FISHER SCIENTIFIC CHEMICAL -- MERCURIC CHLORIDE, M156  -- 6810-00-477-2943
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:MERCURIC CHLORIDE, M156
MSDS Date:06/17/1997
FSC:6810
NIIN:00-477-2943
Status Code:A
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:FISHER SCIENTIFIC CHEMICAL
Address:1 REAGENT LANE
City:FAIR LAWN
State:NJ
ZIP:07410
Country:US
Info Phone Num:201-769-7100
Emergency Phone Num:201-796-7100;800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)
CAGE:1B464
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:FISHER SCIENTIFIC CO.  CHEMICAL MFG DIV
Address:1 REAGENT LANE
Box:City:FAIRLAWN
State:NJ
ZIP:07410-2802
Country:US
Phone:201-796-7100
CAGE:1B464

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

Ingred Name:MERCURIC CHLORIDE (SARA 302/313) (CERCLA) LD50 (ORAL RAT):
    1 MG/KG
CAS:7487-94-7
RTECS #:OV9100000
Fraction by Wt: 100%
OSHA PEL:0.1 MG (HG)/M3
ACGIH TLV:0.025 MG(HG)/M3,S

Ingred Name:SUP DAT: DEATH MAY OCCUR IN THIS PHASE FROM RENAL FAILURE.
    MEAN LETHAL DOSE FOR ADULTS IS 1-4 G. CHRONIC: INHAL: (ING 3)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 2: INHAL OVER LONG PERIOD MAY CAUSE MERCURIALISM & MAY
    INCL TREMORS, SALIVATION, INFLAMM OF MOUTH, LOOSENING (ING 4)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 3: OF TEETH, BLUE LINE ON GUMS, PAIN & NUMBNESS IN
    EXTREMITIES, DIARR, ANXIETY, HDCH, WT LOSS, DEPREE, (ING 5)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 4: INSTABILITY & HALLUCINATIONS. SKIN MAY CAUSE IRRT &
    SENSIT DERM. MAY RSLT IN PSYCHIC DISTURB, PERIPHERAL(ING 6)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 5: NEUROPATHY & KIDNEY DMG. EYE: NOT REPORTED IN
    HUMANS. INGEST: PRINCIPAL MANIFESTATIONS OF CHRONIC POIS (ING 7)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 6: ARE METALLIC TASTE, EXCESS SALIVATION, GINGIVITIS,
    PYORRHEA W/LOOSENING OF TEETH, DIGESTIVE DISORDERS, (ING 8)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 7: ABDOM DISTREE & SKIN ERUPTIONS PREGRESSING TO DERM.
    LIVER & KIDNEY DMG MAY OCCUR. PERSONALITY CHANGES (ING 9)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 8: HAVE BEEN ASSOC W/CHRONIC MERCURIAL POIS. MERCURY
    APPEARS ON NAVY OCCUP CHEM REPRO HAZ LIST. SEEK CONSULT(ING 10)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 9: FROM APPROP HLTH PROFESSIONALS CONCERNING LATEST HAZ
    LIST INFO & SAFE HANDLING & EXPOS INFO . (ING 11)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 10: CONTACT NEHC FOR MORE SPECIFIC INFORMATION ON
    HEALTH HAZARDS .
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:FIRST AID PROC: EYE: WASH IMMED W/LGE AMTS OF WATER, OCCAS
    LIFTING UPPER & LOWER LIDS, UNTIL NO EVIDENCE OF (ING 13)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 12: CHEM REMAINS (AT LEAST 15-20 MIN). CONTINUE
    IRRIGATING W/NORM SALINE UNTIL PH HAS RETURNED TO NORM (ING 14)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 13: (30-60 MIN). COVER W/STERILE BANDAGES. GET MED ATTN
    IMMED. INGEST: REMOVE BY GASTRIC LAVAGE/EMESIS. (ING 15)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 14: MAINTAIN BLOOD PRESS & AIRWAY. GIVE OXYGEN IF RESP
    DEPRESSED. DO NOT PERFORM GASTRIC LAVAGE/EMESIS IF (ING 16)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 15: UNCON. GET MED ATTN IMMED. ADMIN OF GASTRIC
    LAVAGE/OXYGEN SHOOULD BE PERFORMED BY QUALIFIED MED PERS. (ING 17)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 16: ANTIDOTE: MERCURY POIS: GIVE DIMERCAPROL, 3 MG/KG
    (OR 0.3 ML/10 KG) EVERY 4 HRS FOR FIRST 2 DAYS & THEN (ING 18)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 17: 2 MG/KG EVERY 12 HRS FOR TOTAL OF 10 DAYS IF NEC.
    DIMERCAPROL IS AVAIL AS 10% SOLN IN OIL FOR INTRAMUSC (ING 19)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 18: ADMIN. HEMODIALYSIS WILL SPEED REMOVAL OF
    MERCURY-DIMECAPROL COMPLEX. PENICILLAMINE IS ALSO EFFECTIVE. (ING
    20)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 19: GIVE UP TO 100 MG/KG/DAY (MAX 1 G/DAY) DIVIDED INTO
    4 DOSES FOR NO LONGER THAN 1 WK. IF LONGER ADMIN (ING 21)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 20: PERIOD IS WARRANTED, DOSAGE SHOULD NOT EXCEED 40
    MG/KG/DAY. GIVE DRUG ORALLY HALF HR BEFORE MEALS. A (ING 22)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 21: CHELATING AGENT SHOULD BE CONTINUED UNTIL
    URINE-MERCURY LEVEL FALLS < 50 UG/24HRS. ANTIDOTE SHOULD BE (ING
    23)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 22: ADMINISTERED BY QUALIFIED MEDICAL PERSONNEL.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:SPILL PROC: AHEAD OF SPILL FOR LATER DISP. ISOLATE HAZ AREA
    & DENY ENTRY. REPORTABLE QUANTITY (RQ): 1 POUND.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:WASTE DISP METH: TOXICITY CHARACTERISTIC & MUST BE DISP OF
    I/A/W 40 CFR PART 262. EPA HAZARDOUS WASTE NUMBER D009.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

