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CAS # MERCURIC NITRATE (HYDRATE) AR

Blulux Laboratories Pvt. Ltd
79/66-B, I.H.I.Complex, H/W Chowk Industrial Area, N.I.T. Faridabad - 1, Haryana (India)
Tel. : + 91 129 4021360, 4190300 
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E-mail: bluluxlab@gmail.com  Website : www.blulux.com


 

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: INHAL:ACUTE:HIGH CONC MAY CAUSE SORE THROAT, DYSPNEA/DELAYED PULM EDEMA. NITRATE POISONING MAY CAUSE HDCH, FLUSHING OF SKIN, VOMIT, DIZZ, HYPOTENSION, CYANOSIS, CONVULSIONS, COMA/RESP PARALYSIS. MERCURY INTOX MAY RESULT IN PSYCHIC DISTURBAN CES, ANOREXIA & WEIGHT LOSS. KIDNEY DMG MAY LATER APPEAR, W/ (EFTS OF OVEREXPO)

Explanation of Carcinogenicity: NOT RELEVANT

Signs and Symptoms of Overexposure: HLTH HAZ:ACIDOSIS & ANURIA. CHRONIC:PRLNGD MERCURY EXPOS MAY PRODUCE TREMOR OF HAND, EYELIDS, LIPS & TONGUE, INCOORDINATION, INSOMNIA, IRRITABILITY, INDECISION, HALLUCINATIONS, HDCH, FATIGUE, ANOREXIA, GI DISTURBANCES, MENTAL DEPRESSION, & WEIGHT LOSS. SKIN:ACUTE:CAUSES IRRIT. SOLUTIONS ARE CORR & MAY CAUSE (ING 2)

Medical Conditions Aggravated by Overexposure: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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FIRST AID
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INHAL:REMOVE FROM EXPOS. IF BRTHG HAS STOPPED, GIVE ARTIF RESP. MAINTAIN AIRWAY & BLOOD PRESS & ADMIN O*2 IF AVAILABLE. KEEP VICTIM WARM & AT REST. TREAT METHEMOGLOBINEMIA. GET MD ATTN. SKIN:REMOVE CONTAM CLTHG & SHOES IMMED. WASH AFFECTED AREA W/SOAP/MILD DETERGENT & LRG AMTS OF H*2O UNTIL NO EVIDENCE OF CHEM REMAINS (AT LEAST 15-20 MIN). IN CASE OF CHEM BURNS, COVER AREA W/STERILE, DRY (ING 9)

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FIRE FIGHTING MEASURES
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Flash Point Text: NOT APPLICABLE

Auto Ignition Temperature Text: 

Lower Limits: N/K Upper Limits: N/K

Extinguishing Media: DRY CHEMICAL, CARBON DIOXIDE, HALON AOR WATER SPRAY. FOR LARGE FIRES, USE WATER SPRAY OR FOG.

Fire Fighting Procedures: WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD SCBA & FULL PROT EQUIP (FP N). MOVE CONTR FROM FIRE AREA IF POSS. COOL CONTRS EXPOS TO FLAME W/WATER FROM SIDE UNTIL WELL AFTER (SUPDAT)

Unusal Fire/Explosion Hazard: NEGLIGIBLE FIRE HAZ WHEN EXPOS TO HEAT/FLAME. OXIDIZER: OXIDIZERS DECOMP, ESPEC WHEN HEATED, TO YIELD O*2 WHICH W/INCR BURNING RATE OF COMBUST MATTER. (ING 19)

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RELEASE MEASURES
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Spill Release Procedures: OCCUP SPILLS:KEEP COMBUST (WOOD, PAPER, OIL, ETC) AWAY FROM SPILLED MATL. DO NOT TOUCH SPILLED MATL. FOR SMALL DRY SPILLS, W/CLEAN SHOVEL PLACE MATL INTO CLEAN, DRY CONTR & COVER; MOVE CONTR FROM SPILL AREA. FOR LRG SPILLS, DIKE FAR AHEAD O F (ING 16)
Neutralizing Agent: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Waste Disposal Methods: DISPOSAL MUST BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO GENERATORS OF HAZARDOUS WASTE, 40 CFR 262. EPA HAZARDOUS WASTE NUMBER DOO1. DISPOSAL MUST BE IN ACCORANCE WITH LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS (FP N).

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HANDLING AND STORAGE
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OBSERVE ALL LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS WHEN STORING OR DISPOSING OF THIS SUBSTANCE.

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EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION
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Respiratory Protection: SPECIFIC RESPIRATOR SELECTED MUST BE BASED ON CONTAMINATION LEVELS FOUND IN WORK PLACE AND BE JOINTLY APPROVED BY NIOSH AND MSHA.
Ventilation: PROVIDE LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION SYSTEM TO MEET PUBLISHED EXPOSURE LIMITS.
Protective Gloves: IMPERVIOUS GLOVES (FP N).
Eye Protection: CHEM WORK GOGG
Other Equipment: EMPLOYEE MUST WEAR APPROP PROT (IMPERVIOUS) CLTHG & EQUIP TO PREVENT RPTD/PRLNGD SKIN CONT W/SUBSTANCE. EMPLOYER(ING 18)
Work Hygenic Practices: EMPLOYEE MUST WEAR APPROP PROT (IMPERVIOUS) CLTHG & EQUIP TO PREVENT RPTD/PRLNGD SKIN CONT W/SUBSTANCE. EMPLOYER(ING 18)
Supplemental Safety & Health: FIRE FIGHT PROC:FIRE IS OUT. KEEP AWAY FROM STORAGE TANK ENDS. FOR MASSIVE FIRE IN STORAGE AREA, USE UNMANNED HOSE HOLDER/MONITOR NOZZ. FLOOD W/WATER. COOL CONTRS W/FLOODING AMTS OF WATER, APPLY FROM AS FAR DISTANCE AS POSS. EVACUATE TO RAD IUS OF 2500 FT FOR UNCONTROLLABLE FIRES. MATL TO AVOID:CONTACT NEHC (FP N).

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PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
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HCC: D2
Boiling Point: 
DECOMPOSES
Melting/Freezing Point: 
174F,79C
Decomposition Temp: 
N/K
Vapor Pressure: N/K Vapor Density: N/K
Specific Gravity: 4.39
PH: N/K
Viscosity: N/P
Evaporation Rate & Reference: NOT APPLICABLE
Solubility in Water: VERY SOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor: WHITE OR SLIGHTLY YELLOW, DELIQUESCENT CRYSTALLINE POWDER.
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: MAY BURN RAPIDLY & IGNITE OTHER COMBUST MATLS (WOOD, PAPER, OIL, ETC) REACTION W/FUEL MAY BE VIOLENT.
Materials to Avoid: CITRIC ACID, COMBUST MATLS, ESTER, ORGANIC MATLS, TIN (II) CHLORIDE. FOR MORE COMPLETE LISTING OF MATL TO AVOID (SUPDAT)
Hazardous Decomposition Products: THERMAL DECOMPOSITION MAY YIELD HIGHLY TOXIC NO*X AND MERCURY.
Hazardous Polymerization Products: NO
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization: NOT RELEVANT

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TOXICOLOGICAL
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N/P

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ECOLOGICAL
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N/P

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DISPOSAL
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DISPOSAL MUST BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO GENERATORS OF HAZARDOUS WASTE, 40 CFR 262. EPA HAZARDOUS WASTE NUMBER DOO1. DISPOSAL MUST BE IN ACCORANCE WITH LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS (FP N).

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TRANSPORTATION
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N/P

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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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