LAB CHEM INC -- 262 LC16600 MERCURIC CHLORIDE SOLUTIONS
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Material Safety Data Sheet
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MSDS Num: CJMDC
MSDS NAME: 262 LC16600 MERCURIC CHLORIDE SOLUTIONS
Responsible Party
Name: LAB CHEM INC
Address: 200 WILLIAM PITT WAY
City: PITTSBURGH PA 15238
Info Phone: 412-826-5230
Emergency Phone Number: 412-826-5230
Preparer's Name: AL BERANEK
Review Ind: Y
Published: Y
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Contractor Summary
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Name: LAB CHEM INC
Address: 200 WILLIAM PITT WAY
City: PITTSBURGH PA 15238
Phone: 412-826-5230
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Ingredients
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Cas: 7732-18-5
RTECS #: ZC0110000
Name: WATER
% Wt: BALANCE
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Cas: 7487-94-7
RTECS #: OV9100000
Name: MERCURIC CHLORIDE
% low Wt: 5.
% high Wt: 6.5
OSHA PEL: see Table Z-2
ACGIH TLV: 0.025 MG/M3
ACGIH STEL: NOT ESTABLISHED
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Health Hazards Data
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LD50 LC50 Mixture: ORAL LD50(RAT): 1 MG/KG
Route Of Entry Inds - Inhalation: YES
Skin: YES
Ingestion: YES
Carcinogenicity Inds - NTP: NO
IARC: NO
OSHA: NO
Effects of Exposure: INHALATION: HIGH DUST CONCENTRATIONS MAY CAUSE DELAYED
PULMONARY EDEMA. SKIN: IRRITATION, SENSITIZATION, DERMATITIS. EYES: SEVERE
BURNS. INGESTION: NECROSIS TO THE MOUTH& ENTIRE GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT .
OVEREXPOSURE MAY CAUSE INFLAMMATION OF THE MOUTH. CONJUNCTIVITIS. DISORDERS
OF GASTROINESTINAL, KIDNEY & LIVER. MERCURY POISONING.
Signs And Symptions Of Overexposure: COUGHING, DYSPNEA, LABORED BREATHING,
REDNESS, IRRITATION, BURNS, PAIN, VOMITING, PURGING, INFLAMMATION, LOOSENING
OF TEETH, BLUE LINE ON GUMS, NEPHRITIS, DIARRHEA, MENTAL DEPRESSION, METALLIC
TASTE, GINGIVITIS, PYORRHEA
First Aid: INHALATION: MOVE TO FRESH AIR. GIVE ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION IF
NECESSARY. KEEP WARM & AT REST. SKIN: WASH W/SOAP & WATER, FLUSH
W/WATER UNTIL CHEMICAL IS GONE ABOUT 15-20 MINS. EYES: FLUSH W/LARGE AMOU NTS
OF WATER 15-20 MINS. INGESTION: IF CONSCIOUS, GIVE 2-4 GLASSES OF WATER,
INDUCE VOMITING BY TOUCHING FINGER TO BACK OF THROAT. OBTAIN MEDICAL
ATTENTION IN ALL CASES.
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Handling and Disposal
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Spill Release Procedures: ABSORB W/VERMICULITE/INERT ABSORBENT; SAND,
DIATOMACEOUS EARTH. SCOOP WASTE INTO SUITABLE CONTAINER/PLASTIC & LABEL
FOR LATER DISPOSAL. KEEP OUT OF SEWERS & WATER SOURCES.
Waste Disposal Methods: DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE W/LOCAL, STATE & FEDERAL
REGULATIONS.
Handling And Storage Precautions: STORE UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS AT ROOM
TEMPERATURES.
Other Precautions: DON'T ALLOW SPILLED MATERIAL TO CONTAMINATE WATER SOURCES.
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Fire and Explosion Hazard Information
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Flash Point Text: NONFLAMMABLE
Extinguishing Media: DRY CHEMICAL, CO2, WATER SPRAY, FOAM
Fire Fighting Procedures: MOVE CONTAINER FROM FIRE AREA IF POSSIBLE. USE SELF
CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS W/FULL FACE-PIECE OPERATED IN PRESSURE DEMAND
MODE. AVOID BREATHING VAPORS/DUSTS.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard: AQUEOUS SOLUTION-NEGLIGIBLE FIRE & EXPLOSION
HAZARD WHEN EXPOSED TO HEAT/FLAME.
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Control Measures
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Respiratory Protection: RESPIRATORS NOT REQUIRED FOR THE PURPOSED USE OF THIS
MATERIAL.
Ventilation: GENERAL DILUTION VENTILATION TO MEET PEL.
Protective Gloves: RECOMMENDED
Eye Protection: SPLASH-PROOF GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment: PROTECTIVE CLOTHING, EYE WASH FOUNTAIN
Work Hygienic Practices: REMOVE/LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING & SHOES BEFORE
REUSE.
Supplemental Safety and Health: DON'T WEAR CONTACT LENSES WHEN WORKING
W/CHEMICALS.
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Physical/Chemical Properties
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Boiling Point: =100.C, 212.F
Melt/Freeze Pt: =0.C, 32.F
PH: ACIDIC
Solubility in Water: COMPLETE
Appearance and Odor: CLEAR, COLORLESS SOLUTION/ODORLESS
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Reactivity Data
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Stability Indicator: YES
Stability Condition To Avoid: HEAT, FLAME
Materials To Avoid: WATER REACTIVE SUBSTANCES (SULFURIC ACID, SODIUM)
Hazardous Decomposition Products: IF BOILED TO DRYNESS: MERCURIC CHLORIDE WILL
VAPORIZE AS A TOXIC FUME AT 575.6F.
Hazardous Polymerization Indicator: NO
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Toxicological Information
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Toxicological Information: MUTAGENIC, REPRODUCTIVE EFFECTS DATA RTECS.
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Ecological Information
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MSDS Transport Information
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Regulatory Information
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Other Information
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Other Information: INFORMATION IN THIS MSDS IS FROM AVAILABLE PUBLISHED SOURCES
& IS BELIEVED TO BE ACCURATE. NO WARRANTY, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, IS MADE
& LABCHEM INC. ASSUMES NO LIABILITY RESULTING FROM THE USE OF THIS MSDS.
THE USER MUST DETERMINE SUITABILITY OF THIS INFORMATION FOR HIS APPLICATION.
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HAZCOM Label
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MSDS NAME: 262 LC16600 MERCURIC CHLORIDE SOLUTIONS
Assigned IND: Y
Company: LAB CHEM INC
Street: 200 WILLIAM PITT WAY
City: PITTSBURGH PA
Zipcode: 15238
Health Emergency Phone: 412-826-5230
Label Required IND: Y
Date Of Label Review: 09/16/1999
Status Code: A
Origination Code: G
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