=====================  Product Identification  =====================

MSDS NAME:MERCURY
NIIN:00N066436
MSDS Number: CBDPR
=== Responsible Party ===
Company:GENIUM PUBLISHING CORP
Address:1145 CATALYN ST
City:SCHENECTADY
State:NY
ZIP:12303-1836
Country:US
Info Phone Num:518-377-8854
Emergency Phone Num:518-377-8854
Preparer's Name:P J IGOE BS
CAGE:5Z768
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company:GENIUM PUBLISHING CORPORATION
Address:1145 CATALYN ST
Box:City:SCHENECTADY
State:NY
ZIP:12303-1836
Country:US
Phone:518-377-8854
CAGE:5Z768

=============  Composition/Information on Ingredients  =============

Name:MERCURY (SARA 313) (CERCLA)
CAS:7439-97-6
RTECS #:OV4550000
Fraction by Wt: 100%
OSHA PEL:C, 0.1 MG/M3; Z-2
ACGIH TLV:S,0.025 MG/M3; A4
EPA Rpt Qty:1 LB
DOT Rpt Qty:1 LB

Name:SUPDAT:INFO & SAFE HNDLG & EXPOS INFO . TREMORS, EMOTIONAL
    PROBLEMS, LOSS OF CONC, DEPRESS, DROW, FATG, (ING 3)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 2:INSOMNIA, MEMORY LOSS, KIDNEY PROB, EYE LESIONS,
    VISION DISTURB, SORE MOUTH & THROAT, PROB W/SENSE OF TASTE(ING 4)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 3:OR SMELL, NOSEBLEEDS, NASAL INFLAMM, WT
    LOSS/APPETITE, POOR HAND-EYE COORD, AWKWARDNESS, UNSTEADY, &
    DERMATITIS.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:FIRST AID PROC:UNCON/CONVL. NOTE TO MD:IF INDICATED BY
    DEGREE OF INGEST, SALINE CATHARTICS & CHARCOAL SHOULD BE (ING 6)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 5:USED. CHELATION THERAPY WITH D-PENCILLAMINE MAY ALSO
    BE INDICATED. GET MED HELP (IN PLANT, PARAMEDIC, (ING 7)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 6:COMMUNITY) FOR ALL EXPOS. SEEK PROMPT MED ASSISTANCE
    FOR FURTHER TREATMENT, OBSERVATION, & SUPPORT AFTER (ING 8)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 7:FIRST AID. CHRONIC MERCURY POIS REQ EXPERT MED CARE.
    AT FIRST SIGNS, IMMED REMOVE EXPOS PERSON FROM FURTHER(ING 9)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 8:EXPOS & HAVE HIM/HER EXAMINED & TREATED BY MD TRAINED
    IN OCCUPATIONAL MERCURY POISONING.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:SPILL PROC:DETAILED, PRIOR SPILL-MANAGEMENT PLANNING IS
    REC. COLLECT SPILLED MERCURY BY USING SUCTION PUMP & (ING 11)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 10:ASPIRATOR BOTTLE W/LONG CAPILLARY TUBE. FOR FINELY
    DIVIDED MERCURY IN INACCESSIBLE CRACKS, CORNERS, ETC, (ING 12)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 11:TREATMENT W/CALCIUM POLYSULFIDE & EXCESS SULFUR IS
    REC TO CONVERT MERCURY GLOBULES INTO MERCURY SULFIDE. (ING 13)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 12:VACUUM CLEANERS MAY BE USED IF EQUIPPED W/SPECIALLY
    DESIGNED MERCURY-ABSORB EXHST FILTERS. COLLECT  (ING 14)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 13:MERCURY INTO TIGHTLY SEALED CNTNRS FOR LATER
    DISP/RECLAMATION. CLEANUP PERS MUST USE REC PERSONAL PROT
    EQUIPMENT.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:OTHER PREC:THAT EVAP MUCH FASTER/SINGLE POOL OF IT WILL. IN
    UNVENT AREA, SIGNIFICANT CONC OF MERCURY VAP CAN (ING 16)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 15:DEVELOP FROM THIS ENCHANCED EVAP EFT. THIS POIS VAP
    IS PARTICULARLY HAZ IF BREATHED OVER LONG PERIOD OF  (ING 17)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 16:TIME, SO SPILLS/RELEASES OF MERCURY REQ VERY
    METICULOUS CLEANING PROCEDURES.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:EYE PROT:FULL LENGTH FACESHIELD .
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:HYGIENE PRACT:TRANSFERRING IT FROM YOUR HANDS TO MOUTH
    WHILE EATING, DRINKING/SMKNG. DO NOT EAT, DRINK/SMOKE (ING 20)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:INF 19:IN ANY WORK AREA. CONTAMD EQUIP. CONT LENSES POSE
    SPEC HAZ; SOFT LENSES MAY ABSORB IRRITANT & ALL LENSES (ING 21)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 20:CONC THEM. DO NOT WEAR CONT LENSES IN ANY WORK AREA.
    REMOVE CONTAMD CLTHG & LAUNDER BEFORE WEARING AGAIN;(ING 22)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 21:CLEAN MERCURY FROM SHOES & EQUIP. SEPARATE WORK &
    STREET CLOTHES; STORE CLOTHES IN SPECIAL LOCKERS AND (ING 23)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 22:ALWAYS SHOWER BEFORE CHANGING TO STREET CLOTHES.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

