HAZARD
IDENTIFICATION
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Route Of Entry Inds - Inhalation: YES Skin: YES Ingestion: YES
Carcinogenicity Inds - NTP: NO IARC: NO OSHA: NO
Health Hazards Acute And Chronic: EYE: IRRITATION/ULCERATION OF
CONJUNCTIVA/CORNEA. SKIN: IRRITATION/BURN/HARMFUL ABSORPTION. INHALATION:
HARMFUL/BREATHING DIFFICULTY/MUCOUS MEMBRANE IRRITATION/COUGH/HEADACHE.
INGESTION: FATAL/TOXIC/MOUTH & PHARNYX BURNS/ABDOMINAL PAIN/VOMI
TING/BLOODY DIARRHEA/RAPID & WEAK PULSE/SHALLOW BREATHING/PALENESS/EXHAUSTION.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity: NONE
Signs and Symptoms of Overexposure: EYES: IRRITATION/CORROSIVE. SKIN:
DERMATITIS/SENSITIVITY/RASH/CORROSIVE. INHALATION: CNS & KIDNEY
DAMAGE/MUSCLE TREMORS/PERSONALITY & BEHAVIOR CHANGES/ABSORPTION. INGESTION:
METALLIC TASTE/LOOSENING OF TEETH/DIGESTIVE DISORDERS/COLLAPSE/DEL AYED DEATH
MAY OCCUR FROM RENAL FAILURE.
Medical Conditions Aggravated by Overexposure: NERVOUS DISORDERS, IMPAIRED
KIDNEY OR RESPIRATORY FUNCTION, ALLERGIES, OR A KNOWN SENSITIZATION TO MERCURY
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FIRST AID
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INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BREATHING, GIVE ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION.
IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT, GIVE OXYGEN. INGESTION: INDUCE VOMITING IMMEDIATELY
BY GIVING 2 GLASSES OF WATER OR MILK, OR STICKING FINGER DOWN THROAT. NEVER
GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO AN UNCONSCIOUSNESS PERSON. SKIN/EYES: FLUSH W/PLENTY
OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINS. OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IN ALL CASES.
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FIRE FIGHTING MEASURES
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Flash Point Text: N/K
Auto Ignition Temperature Text:
Lower Limits: N/K Upper Limits: N/K
Extinguishing Media: USE ANY MEDIA SUITABLE FOR EXTINGUISHING SURROUNDING FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures: WEAR FULL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING/NIOSH-APPROVED
SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS W/FULL FACEPIECE OPERATED IN PRESSURE DEMAND
OR OTHER POSITIVE PRESSURE MODE.
Unusal Fire/Explosion Hazard: NOT CONSIDERED TO BE AN EXPLOSION OR FIRE HAZARD.
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RELEASE MEASURES
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Spill Release Procedures: VENTILATE AREA. WEAR PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT. PICK UP
& PLACE IN A SUITABLE CONTAINER FOR RECLAMATION OR DISPOSAL IN A METHOD
THAT DOESN'T GENERATE DUST.
Neutralizing Agent: N/K
Waste Disposal Methods: WHATEVER CANNOT BE SAVED FOR RECLAMATION MAY BE
DISPOSED IN A RCRA APPROVED HAZARDOUS WASTE FACILITY. DON'T FLUSH TO SEWER.
ENSURE COMPLIANCE W/LOCAL, STATE, & FEDERAL REGULATIONS.
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HANDLING AND STORAGE
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KEEP IN A TIGHTLY CLOSED CONTAINER. STORE IN A COOL, DRY, VENTILATED AREA.
PROTECT FROM PHYSICAL DAMAGE/DIRECT SUNLIGHT. DON'T WEAR CONTACT LENSES.
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EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION
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Respiratory Protection: IF >TLV, USE A DUST/MIST RESPIRATOR W/CHEMICAL
GOGGLES. ALTERNATIVELY, A SUPPLIED AIR FULL FACEPIECE RESPIRATOR OR AIRLINED
HOOD MAY BE WORN.
Ventilation: LOCAL/GENERAL EXHAUST: TO KEEP <TLV/CONTROL CONTAMINANT
EMISSIONS AT ITS SOURCE, PREVENTING DISPERSION INTO AREA.
Protective Gloves: IMPERVIOUS
Eye Protection: CHEMICAL SAFETY GOGGLES/FULL FACE SHIELD
Other Equipment: IMPERVIOUS BOOTS, LAB COAT, APRON, OR COVERALLS, EYE WASH
FOUNTAIN, & QUICK-DRENCH FACILITIES
Work Hygenic Practices: IMPERVIOUS BOOTS, LAB COAT, APRON, OR COVERALLS, EYE
WASH FOUNTAIN, & QUICK-DRENCH FACILITIES
Supplemental Safety & Health: THIS PRODUCT CONTAINS A CHEMICAL SUBJECT TO
THE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS OF SARA SECTION 313.
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PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
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Boiling Point:
576F
Melting/Freezing Point:
531F
Decomposition Temp:
N/K
Vapor Pressure: 1.3 Vapor Density: N/K
Specific Gravity: 5.4
PH: N/K
Viscosity: N/P
Evaporation Rate & Reference: N/K
Solubility in Water: COMPLETE
Appearance and Odor: WHITE CRYSTALS OR POWDER, ODORLESS.
Percent Volatiles by Volume: N/K
Corrosion Rate: N/K
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STABILITY AND REACTIVITY
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Stability Indicator: YES
Stability Conditions to Avoid: HEAT, PHYSICAL DAMAGE, & DIRECT SUNLIGHT
Materials to Avoid: REACTS VIOLENTLY W/POTASSIUM & SODIUM
Hazardous Decomposition Products: MERCURY VAPOR & TOXIC CHLORIDE FUMES
Hazardous Polymerization Products: NO
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization: N/K
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DISPOSAL
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WHATEVER CANNOT BE SAVED FOR RECLAMATION MAY BE DISPOSED IN A RCRA APPROVED
HAZARDOUS WASTE FACILITY. DON'T FLUSH TO SEWER. ENSURE COMPLIANCE W/LOCAL,
STATE, & FEDERAL REGULATIONS.
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REGULATORY
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SARA Title III: N/P
Federal Regulatory: N/P
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OTHER
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Mfgs. & Exporters: Laboratory Reagents, Fine Chemicals,
Analytical Reagents & Dehydrated Culture Media