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

LD50 LC50 Mixture:SEE INGREDIENT 1.
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:
    IRRIT/NEUROTOXIN/NEPHROTOXIN. 28 MG/M3 IDLH. HIGH DUST CONCS MAY
    CAUSE SORE THROAT, COUGH, DYSPNEA, LABORED BRTHG & DELAYED PULM
    EDEMA. HIGH VAP CONC CAN CAUSE IMMED DYSPNEA, COUGH, FEVE R, NAUS,
    VOMIT, DIARR, INFLAMM OF MOUTH, SALIVATION & METALLIC TASTE. SKIN:
    MAY CAUSE REDNESS & (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT.
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: IRRIT. SENSIT DERM MAY OCCUR. MAY BE
    ABSORBED THRU INTACT SKIN CAUSING ANURIA. EYE: DIRECT CONT HAS
    CAUSED SEV BURNS IN HUMAN EYES. IN VERY RARE INSTANCES VISION HAS
    RECOVERED, DESPITE SEV D MG & NECROSIS. INGEST: NECROSIS BEGINS
    IMMED IN MOUTH, THROAT, ESOPHAGUS & STOM. W/IN FEW MIN, VIOLENT
    PAIN, (SUP DAT)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

First Aid:INHAL: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR IMMED. IF BRTHG STOPPED, GIVE ARTF
    RESP. MAINTAIN AIRWAY & BLOOD PRESS & ADMIN OXYGEN IF AVAIL. KEEP
    WARM & AT REST. TREAT SYMPTOMATICALLY & SUPPORTIVELY. ADMIN OF
    OXYGEN SH OULD BE PERFORMED BY QUALIFIED PERS. GET MED ATTN IMMED.
    SKIN: REMOVE CONTAM CLTHG & SHOES IMMED. WASH AREA W/SOAP & WATER
    UNTIL NO EVIDENCE OF CHEM REMAINS (15-20 MIN). GET MED ATTN IMMED.
    (ING 12)