=====================  Hazards Identification  =====================

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:TARGET ORGANS:SKIN, EYES, RESP SYS,
    CNS, KIDNEYS. MERCURY IS VERY TOX DUE TO LIQ & FAT SOL, LACK OF
    CHARGE, & MEMB PERMEABILITY. IT IS SLOWLY CUMULATIVE POIS THAT CONC
    IN BRAIN, KIDNEYS, & LIVER. IT I S VERY HAZ WHEN SPILLED/HEATED.
    MERCURY& ITS VAP ARE RAPIDLY ABSORBED BY MEMB LINING RESP & GI
    TRACTS,(EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT.
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ:& SKIN. MERCURY IS TERATOGEN (CAUSES
    PHYSICAL DEFECTS IN EMBRYOS). ACUTE:EROSION OF RESP/GI TRACTS,
    NAUS, VOMIT, BLOODY DIARR, SHOCK, HDCH, METALLIC TASTE. INHAL OF
    HIGH CONC FOR SHORT PERIOD S CAN CAUSE PNEUM, CHEST PAIN,
    DYSPNEA,COUGH, STOMATITIS, GINGIVITIS, & SALVIATION.
    CHRONIC:MERCURY APPEARS ON (SUPDAT)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PREEXISTING PROBLEMS OF THE TARGET
    ORGANS CAN BE WORSENED. PROVIDE PREPLACEMENT & PERIODIC MED EXAMS
    EMPHASIZING THE TARGET ORGANS.

=======================  First Aid Measures  =======================

Eyes:IMMED FLUSH, INCLG UNDER EYELIDS, GENTLY BUT THORO
    W/PLENTY OF RUNNING WATER FOR @ LEAST 15 MIN. SKIN:IMMED WASH
    AFFECTED AREA W/SOAP & WATER BECAUSE OF INCR EXPOS FROM SKIN
    ABSORP. INHAL:REMOVE  EXPOS PERSON TO FRESH AIR; RESTORE
    &/ORSUPPORT HIS/HER BRTHG AS NEEDED. HAVE MED PERS ADMIN OXYG TO
    TREAT CHEM PNEUM THAT MAY DEVELOP. INGEST:NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY
    MOUTH TO SOMEONE WHO IS (ING 5)

=====================  Fire Fighting Measures  =====================

Extinguishing Media:MERCURY DOES NOT BURN. USE EXTINGUISHING AGENTS
    THAT WILL PUT OUT THE SURROUNDING FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA W/FULL FACEPIECE
    OPERATED IN THE PRESSURE DEMAND OR POSITIVE-PRESSURE MODE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:WHEN EXPOSED TO THE HIGH TEMPERATURES
    THAT OCCUR DURING A FIRE, MERCURY CAN VAPORIZE TO FORM EXTREMELY
    TOXIC FUMES.

