===================== Product Identification =====================
MSDS NAME:MERCURY
NIIN:00-078-1643
MSDS Number: CGMDZ
=== 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:AMPEREX ELECTRONIC CORP
Address:230 DUFFY AVE
Box:City:HICKSVILLE
State:NY
ZIP:11802
Country:US
CAGE:73445
Company:GENIUM PUBLISHING CORPORATION
Address:1145 CATALYN ST
Box:City:SCHENECTADY
State:NY
ZIP:12303-1836
Country:US
Phone:518-377-8854
CAGE:5Z768
Company:RICHARDSON ELECTRONICS LTD DISTRIBUTION DIV
Address:40 W 267 KESLINGER RD
Box:City:LAFOX (FORMALLY FRANKLIN PARK)
State:IL
ZIP:60147
Country:US
Phone:800-323-1770
CAGE:5L804
============= 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 OVEREX
P:NAVY LIST OF OCCUP CHEM REPROD HAZ. SEEK CONSULTATION FROM APPROP
HLTH PROFESSIONALS CONCERNING LATEST HAZ LIST (ING 2
================== Physical/Chemical Properties ==================
HCC:Z2
Boiling Pt:=356.1C, 673.F
Melt/Freeze Pt:<3.3C, 38.F
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.
Disclaimer (provided with this information by the compiling agencies):
This information is formulated for use by elements of the Department
of Defense. The United States of America in no manner whatsoever,
expressly or implied, warrants this information to be accurate and
disclaims all liability for its use. Any person utilizing this
document should seek competent professional advice to verify and
assume responsibility for the suitability of this information to their
particular situation.
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