MERCURY REFINING CO INC -- MERCURY  -- 6810-00N039248
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:MERCURY
MSDS Date:03/19/1987
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N039248
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:MERCURY REFINING CO INC
Address:26 RAILROAD AVE
City:ALBANY
State:NY
ZIP:12205
Country:US
Info Phone Num:518-489-7363
Emergency Phone Num:518-489-7363
CAGE:0SDN9
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:MERCURY REFINING CO, INC
Address:26 RAILROAD AVE
Box:00000
City:ALBANY
State:NY
ZIP:12205
Country:US
Phone:518-459-0820
CAGE:0SDN9

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

Ingred Name:ING 12:@ REST. GET MED ATTN IMMED. EYE: WASH IMMED W/LG
    AMTS OF WATER, OCCAS LIFT LIDS, UNTIL NO EVIDENCE OF (ING 14)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 13:CHEM REMAINS (FOR @ LST 15 MI-20 MIN). GET MED ATTN
    IMMED.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:SPILL PROC: UNNECESSARY PEOPLE AWAY. ISOLATE HAZARD AREA
    AND DENY ENTRY.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:RESP PROT: HELMET/HOOD OR SCBA W/A FULL FACE PIECE 28MG/M3:
    USE NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD TYPE C SUPPLIED AIR RESP (ING 17)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 16:W/A FACE PIECE OPERATED IN PRESS DEMAND/OTHER
    POSITIVE PRESS MODE OR W/FULL FACE PIECE, HELMET/HOOD (ING 18)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 17:OPERATED IN CONTINOUS FLOW MODE.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:MERCURY
CAS:7439-97-6
RTECS #:OV4550000
OSHA PEL:0.05 MG/M3,5
ACGIH TLV:0.05 MG/M3, S, C
EPA Rpt Qty:1 LB
DOT Rpt Qty:1 LB

Ingred Name:SUPP DATA: INSOMNIA, IRRITABILITY, INSTABILITY,
    HALLUCINATIONS & EVIDENCE OF MENTAL DETERIORATION. ACUTE: SKIN:
    (ING 3)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 2: MAY CAUSE RED & IRRIT. SENSIT DERM MAY OCCUR IN
    PERVIOUSLY EXPOSED WORKERS. SUBSTANCE MAY BE ABSORBED THRU(ING 4)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 3:SKIN CAUSING ANURIA. CHRONIC: MAY CAUSE IRRIT &
    SENSIT DERM. MAY RSLT IN PSYCHIC DISTURB, PERIPHERAL (ING 5)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 4:NEROPATHY & KIDNEY DAM AS IN CHRONIC INHAL. ACUTE:
    INGEST: METALLIC MERCURY GENERALLY SHOWS NO EFFECT. (ING 6)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 5:HOWEVER, IN EXCEPTIONAL CASES EXISTING INTERNAL SORES
    MAY ALLOW MERCURY TO ACCUMULATE W/SERIOUS/EVEN FATAL (ING 7)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 6:RSLTS. ALSO ASPIR INTO LUNGS IS A REMOTE POSSIBILITY
    & THIS WOULD CAUSE A PERM HAZ. ACUTE: EYE: CONT MAY (ING 8)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 7:CAUSE IRRIT. CHRONIC: MERCURY MAY BE DEPOSITED IN
    LENS OF EYE, CAUSING VISUAL DISTURB. NOTE: MERCURY CAS# (ING 9)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 8: 7439-97-6 APPEARS ON NAVY LIST OF OCCUP CHEM REPROD
    HAZ.SEEK CONSULTATION FROM APPROP HLTH PROFESSIONALS (ING 10)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 9:CONCERNING LATEST HAZ LIST INFO & SAFE HNDLG & EXPOS
    RECOMM .
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:FIRST AID PROC: MIN). GET MED ATTN IMMED. INGEST: IMMED
    GIVE 2-4 GLASSES OF WATER, & INDUCE VOMIT BY TOUCHING (ING 12)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 11:FINGER TO BACK OF THROAT. FROM SITTING POSITION HEAD
    MUST BE LOWER THAN HIPS TO PVNT ASPIR. KEEP WARM & (ING 13)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

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

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE: INHAL: INHAL OF HIGH CONC OF
    MERCURY VAP CAN CAUSE ALMOST IMMED DYSPNEA, COUGH, FEVER, NAUS,
    VOMIT, DIARR, STOMATITIS, SALIVATION & METALLIC TASTE. SYMPS MAY
    RESOLVE/MAY PROGRESS TO NECROTIZING  BRONCHIOLITIS, PNEUM, PULM
    EDEMA & PNEUMOTHORAX. INTOX SYMPS ARE CHARACT BY METALLIC TASTE,
    NAUS, (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: ABDOM PAIN, VOMIT, DIZZ, CLUMSINESS,
    SLURRED SPEECH, DIARR, HDCH & ALBUMINURIA. CHRONIC: INHAL OF
    MERCURY VAP OVER A LONG PERIOD CAUSES MERCURIALISM. FINDINGS ARE
    EXTREMELY VARIABLE & INCL T REMORS, SALIVATION, STOMATITIS,
    LOOSENING OF TEETH, BLUE LINES ON GUMS, PAIN & NUMBNESS & EXTREM,
    NEPHRITIS, (SUPP DATA)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

