Pres:0.0019 @ 68F
Vapor Density:7.0
Spec Gravity:13.54
Solubility in Water:INSOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:SILVER WHITE LIQUID METAL, ODORLESS

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
MERCURY WILL READILY FORM AMALGAMS WITH SILVER & GOLD.
Stability Condition to Avoid:STABLE
Hazardous Decomposition Products:MERCURY FUMES AND MERCURY COMPOUNDS
ARE INDUSTRIAL POISONS.
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization:WILL NOT OCCUR.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSAL MUST BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL,
STATE OR LOCAL LAWS.

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