===================== Product Identification =====================
MSDS NAME:MERCURY (METALLIC MERCURY) (QUICK SILVER)
NIIN:00-281-7453
MSDS Number: BDTCN
=== Responsible Party ===
Company:D.F.GOLDSMITH CHEMICAL & METAL CORP.
Address:909 PITNER AVE.
City:EVANSTON
State:IL
ZIP:60202
Country:US
Info Phone Num:312-869-7800
Emergency Phone Num:312-869-7800
CAGE:27368
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company:D.F.GOLDSMITH CHEMICAL & METAL CORP.
Address:909 PITNER AVE.
Box:City:EVANSTON
State:IL
ZIP:60202
Country:US
Phone:312-869-7800
CAGE:27368
Company:INLAND PACKAGING INC
Address:209 PETERSON DR
Box:644
City:ELIZABETHTOWN
State:KY
ZIP:42701-9804
Country:US
Phone:502-737-6757
CAGE:66172
============= Composition/Information on Ingredients =============
Name:MERCURY (SARA III)
CAS:7439-97-6
RTECS #:OV4550000
Fraction by Wt: 100%
OSHA PEL:S, C, 0.1 MG/M3
ACGIH TLV:S, 0.05 MG/M3; 9192
EPA Rpt Qty:1 LB
DOT Rpt Qty:1 LB
===================== Hazards Identification =====================
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE: SKIN:IRRITATION. ABSORBED
THROUGH SKIN CAUSING ANURIA. EYE:IRRITATION, CORNEAL INJURY OR
BURNS. INGESTION: IMMEDIATE NECROSIS IN MOUTH, THROAT, ESOPHAGUS &
STOMACH. DEATH MAY OCCURE. INHALATION :DYSPNEA, COUGH, FEVER,
NAUSEA & VOMITING, DIARRHEA, STOMATITIS, SALIVATION & METALLIC
TASTE. CHRONIC: CNS DISTURBANCES.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:MERCURY IS NOT LISTED BY IARC, NTP, OR
OSHA AS A CARCINOGEN.
Effects of Overexposure:TREMORS, CONVULSIONS & OTHER CNS DISTURBANCES,
PNEUMONITIS, CHEST PAINS, DYSPNEA, COUGHING, STOMATITIS, GINGIVITIS
AND LOOSENING OF TEETH, SALIVATION, LOSS OF MEMORY, METALLIC TASTE,
DIZZINESS, CLUMSI NESS, SLURRED SPEECH, DIARRHEA, PAIN & NUMBNESS
IN EXTREMITIES, NEPHRITIS, ANXIETY, HEADACHE, WEIGHT LOSS, AND
INSOMNIA.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PERSONS WITH A HISTORY OF
ALCOHOLISM, CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE OR KNOWN ALLERGY TO MERCURY MAY
BE AT INCREASED RISK FROM EXPOSURE.
======================= First Aid Measures =======================
First Aid:INHALATION:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BREATHING GIVE
CPR/OXYGEN. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. EYE:IMMEDIATELY FLUSH WITH
PLENTY OF WATER FOR 15 MINUTES HOLDING EYELIDS OPEN. GET MEDICAL
ATTENTION. SKIN:REM OVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING. WASH SKIN WITH
PLENTY OF SOAP & WATER. INGESTION:GET IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION.
GASTRIC LAVAGE WITH A 5% SOLUTION OF SODIUM FORMALDEHYDE
SULFOXYLATE.
===================== Fire Fighting Measures =====================
Flash Point:NONE
Extinguishing Media:USE CARBON DIOXIDE, FOAM, DRY CHEMICAL, OR WATER
FOG.
Fire Fighting Procedures:FIRE FIGHTERS SHOULD USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA &
FULL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT WHEN FIGHTING CHEMICAL FIRE. USE WATER
SPRAY TO COOL NEARBY CONTAINERS EXPOSED TO FIRE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:CONTAINERS MAY BURST WHEN EXPOSED TO HEAT
OF FIRE. USE WATER IN FLOODING AMOUNTS AS A FOG. AVOID BREATHING
CORROSIVE AND POISONOUS VAPORS. KEEP UPWIND.
================== Accidental Release Measures ==================
Spill Release Procedures:SMALL SPILL:PICK UP WITH VACUUM EQUIPMENT
SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED FOR MERCURY PICK UP OR USE MERCURY SPILL KIT.
LARGE SPILL:EVACUATE AND VENTILATE AREA. IF POSSIBLE, STOP LEAK.
DIKE TO RETAIN. VACUUM UP FREE LIQUID. DO NOT TOUCH SPILLED
MATERIAL.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE
====================== Handling and Storage ======================
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.
============= Exposure Controls/Personal Protection =============
Respiratory Protection:IF VENTILATION DOES NOT MAINTAIN INHALATION
EXPOSURES BELOW PEL(TLV), USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATORS AS
PER CURRENT 29 CFR 1910.134, INSTRUCTIONS/WARNINGS AND
NIOSH-RESPIRATOR DECISION LOGIC-PUBL ICATION NUMBER 87.108.
Ventilation:PROVIDE SUFFICIENT GENERAL/LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION IN
PATTERN/VOLUME TO CONTROL INHALATION EXPOSURES BELOW OSHA'S PEL.
Protective Gloves:RUBBER
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL SAFETY GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:SEPARATE WORK AND STREET CLOTHING. STORE
WORK CLOTHING IN SPECIAL LOCKERS. SHOWER BEFORE CHANGING TO STREET
CLOTHES.
Work Hygienic Practices:OBSERVE GOOD PERSONAL HYGIENE PRACTICES AND
RECOMMENDED PROCEDURES.
Supplemental Safety and Health
DO NOT GET ON SKIN, IN EYES OR ON CLOTHING. DO NOT BREATHE VAPORS.
================== Physical/Chemical Properties ==================
HCC:T6
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:675F,357C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:-38F,-39C
Vapor Pres:0.0012
Vapor Density:7.0
Spec Gravity:13.6
Solubility in Water:INSOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:SILVER-WHITE,HEAVY MOBILE LIQUID METAL, NO ODOR
Percent Volatiles by Volume:0
================= Stability and Reactivity Data =================
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ACETYLINIC COMPOUNDS; AMMONIA; BORON; DIIODOPHOSPHIDE; ETHYLENE OXIDE;
REACTIVE METALS; METHYL AZIDE; AND OXIDIZERS
Stability Condition to Avoid:DOES NOT IGNITE READILY. FLAMMABLE,
POISONOUS GASES MAY ACCUMULATE IN TANKS & HOPPER CARS. MAY IGNITE
COMBUSTIBLES.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:THERMAL DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS INCLUDE
TOXIC MERCURY VAPORS AND OXYGEN.
==================== Disposal Considerations ====================
Waste Disposal Methods:RETURN TO RECLAMATION CENTER.
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