FISHER SCIENTIFIC -- M143I50, MERCURIC ACETATE  -- 6810-00N027032
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:M143I50, MERCURIC ACETATE
MSDS Date:10/29/1991
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N027032
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:FISHER SCIENTIFIC
Address:1 REAGENT LANE
City:FAIR LAWN
State:NJ
ZIP:07410-2802
Country:US
Info Phone Num:201-796-7100
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:FIRST AID PROC:OF CHEM REMAINS (APPROX 15-20 MIN). GET MED
    ATTN IMMED. EYE: WASH IMMED W/LG AMTS OF WATER/NORM (ING 15)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 14:SALINE, OCASIONALLY LIFTING UPPER & LOWER LIDS,
    UNTIL NO EVIDENCE OF CHEM REMAINS (APPROX 15-20 MIN).GET (ING 16)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 15:MED ATTN IMMED. INGEST: REMOVE BY GASTRIC
    LAVAGE/EMESIS. MAINTAIN BLOOD PRESS & AIRWAY. GIVE O*2 IF RESP (ING
    17)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 16:DEPRESSED.DO NOT PERFORM GASTRIC LAVAGE/EMESIS IF
    UNCON. GET MED ATTN IMMED. ADMIN OF GASTRIC LAVAGE/O*2 (ING 18)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 17:SHLD BE PERFORMED BY QUALIFIED MED
    PERSONNEL.ANTIDOTE: DECISION AS TO WHETHER SEVERITY OF POISONING
    REQS (ING 19)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 18:ANTIDOTE & ACTUAL DOSE REQD SHLD BE MADE BY
    QUALIFIED MED PERSONNEL. GIVE N-ACETYL-D, L-PENICILLAMINE (ING 20)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 19:(OR IF NOT AVAIL D-PENICILLAMINE) BY MOUTH, 250 MG,
    4 TIMES DAILY FOR 5-10 DAYS.DIMERCAPROL IS LESS (ING 21)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 20:EFFECTIVE AND MAY BE CONTRAINDICATED. ANTIDOTE SHLD
    BE ADMINISTERED BY QUALIFIED MEDICAL PERSONNEL.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:SPILL PROC: DIKE FAR AHEAD OF SPILL FOR LATER DISPOSAL.
    KEEP UNNEC PEOPLE AWAY. ISOLATE HAZARD AREA AND DENY ENTRY.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:MERCURIC ACETATE
CAS:1600-27-7
RTECS #:AI8575000
Fraction by Wt: 100%
OSHA PEL:0.1 (HG) MG/M3, C, S
ACGIH TLV:0.1 (HG) MG/M3, S

Ingred Name:SUPP DATA: NEUROPATHY & KIDNEY DAM. EYE: ACUTE: MAY CAUSE
    IRRIT. CORR SOLNS MAY CAUSE CORNEAL INJURY/BURNS. (ING 3)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 2:CHRONIC:MAY BE DEPOSITIED IN LENS OF EYE, CAUSING
    VISUAL DISTURBANCES. INGEST:ACUTE:NECROSIS BEGINS IMMED (ING 4)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 3:IN MOUTH, THROAT, ESOPHAGUS & STOM. W/IN FEW MIN,
    VIOLENT PAIN, PROFUSE VOMIT & SEV PURGING OCCUR. PATIENT (ING 5)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 4:MAY DIE FEW MINS FROM FLUID/ELECTROLYTE LOSSES &
    PERIPHERAL VASULAR COLLAPSE, BUT DEATH (FROM UREMIA) IS (ING 6)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 5:USUALLY DELAYED 5-12 DAYS. IF SURVIVES PRIMARY GI
    DISTURBANCES USUALLY SUBSIDE. SECOND PHASE DEVELOPS W/IN (ING 7)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 6:1-3 DAYS AFTER EXPOS. CHARACTERIZED BY INFLAMM OF
    MOUTH, MEMBRANOUS COLITIS & TUBULAR NEPHROSIS. SALIVARY (ING 8)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 7:GLANDS, KIDNEYS, AND GI MUCOSA SLOWLY EXCRETE
    MERCURY. DEATH MAY OCCUR FROM RENAL FAILURE. LETHAL DOSE FOR (ING
    9)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 8:ADULTS IS 1-4 GRAMS.CHRONIC: MANIFESTATIONS OF
    POISONING ARE METALLIC TASTE, EXCESSIVE (ING 8)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 9:SALIVATION, GINGIVITIS, PYORRHEA W/LOOSE TEETH,
    DIGESTIVE DISORDERS, ABDOM DISTRESS & SKIN ERUPTIONS (ING 9)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 10:PROGRESSING TO DERM. SENSORY & MOTOR NERVES MAY BE
    AFFECTED W/NUMBNESS & WEAKNESS. LIVER & KIDNEY DAM (ING 12)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 11:OCCUR PROGRESSING TO ACUTE RENAL FAILURE W/ANURIA.
    SUBTLE/DRAMATIC BEHAVIOR & PERSONALITY CHANGES (ING 13)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 12:(ERITHISM) HAVE BEEN ASSOCIATED W/POISONING.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

