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: ACUTE POISONING VIA ALL ROUTES OF EXPOSURE
MAY BE SEV ENOUGH TO BE FATAL. INHALATION OF DUST MAY CAUSE IRRITATION TO UPPER
RESPIRATORY TRACT. CONT WITH SKIN OR EYES MAY CAUSE IRRITATION. INGESTION MAY
CAUSE NAUSEA, VOMITING AND DIARRHEA. CH RONIC EFFECTS OF OVEREXPOSURE TO
MERCURY AND MERCURY COMPOUNDS (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity: NOT RELEVANT.
Signs and Symptoms of Overexposure: HLTH HAZ: INCLUDE BUILD-UP OF MERCURY IN
BRAIN, LIVER AND KIDNEYS. OTHER SYMPTOMS OF CHRONIC OVEREXPOSURE MAY INCLUDE
HEADACHE, TREMORS, LOOSE TEETH, LOSS OF APPETITE, SKIN BLISTERS, AND IMPAIRED
MEMORY. TARGET ORGANS: EYES, SKIN, RESP SYST EM, LUNGS, CNS, LIVER, KIDNEYS.
Medical Conditions Aggravated by Overexposure: NONE IDENTIFIED.
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FIRST AID
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CALL PHYSICIAN. INGESTION: IF CONSCIOUS, GIVE LRG AMTS OF WATER. INDUCE
VOMITING. INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BREATHING, GIVE ARTIFICIAL
RESPIRATION. IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT, GIVE OXYGEN. EYES: IMMEDIATELY FLUSH
EYES WITH PLEN TY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. SKIN: FLUSH SKIN WITH
PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES WHILE REMOVING CONTAM CLTHG &
SHOES. WASH CLTHG BEFORE REUSE.
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FIRE FIGHTING MEASURES
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Flash Point Text: NOT APPLICABLE
Auto Ignition Temperature Text:
Lower Limits: N/A Upper Limits: N/A
Extinguishing Media: USE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA APPROPRIATE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures: WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD SCBA & FULL PROT EQUIP (FP
N). MOVE CNTNRS FROM FIRE AREA IF IT CAN BE DONE W/OUT RISK. USE WATER TO KEEP
FIRE-EXPOSED CONTAINERS COOL.
Unusal Fire/Explosion Hazard: CLOSED CONTAINERS EXPOSED TO HEAT MAY EXPLODE.
DECOMPOSES AT MELTING POINT. TOXIC GASES PRODUCED: SULFUR DIOXIDE, CYANIDES.
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RELEASE MEASURES
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Spill Release Procedures: WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA AND FULL PROTECTIVE
CLOTHING. WITH CLEAN SHOVEL, CAREFULLY PLACE MATERIAL INTO CLEAN, DRY CONTAINER
AND COVER; REMOVE FROM AREA. FLUSH SPILL AREA WITH WATER.
Neutralizing Agent: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Waste Disposal Methods: DISPOSE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE FEDERAL,
STATE, AND LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS. EPA HAZ WASTE # D009.
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HANDLING AND STORAGE
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KEEP CONTAINER TIGHTLY CLOSED. STORE IN SECURE POISON AREA. KEEP CONTAINERS OUT
OF SUN AND AWAY FROM HEAT. STORE IN LIGHT-RESISTANT CONTAINERS.
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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 NISOH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA IS
ADVISED.
Ventilation: USE GENERAL OR LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION TO MEET TLV REQIREMENTS.
VENT HOOD.
Protective Gloves: RUBBER GLOVES.
Eye Protection: CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES (FP N).
Other Equipment: LAB COAT, UNIFORM, APRON.
Work Hygenic Practices: LAB COAT, UNIFORM, APRON.
Supplemental Safety & Health: MELT PT: DECOMPOSES AT 329F, 165C.MERCURY
COMPOUNDS APPEARS ON THE NAVY LISTING OF OCCUPATIONAL REPRODUCTIVE HAZARDS.
SEEK CONSULTATION FROM APPROPRIATE HEALTH PROFESSIONALS CONCERNING LATEST HAZ
LIST INFORMATION AND SAFE HANDLING AND EXPOS URE RECOMMENDATIONS (FP N).
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PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
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HCC: T3
Boiling Point:
N/A
Melting/Freezing Point:
SUPP DATA
Decomposition Temp:
N/K
Vapor Pressure: N/A Vapor Density: 11
Specific Gravity: 4.00 (H*2O=1)
PH: N/K
Viscosity: N/P
Evaporation Rate & Reference: NOT APPLICABLE
Solubility in Water: NEGLIGIBLE (<0.1%)
Appearance and Odor: WHITE TO OFF-WHITE POWDER. ODORLESS.
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: HEAT, LIGHT, DUSTING.
Materials to Avoid: STRONG ACIDS.
Hazardous Decomposition Products: OXIDES OF SULFUR, CYANIDES, MERCURY.
Hazardous Polymerization Products: NO
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization: NOT RELEVANT.
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DISPOSAL
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DISPOSE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL
ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS. EPA HAZ WASTE # D009.
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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