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

Flash Point:NON-FLAMMABLE
Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL, CARBON DIOXIDE, WATER SPRAY OR
    REGULAR FOAM. FOR LARGER FIRES, USE WATER SPRAY, FOG OR REGULAR
    FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH APPRVD SCBA & FULL PROT EQUIP .
    MOVE CONTR FROM FIRE IF POSS. USE WATER IN FLOODING AMTS AS FOG.
    AVOID BRTHG POIS DUSTS & FUMES FROM FIRE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NEGLIGIBLE FIRE HAZARD WHEN EXPOSED TO
    HEAT OR FLAME.

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

Spill Release Procedures:DO NOT TOUCH MATL. STOP LEAK IF W/OUT RISK.
    SML SPILL: TAKE UP W/SAND/OTHER ABSORB MATL & PLACE INTO CONTNRS
    FOR DISP. SML DRY SPILL: W/CLEAN SHOVEL PLACE MATL INTO CLEAN, DRY
    CONTR & COVER. MOVE CONT R FROM SPILL AREA. LGE SPILL: DIKE FAR
    (ING 24)
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:OBSERVE ALL FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL
    REGULATIONS. MAY BURN BUT DOES NOT IGNITE READILY. PREVENT
    DISPERSION OF DUST IN AIR.
Other Precautions:DO NOT ALLOW SPILLED MATERIAL TO CONTAMINATE WATER
    SOURCES.

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

Respiratory Protection:RESP MUST BE NIOSH APPRVD. MERCURY VAP: 0.5
    MG/M3: ANY CHEM CATRIDGE RESP W/CARTRIDGES PROVIDING  PROT AGAINST
    MERCURY VAP; 1,25 MG/M3: ANY SUPP-AIR RESP OPERATED IN
    CONTINUOUS-FLOW MODE. CONT NEHC FO R COMPLETE LIST OF APPRVD RESPS
    .
Ventilation:PROVIDE LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION SYSTEM TO MEET PUBLISHED
    EXPOSURE LIMITS.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:NIOSH APPRVD EMER EYEWASH & DELUGE SHOWER .
    WEAR APPROP PROT (IMPERVIOUS) CLTHG & EQUIP TO PVNT SKIN CONT.
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
EFTS OF OVEREXP: PROFUSE VOMIT & SEV PURGING MAY OCCUR. PATIENT MAY DIE
    W/IN FEW MIN FROM FLUID/ELECTROLYTE LOSSES & PERIPHERAL VASCULAR
    COLLASPE, BUT DEATH USUALLY DELAYED 5-12 DAYS. IF VICTIM SURVIV ES
    THIS PHASE, PRIMARY GI DISTURB USUALLY SUBSIDE. SECOND PHASE
    COMMONLY DEVELOPS W/IN 1-3 DAYS AFTER EXPOS. (ING 2)

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

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:576F,302C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:529F,276C
Spec Gravity:5.0
pH:4.7
Solubility in Water:6.9%
Appearance and Odor:ODORLESS, WHITE CRYSTALS OR POWDER

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
POTASSIUM AND SODIUM: STRONG EXPLOSION ON IMPACT.
Stability Condition to Avoid:STABLE UNDER NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND
    PRESSURES.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:THERMAL DECOMPOSITION MAY RELEASE
    CORROSIVE HYDROGEN CHLORIDE.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:OBSERVE ALL FED, STATE & LOC REGS. FOR ASSIST
    CONT DISTRICT DIRECTOR OF ENVIRON PROT AGENCY. MERCURY-REGULATORY
    LEVEL: 0.2 MG/L (TCLP-40 CFR 261 APPENDIX II). MATLS WHICH CONTAIN
    ABOVE SUBSTANCE AT/AB OVE TCLP REGULATORY LEVEL MEET EPA (ING25)

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