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

MSDS NAME:MERCURIC NITRATE
MSDS Number: CKSWF
=== Responsible Party ===
Company:ALDON CHEMICALS INC
Address:1533 W HENRIETTA RD
City:AVON
State:NY
ZIP:14414-9508
Country:US
Info Phone Num:716-226-6177
Emergency Phone Num:800-424-9300
Resp. Party Other MSDS Num.:MM 345
Preparer's Name:MICHAEL RASZEJA
Chemtrec Ind/Phone:(800)424-9300
CAGE:6V042
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company:AL-DON CHEMICALS INC
Address:1533 W HENRIETTA RD
Box:City:AVON
State:NY
ZIP:14414-9508
Country:US
Phone:716-226-6177
CAGE:6V042
Company:WARDS NATURAL SCIENCE ESTABLISHMENT INC
Address:5100 W HENRIETTA RD
Box:92912
City:ROCHESTER
State:NY
ZIP:14692-9012
Country:US
Phone:(716) 359-2502
Contract Num:MDA414-00-P-5069
CAGE:63759
Company:WARDS NATURAL SCIENCE ESTABLISHMENT INC
Address:5100 W HENRIETTA RD
Box:92912
City:ROCHESTER
State:NY
ZIP:14692-9012
Country:US
Phone:(716) 359-2502
Contract Num:MDA414-01-P-0112
CAGE:63759

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

Name:MERCURIC NITRATE
CAS:7783-34-8
= Wt:99.
OSHA PEL:0.1 MG(HG) / M3 C
ACGIH TLV:0.01 MG(HG) / M3 S

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

LD50 LC50 Mixture:ORAL-RAT LD50: 51.4 MG/KG
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:TARGET ORGANS: CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM,
    KIDNEYS. HIGHLY TOXIC. MERCURY POISONING-MAY CAUSE DEATH IF
    SWALLOWED. TOXIC BY SKIN ABSORPTION. MAY PRODUCE DERMATITIS AND
    TAKES THE FORM OF SMALL, DISCRETE ULC ERS ON THE EXPOSED PARTS, AND
    IS USUALLY ACCOMPANIED BY CONJUNCTIVITIS AND INFLAMMATION OF THE
    MUCOUS MEBRANES OF THE NOSE AND THROAT.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NO DATA PROVIDED BY RESPONSIBLE PARTY.
Effects of Overexposure:INGESTION: DEATH. SKIN ABSORPTION:TOXIC,
    DERMATITIS. EYES: CONJUNCTIVITIS. INHALATION: INFLAMMATION	OF THE
    MUCOUS MEBRANES OF THE NOSE AND THROAT.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NO DATA PROVIDED BY RESPONSIBLE
    PARTY.

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

First Aid:INGESTION: IF SWALLOWED, IF CONSCIOUS, GIVE ONE OR TWO
    GLASSES OF WATER. INDUCE VOMITING. REPEAT UNTIL VOMIT FLUID IS
    CLEAR. CALL PHYSICIAN IMMEDIATELY. NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO
    AN UNCONSCIOUS  PERSON. SKIN: FLUSH WITH WATER, THEN WASH WITH MILD
    SOAP AND WATER. EYES: FLUSH THOROUGHLY WITH WATER FOR AT LEAST 15
    MINUTES, LIFTING LOWER AND UPPER EYELIDS OCCASIONALLY. GET MEDICAL
    ATTENTION. INHA LATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BREATHING, GIVE
    ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION. IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT, GIVE OXYGEN. GET
    MEDICAL ATTENTION.

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

Flash Point:NON-FLAMMABLE
Extinguishing Media:USE WATER SPRAY, CARBON DIOXIDE OR DRY CHEMICAL.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR A NIOSH/MSHA-APPROVED SELF-CONTAINED
    BREATHING  APPARATUS AND FULL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING TO PREVENT
    CONTACT WITH SKIN AND EYES. THIS PRODUCT MAY IGNITE COMBUSTIBLE
    MATERIAL. (1996 EMERGENCY RESPONS E GUIDEBOOK, DOT P 5800.7, GUIDE
    PAGE NO. 141).
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:FIRE OR EXCESSIVE HEAT WLL CAUSE MERCURIC
    NITRATE TO SUBLIME, RELEASE MERCURY VAPOR OR EXPLODE UPON HEATING.
    OXIDIZING MATERIAL. IN CONTACT WITH EASILY FLAMMABLE SUBSTANCES IT
    MAY REACT RAPIDLY ENOUGH  TO CAUSE IGNITION, VIOLENT COMBUSTION OR
    EXPLOSION, INCREASES THE FLAMMABILITY OF ANY COMBUSTIBLE SUBSTANCE.

