ADROW CHEMICAL CO. -- MERCURY  -- 6810-00-128-3005
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:MERCURY
MSDS Date:06/01/1989
FSC:6810
NIIN:00-128-3005
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:ADROW CHEMICAL CO.
Address:2 LINES AVE.
City:WANAQUE
State:NJ
ZIP:07465-1509
Country:US
Info Phone Num:201-839-2372
Emergency Phone Num:201-337-3183/201-427-5273
CAGE:3F134
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:ADROW CHEMICAL CO.
Address:2 LINES AVE.
Box:City:WANAQUE
State:NJ
ZIP:07465-1509
Country:US
Phone:201-337-3183/201-427-5273
CAGE:3F134

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

Ingred Name:MERCURY  (SARA III)
CAS:7439-97-6
RTECS #:OV4550000
Fraction by Wt: 100%
OSHA PEL:S, C, 0.1 MG/M3
ACGIH TLV:S, 0.05 MG/M3; 9192
EPA Rpt Qty:1 LB
DOT Rpt Qty:1 LB

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

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE: SEVERE RESPIRATORY
    IRRITATION,CHEST PAINS,BREATHING DIFFICULTIES WHICH MAY BE
    FATAL.DAMAGE TO THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM,KIDNEYS AND LIVER CAN
    OCCUR. CHRONIC: GUM AND MOUTH INFLAMATION,IRRITABI LITY,TREMORS AND
    STOMATITIS.DAMAGE TO THE KIDNEYS,LIVER AND CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:DATA PER MSDS
Effects of Overexposure:TREMORS, CONVULSIONS & OTHER CNS DISTURBANCES,
    PNEUMONITIS, CHEST PAINS, DYSPNEA, COUGHING, STOMATITIS, GINGIVITIS
    AND LOOSENING OF TEETH, SALIVATION, LOSS OF MEMORY, METALLIC TASTE,
    DIZZINESS, CLUMSI NESS, SLURRED SPEECH, DIARRHEA, PAIN & NUMBNESS
    IN EXTREMITIES, NEPHRITIS, ANXIETY, HEADACHE, WEIGHT LOSS, AND
    INSOMNIA.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PEOPLE WITH LIVER,KIDNEY AND
    NERVOUS SYSTEM DISORDERS SHOULD AVOID EXPOSURE.

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

First Aid:INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BREATHING GIVE
    CPR/OXYGEN. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. EYE: IMMEDIATELY FLUSH EYES WITH
    PLENTY OF WATER FOR 15 MINUTES HOLDING EYELIDS OPEN. GET MEDICAL
    ATTENTION.	 SKIN: REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING. WASH SKIN WITH
    PLENTY OF SOAP & WATER. INGESTION: GET IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION.
    A 5% SOLUTION OF SODIUM FORMALDEHYDE SULFOXYLATE MAY BE USED TO
    INDUCE VOMITING.

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

Flash Point:NONE
Extinguishing Media:EXTINGUISH WITH AGENT SUITABLE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE
Fire Fighting Procedures:FIRE FIGHTERS SHOULD USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA &
    FULL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT WHEN FIGHTING CHEMICAL FIRE. USE WATER
    SPRAY TO COOL NEARBY CONTAINERS EXPOSED TO FIRE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NONE EXPECTED.TOXIC MERCURY VAPORS.

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

Spill Release Procedures:USE APPROPIATE RESPIRATORY PROTECTION AND
    PROPER PROTECTIVE CLOTHING.CLEAN UP SPILLS IMMEDIATELY WITH A
    MERCURY VACUUM CLEANER.DECONTAMINATE AREA WITH A MERCURY
    DECONTAMINANT.KEEP COLLECTED MERCURY FO R DISPOSAL.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN SEALED UNBREAKABLE
    POLYETHYLENE CONTAINERS IN A COOL, DRY, WELL VENTILATED AREA AWAY
    FROM HEAT. PROTECT CONTAINERS FROM PHYSICAL DAMAGE.
Other Precautions:CLEAN UP SPILLS AS QUICKLY AND THOROUGHLY AS
    POSSIBLE.

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

Respiratory Protection:IF VENTILATION DOES NOT MAINTAIN INHALATION
    EXPOSURES BELOW PEL(TLV), USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATORS AS
    PER CURRENT 29 CFR 1910.134, INSTRUCTIONS/WARNINGS AND
    NIOSH-RESPIRATOR DECISION LOGIC-PUBL ICATION NUMBER 87.108.
Ventilation:PROVIDE SUFFICIENT GENERAL/LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION IN
    PATTERN/VOLUME TO CONTROL INHALATION EXPOSURES BELOW OSHA'S PEL.
Protective Gloves:NON-POROUS,NON-ABSORBENT,IMPERVIOUS GLVS
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL SAFETY GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:SEPARATE WORK AND STREET CLOTHING. STORE
    WORK CLOTHING IN SPECIAL LOCKERS. SHOWER BEFORE CHANGING TO STREET
    CLOTHES.
Work Hygienic Practices:OBSERVE GOOD PERSONAL HYGIENE PRACTICES AND
    RECOMMENDED PROCEDURES.
Supplemental Safety and Health
WORK CLOTH SHOULD NOT BE CLEANED BY SHAKING. VACUUM BEFORE REMOVAL AND
    LAUNDER.

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

HCC:T6
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:674F,357C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:-38F,-39C
Vapor Pres:0.0012
Vapor Density:1.015
Spec Gravity:13.5
Evaporation Rate &amp; Reference:<1 (ETHER=1)
Solubility in Water:INSOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:SILVERY LIQUID,ODORLESS
Percent Volatiles by Volume:100

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
HALOGENS,NITRIC ACID,ACETYLENES,AMMONIA GASES.
Stability Condition to Avoid:HEAT;HIGH TEMPERATURES.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:THERMAL DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS INCLUDE
    TOXIC MERCURY VAPORS.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:PLACE IN TIGHTLY SEALED CONTAINERS. DISPOSE IN
    ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL,STATE AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS.

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