==================  Accidental Release Measures  ==================

Spill Release Procedures:NOTIFY SFTY PERS, RESTRICT ACCESS TO SPILL
    AREA TO NEC PERS, & PROVIDE ADEQ VENT. CLEAN UP SPILLS PROMPTLY.
    SPECIALIZED EQUIP AND/OR TECHNIQUES MAY BE REQD TO SAFELY DEAL W/LG
    MERCURY SPILLS; IF LG QT YS OF MERCURY ARE USED IN WORKPLACE, (ING
    10)
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

======================	Handling and Storage  ======================

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE MERCURY IN COOL, DRY,
    WELL-VENTILATED AREA IN TIGHTLY CLSD UNBREAKABLE POLYETHYLENE
    CNTNRS. PROTECT THESE CNTNRS FROM PHYSICAL DAMAGE.
Other Precautions:CONSTRUCT STOR AREAS TO HAVE SMOOTH, HARD, NONPOROUS
    FLOORS W/NO CRACKS OR SPACES SO THAT SPILLED MERCURY GLOBULES DO
    NOT FORM IN INACCESSIBLE AREAS. COMMENTS:MERCURY EVAP SLOWLY, BUT
    IF IT IS SPILLED  IT CAN FORM MANY TINY GLOBULES (ING 15)

=============  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  =============

Respiratory Protection:USE A NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD RESP PER NIOSH POCKET
    GUIDE TO CHEM HAZ FOR THE MAX-USE CONC AND/OR EXPOS LIMITS CITED IN
    INGREDS & HAZARDS. FOLLOW OSHA RESP REGS (29 CFR 1910.134).
Ventilation:INSTALL & OPERATE GEN & LOC VENT SYS POWERFUL ENOUGH TO
    CONTINUOUSLY MAINTAIN AIRBORNE LEV OF MERCURY BELOW OSHA PEL.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES.
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGG & (ING 18)
Other Protective Equipment:IMPERVIOUS BOOTS, APRONS, GAUNTLETS, ETC.
    ANSI APPRVD EMER EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER .
Work Hygienic Practices:PRACTICE GOOD PERSONAL HYGIENE; ALWAYS WASH
    THORO AFTER USING MATL. KEEP IT OFF OF YOUR CLTHG & EQUIP. AVOID
    (ING 19)
Supplemental Safety and Health
SPEC GRAV:13.546 @ 68F(20C). VP:0.0018 TORR @ 25C. CNDTNS TO AVOID:NOT
    EXPOSE MERCURY TO INCOMPAT CHEM. MATLS TO AVOID:SODIUM CARBIDE,
    NITRIC ACID, OLEUM, & SULFURIC ACID ARE REPORTED. EFTS OF OVEREXP
    :NAVY LIST OF OCCUP CHEM REPROD HAZ. SEEK CONSULTATION FROM APPROP
    HLTH PROFESSIONALS CONCERNING LATEST HAZ LIST (ING 2)

==================  Physical/Chemical Properties  ==================

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:673F,356C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:<38F,<39C
Vapor Pres:SUPDAT
Spec Gravity:SUPDAT
Evaporation Rate & Reference:NOT KNOWN
Solubility in Water:INSOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:A SILVER, HEAVY LIQUID; ODORLESS. DANGER:MERCURY
    VAP HAS NO WARNING PROPERTIES.

=================  Stability and Reactivity Data  =================

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
HAZ RXN INVOLVING MERCURY & ACETYLENE, AMMONIA, BORON PHOSPHODIIODIDE,
    CHLORINE, CHLORINE DIOXIDE, METHYL AZIDE,(SUPDAT)
Stability Condition to Avoid:MERCURY IS STABLE IN CLSD CNTNRS 2 ROOM
    TEMP UNDER NORM STOR & HNDLG CNDTNS. IT CANNOT UNDERGO HAZ POLYMER.
    DO (SUPDAT)
Hazardous Decomposition Products:EXTREMELY TOXIC MERCURY METAL FUMES
    ARE LIKELY TO BE PRODUCED DURING FIRES.

====================  Disposal Considerations  ====================

Waste Disposal Methods:CONSIDER RECLAMATION, RECYCLING, OR DESTRUCTION
    RATHER THAN DISP IN LANDFILL. DO NOT POUR MERCURY DOWN DRAIN.
    MERCURY IS VERY HARMFUL TO ENVIR. CONT YOUR SUPPLIER/LICENSED
    CONTRACTOR FOR DETAILED REC.  FOLLOW FED, STATE, & LOCAL
    REGULATIONS.

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