HAZARD
IDENTIFICATION
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Route Of Entry Inds - Inhalation: YES Skin: YES Ingestion: NO
Carcinogenicity Inds - NTP: NO IARC: NO OSHA: NO
Health Hazards Acute And Chronic: POISON!MAY BE FATAL IF
SWALLOWED/INHALED/ABSORBED THRU SKIN. CHRONIC EFFECT:MERCURY BUILD-UP IN BRAIN,
LIVER, KIDNESY, HEADACHE, SHAKES, LOOSE TEETH, LOSS OF APPETITE, SKIN
ULCERATION, IMPAIRED MEMORY.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity: PER MSDS:CARCINOGENICITY:NTP/IARC/OSHA:NO. NONE
IDENTIFIED.
Signs and Symptoms of Overexposure: INHAL:MAY BE FATAL,TIGHTNESS/PAIN IN
CHEST,COUGHING,DIFFI BREATH.SKIN:SEVERE IRRIT/BURNS,PROLON CONTACT MAY CAUSE
SKIN SENS.EYE:SEVERE IRRIT/BURNS,PROLON CONTACT MAY CAUSE PERM CORNEAL
DMG,BLINDNESS.SKIN ABSORPTION:MAY BE FATAL,RAPID ABSORP TION.INGEST:MAY BE
FATATL,NAU,VOMIT,GI IRRIT,MOUTH/THROAT BURNS.
Medical Conditions Aggravated by Overexposure: ALLERGIES,CHRONIC RESP
DISEASE,NERVE SYS DISORDERS,KIDNEY DISORDERS. TARGET ORGANS:EYES, SKIN, RESP
SYSTE, CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM, KIDNEYS.
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FIRST AID
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INGEST:CALL PHYSICIAN.IF CONSC IMMED INDUCE VOMIT. INHAL:REMOVE TO FRESH
AIR.NOT BREATH GIVE ART RESP.DIFFI BREATH GIVE OXY. SKIN:IMMED FLUSH W/PLENTY
OF WATER FOR @LEAST 15MINS WHILE REMOVING CONTAMIN CLOTH/SHOES. EYE:IMMED FLUSH
W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR @LEAST 15MINS.
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FIRE FIGHTING MEASURES
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Flash Point Text: N/A
Auto Ignition Temperature Text:
Lower Limits: N/A Upper Limits: N/A
Extinguishing Media: USE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA APPROPRIATE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures: FIREFIGHTERS SHOULD WEAR PROPER PROTECTIVE EQPMT
& SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS W/FULL FACEPIECE OPERATED IN POSITIVE
PRESSURE MODE.
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HANDLING AND STORAGE
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KEEP PRODUCT OUT OF LIGHT.KEEP CNTNR TIGHTLY CLOSED.STORE IN SECURE POISON
AREA.STORE IN LIGHT-RESISTANT CNTNRS.
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EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION
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Respiratory Protection: NONE REQUIRED WHERE ADEQUATE VENTILATION CONDITIONS
EXIST. IF AIRBORNE CONCENTRATION EXCEEDS TLV A SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING
APPARATUS IS ADVISED.
Ventilation: USE GENERAL/LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION TO MEET TLV REQUIREMENTS.
Protective Gloves: PROPER GLOVES ARE RECOMMENDED.
Eye Protection: SAFETY GOGGLES ARE RECOMMENDED.
Other Equipment: UNIFORM & APRON ARE RECOMMENDED.
Work Hygenic Practices: UNIFORM & APRON ARE RECOMMENDED.
Supplemental Safety & Health: NONE
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PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
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HCC: T3
Boiling Point:
N/A
Melting/Freezing Point:
932F,500C
Decomposition Temp:
932F,500C
Vapor Pressure: N/A Vapor Density: N/A
Specific Gravity: 11.1
PH: N/A
Viscosity: N/P
Evaporation Rate & Reference: 0.6 (N-BUTYL ACETATE=1)
Solubility in Water: NEGLIGIBLE <0.1%.
Appearance and Odor: ORANGE TO RED POWDER, ODORLESS, SOLID.
Percent Volatiles by Volume: 0
Corrosion Rate: N/K
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STABILITY AND REACTIVITY
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Stability Indicator: YES
Stability Conditions to Avoid: LIGHT, HEAT.
Materials to Avoid: STRONG REDUCING AGENTS,STRONG OXIDIZING
AGENTS,AMINES,COMBUSTIBLE MATLS,ORGANIC MATLS,PHENOL.
Hazardous Decomposition Products: MECURY FUMES, CARBON MONOXIDE AND CARBON
DIOXIDE
Hazardous Polymerization Products: NO
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization: NOT APPLICABLE
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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