First Aid:INHAL: REMOVE FROM EXPOS AREA TO FRESH AIR IMMED. IF BRTHG
    HAS STOPPED, GIVE ARTF RESP. MAINTAIN AIRWAY & BLOOD PRESS &
    ADMINISTER OXYGEN IF AVAIL. KEEP WARM & @ REST. ADMINIST OF OXYGEN
    SHOULD BE PER FORMED BY QUALIFIED PERS.GET MED ATTN IMMED. SKIN:
    REMOVE CONTAMD CLTHG IMMED. WASH AFFECTED AREA W/SOAP/MILD
    DETERGENT & LG AMTS OF WATER UNTIL NO EVIDENCE OF SUBSTANCE REMAINS
    (APPROX 15-20 (ING 11)

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

Flash Point:NON-FLAMMABLE
Extinguishing Media:SM FIRES: DRY CHEM, CARBON DIOXIDE, WATER SPRAY OR
    FOAM; LARGE FIRES: WATER SPRAY FOG OR FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures:NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD SCBA & FULL PROT EQUIP. MOVE
    CONTRS FROM FIRE AREA IF POSS; COOL CONTRS EXPOSED TO FLAMES
    W/WATER FROM SIDE UNTIL WELL AFTER (SUPP DATA)
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:SLIGHT FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARD WHEN
    EXPOSED TO HEAT/FLAMES.

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

Spill Release Procedures:ISOLATE AREA OF LEAK/SPILL. WEARING APPROP
    PROT EQUIP ATTEMTP TO STOP LEAK. FOR SMALL SPILLS, TAKE UP
    W/SAND/OTHER ABSORB MATL & PLACE INTO CONTRS FOR LATER RECLAMATION
    OR DISP. FOR LG SPILLS, DIKE FA R AHEAD OF SPILL FOR LATER DISP.
    KEEP (ING 15)
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:AVOID SPLASHING WHEN HNDLG. STORE IN
    PLASTIC, GLASS/STEEL CONTRS. ALL CONTRS MUST BE TIGHT FITTING
    CAPS/COVERS.
Other Precautions:STORE IN AN ISOLATED, COOL AND WELL VENTILATED AREA.

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

Respiratory Protection:BELOW 1MG/M3: USE NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD RESP FITTED
    W/MERCURY VAP ABSORBING CARTRIDGES & EXCESS USE INDICATOR.
    1MG/M3-USE NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD SUPPLIED AIR RESP/SCBA. 5MG/M3: USE
    NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD SUPPLIED A IR RESP W/A FULL FACE PIECE, (ING 16)
Ventilation:LOC EXHAUST: PROVIDE LOC EXHAUST VENT/GEN DILUTION VENT TO
    MEET PERMISSIBLE EXPOSURE LIMITS.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:CHEM WORK GOG W/FULL LENGTH FSHLD.
Other Protective Equipment:MAINTAIN EYE WASH FOUNTAIN AND QUICK DRENCH
    FACILITIES IN WORK AREA.
Work Hygienic Practices:NO SMOKING OR EATING IN WORK AREAS.
Supplemental Safety and Health
FIRE FIGHT PROC: FIRE IS OUT. KEEP UPWIND. MATL TO AVOID: SODIUM,
    RUBIDIUMI, METHYLAZIDE, METHYLSILANE, OXIDANTS (BROMINE,
    PEROXYFORMIC ACID, CHLORINE DIOXIDE, NITRIC, ACID) TETRACARBONYL
    NICKEL, NITR OMETHANE, SILVER PERCHLORATE. EFTS OF OVEREXP: DIARR,
    ANXIETY, HDCH, WT LOSS, ANOREXIA, MENTAL DEPRESS, (ING 2)

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

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:674F,357C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:-38F,-39C
Vapor Pres:0.0012@20C
Spec Gravity:13.6(H*2O=1)
Solubility in Water:INSOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:SILVER: WHITE LIQUID METAL, ODORLESS

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ACETYLINIC CMPDS, AMMONIA, BORON, DIIODOPHOAPHIDE, ETHYLENE OXIDE,
    METALS (ALUMINUM, POTASSIUM, LITHIUM, (SUPP DATA)
Stability Condition to Avoid:AVOID ELEVATED TEMPS & OPEN FLAMES.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:WASTE MERCURY CAN BE RECLAIMED. FOR DISPOSAL,
    MERCURY CAN BE BURIED AT A PERMITTED CHEMICAL SECURE LANDFILL.
    DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS
    .

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