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

Spill Release Procedures:RECLAIM AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. WEARING SUITABLE
    PROTECTIVE CLOTHING, SWEEP UP AND PLACE IN A SUITABLE CONTAINER FOR
    DISPOSAL. NEUTRALIZE CONTAMINATED AREA WITH BICARBONATE OF SODA.
    WASH SPILL AREA WITH  SOAP AND WATER. DO NOT FLUSH TO SEWER!
    COLLECT WASH WATER FOR DISPOSAL AS HAZARDOUS WASTE.
Neutralizing Agent:NO DATA PROVIDED BY RESPONSIBLE PARTY.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN A COOL, DRY, WELL-VENTILATED
    PLACE AWAY FROM IGNITION SOURCES AND PROTECT FROM LIGHT. KEEP AWAY
    FROM COMBUSTIBLE MATRIALS. WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING. KEEP
    CONTAINER TIGHTLY CLOSED WHEN N OT IN USE.
Other Precautions:DO NOT BREATHE DUST. DO NOT GET IN EYES, ON SKIN AND
    CLOTHING. USE WITH ADEQUATE VENTILATION. REMOVE AND WASH
    CONTAMINATED CLOTHING. READ LABEL ON CONTAINER BEFORE USING. DO NOT
    WEAR CONTACT LENSES WH EN WORKING WITH CHEMICALS. FOR LABORATORY
    USE ONLY. NOT FOR DRUG, FOOD OR HOUSEHOLD USE. KEEP OUT OF	REACH
    OF CHILDREN.

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

Respiratory Protection:WORK IN VENTILATION HOOD. IF NECESSARY AND DUSTY
    CONDITIONS PREVAIL, WEAR A NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED DUSK MASK. FOR FUMES
    OR VAPOR WEAR A NIOSH/MSHA-APPROVED RESPIRATOR FOR MERCURY.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST-RECOMMENDED. MECHANICAL(GENERAL)-RECOMMENDED.
Protective Gloves:RUBBER.
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL SAFETY GLASSES.
Other Protective Equipment:GOGGLES, LAB COAT, APRON, VENTILATION HOOD,
    PROPER GLOVES, EYE WASH STATION.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING. DO NOT BREATHE
    DUST. DO NOT GET IN EYES, ON SKIN, AND CLOTHING. USE WITH ADEQUATE
    VENTILATION. REMOVE AND WASH CONTAMINATED CLOTHING
Supplemental Safety and Health
WARDS P/N #: 37-2494.

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

HCC:T3
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:DECOMPOSES
Melt/Freeze Pt:=79.C, 174.2F
Spec Gravity:4.39 (H20=1)
Solubility in Water:SOLUBLE.
Appearance and Odor:WHITE OR SLIGHTLY YELLOW, DELIQUESCENT, CRYSTALLINE
    POWDER; ODOR OF NITRIC ACID

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
REACTS VIOLENTLY WITH HYPOPHOSPHORIC ACID, UNSATURATES, AROMATICS,
    SULFUR, AND PHOSPHINE,. REDUCING AGENTS, ORGANIC MATERIALS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:EXCESSIVE TEMPERATURE AND HEAT. PROTECT
    FROM LIGHT.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:THERMAL DECOMPOSITION OR  BURNING
    EMITS MERCURY VAPOR AND OXIDES OF NITROGEN (NOX).
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization:WILL NOT OCCUR.

===================  Toxicological Information	===================

Toxicological Information:ORAL, RAT, LD50: 51.4 MG/KG.

=====================  Ecological Information  =====================

Ecological:NO DATA PROVIDED BY RESPONSIBLE PARTY.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:DISCHARGE, TREATMENT, OR DISPOSAL MAY BE SUBJECT
    TO FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL LAWS. THESE DISPOSAL GUIDELINES ARE
    INTENDED FOR THE DISPOSAL OF CATALOG-SIZE QUANTITIES ONLY. DISPOSE
    OF IN AN APPROVED CHE MICAL LANDFILL OR CONTRACT WITH A LICENSED
    WASTE DISPOSAL SERVICE.

===================  MSDS Transport Information  ===================

Transport Information:D.O.T.: MERCURIC NITRATE, 6.1, UN 1625, PG I I.

=====================  Regulatory Information  =====================

SARA Title III Information:NO DATA PROVIDED BY RESPONSIBLE PARTY.
Federal Regulatory Information:NO DATA PROVIDED BY RESPONSIBLE PARTY.
State Regulatory Information:NO DATA PROVIDED BY RESPONSIBLE PARTY.

=======================  Other Information  =======================

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