JOHNSON MATTHEY CATALOG CO -- 10242 MERCURY  -- 6810-00F025211
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:10242 MERCURY
MSDS Date:09/08/1989
FSC:6810
NIIN:00F025211
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:JOHNSON MATTHEY CATALOG CO
Address:30 BOND ST
City:WARD HILL
State:MA
ZIP:01835-0747
Info Phone Num:508-777-1970
Emergency Phone Num:508-777-1970
CAGE:0JVJ1
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:JOHNSON MATTHEY CATALOG CO INC ALFA AESAR
Address:30 BOND ST
Box:City:WARD HILL
State:MA
ZIP:01835-0747
Country:US
Phone:978-521-6300
CAGE:0JVJ1

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

Ingred Name:MERCURY, QUICKSILVER
CAS:7439-97-6
RTECS #:OV4550000
Fraction by Wt: 100%
Other REC Limits:INORGANIC 0.1 MG/CUM
OSHA PEL:0.1 MG/CUM (SKIN)
ACGIH TLV:0.01 MG/CUM (SKIN)
EPA Rpt Qty:1 LB
DOT Rpt Qty:1 LB

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

LD50 LC50 Mixture:INTRAPERITONEAL (RAT) TDLO: 400 MG/KG
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:SKIN: ABSORPTION, CAUSING EFFECTS
    SIMILAR TO THOSE OF INHALATION. INHALATION: DYSPNEA, COUGH, FEVER,
    NAUSEA, VOMITING, DIARRHEA, STOMATITIS, SALIVATION, METALLIC TASTE,
    PULMONARY DISTURBANCES, ANURIA,  CNS DAMAGE. INGESTION: POISONING,
    METALLIC TASTE, THIRST, ABDOMINAL PAIN, VOMIT, DIARRHEA, UREMIA &
    DEATH.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:SKIN: ABSORPTION/INHALATION:
    STOMATITIS/TREMORS/SALIVATION/LOOSENING OF THE TEETH/BLUE GUM
    LINE/PERIPHERAL
    NEUROPATHY/NEPHRITIS/DIARRHEA/ANXIETY/HEADACHE/WEIGHT LOSS/ANOREXIA
    & PSYCHIC DISTURBANCES. I NGESTION: SKIN
    DISORDER/SALIVA/DIARRHEA/ANEMIA/LEUKOPENIA/LIVER & KIDNEY DAMAGE.

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

First Aid:EYES/SKIN: FLUSH W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES.
    INHALATION/INGESTION: OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IN ALL CASES.

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

Flash Point:NON-FLAMMABLE
Extinguishing Media:WATER, CO2, DRY CHEMICAL, EXTINGUISHING AGENTS, DRY
    SAND OR DRY GROUND DOLOMITE
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:WHEN HEATED EMITS HIGHLY TOXIC FUMES OF
    MERCURY. TAKE FULL PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES TO GUARD THESE FUMES.

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

Spill Release Procedures:SPILL MAY BE A TOXIC HAZARD DUE TO DROPLET
    PROLIFERATION.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP CONTAINER TIGHTLY CLOSED. STORE
    IN A COOL, DRY/VENTILATED AREA.

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

Respiratory Protection:NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED DUST, FUME & MIST RESPIRATOR
    OR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS FOR EMERGENCY USE.
Ventilation:GLOVE BOX OR BAG W/SUITABLE EXHAUST
Protective Gloves:RUBBER
Eye Protection:ANSI APPROVED SAFETY GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:LAB COAT, APRON, FLAME RESISTANT COVERALLS,
    EYEWASH, SAFETY SHOWER & HYGIENIC FACILITIES FOR WASHING.
Work Hygienic Practices:REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
MATERIALS TO AVOID CON'T: BORON DIIDOPHOSPHATE & OXYGEN.

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

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:675F
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:-102F
Vapor Pres:0.0012
Vapor Density:7
Spec Gravity:13.546
Solubility in Water:INSOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:BRIGHT, MIRROR LIKE, SILVERY LIQUID W/NO ODOR

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ACETYLENIC COMPOUNDS/AMMONIA/ETHYLENE/METAL OXIDES/METHYL SILANE/STRONG
    OXIDANTS/METAL CARBONYLS/METHYL AZIDE, SEE SUPP.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:TOXIC MERCURY FUMES

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

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE W/LOCAL, STATE, &
    FEDERAL REGULATIONS. UN NA2809

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