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

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50: (ORAL, RAT) 40.9 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:INHAL:DUST MAY CAUSE SORE THROAT,
    COUGHING, DYSPNEA, LABORED BRTHG & PULMONARY EDEMA. VAP CAN CAUSE
    ALMOST IMMEDIATE DYSPNEA, COUGH, FEVER, NAUS, VOM, DIARR, INFLAMM
    OF MOUTH, SALIVATION & METALLIC TA STE. MAY RESOLVE/PROGRESS TO
    NECROTOZING BRONCHIOLITIS, PNEUMONITIS, PULM EDEMA & PNEUMOTHORAX.
    (EFTS OF OVEREXPOS)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ:ACIDOSIS & RENAL DAM & FAILURE MAY
    OCCUR.CHRONIC:MAY CAUSE MERCURIALISM, W/TREMORS, SALIVATION,
    INFLAMM OF MOUTH, LOOSE TEETH W/BLUE LINES ON GUMS,PAIN & NUMBNESS
    IN EXTREMETIES, NEPHRITIS, D IARR, ANXIETY, HDCH, WT LOSS,
    ANOREXIA,MENTAL DEPRESS, INSOMNIA, IRRITABILITY, INSTABILITY &
    HALLUCINATIONS.(SUPP DATA)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

First Aid:INHAL:MOVE TO FRESH AIR IMMED. IF BRTHG HAS STOPPED, GIVE
    ARTF RESP. MAINTAIN AIRWAY & BLOOD PRESS & ADMIN O2 IF AVAIL. KEEP
    AFFECTED PERS WARM & @ REST. TREAT SYMPTOMATICALLY & SUPPORTIVELY.
    ADMIN OF  O2 SHLD BE PERFORMED BY QUALIFIED PERSONNEL. GET MED ATTN
    IMMED. SKIN: REMOVE CONTAMD CLTHG & SHOES IMMED. WASH AFFECTED AREA
    W/SOAP/MILD DETERGENT & LG AMTS OF WATER UNTIL NO EVIDENCE (ING 14)

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

Flash Point:NON-FLAMMABLE
Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL, CARBON DIOXIDE, WATER SPRAY/REGULAR
    FOAM. FOR LARGER FIRES USE WATER SPRAY, FOG OR REGULAR FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD SCBA & FULL PROT EQUIP
    . MOVE CNTNR FROM FIRE AREA IF CAN DO WITHOUT RISK. USE AGENTS
    SUITABLE FOR TYPE OF FIRE. USE (SUPP DATA)
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NEGLIG FIRE HAZ WHEN EXPOS TO
    HEAT/FLAME.MAY BURN BUT DOES NOT IGNITE READILY.PVNT DISPERSION OF
    DUST IN AIR. DO NOT ALLOW SPILLED MATL TO CONTAM WATER SOURCES.

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

Spill Release Procedures:DO NOT TOUCH SPILLED MATL.STOP LEAK IF W/OUT
    RISK.SM SPILLS: TAKE UP W/SAND/OTHER ABSORBENT & PLACE INTO CNTNRS
    FOR LATER DISP.SM DRY SPILLS:W/CLEAN SHOVEL PLACE MATL INTO CLEAN,
    DRY CNTNR & COVER.MOV E CNTNRS FROM SPILL AREA. LARGER SPILLS: (ING
    22)
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:OBSERVE ALL FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL
    REGULATIONS WHEN STORING OR DISPOSING OF THIS SUBSTANCE. FOR
    ASSITANCE, CONTACT DISTRICT DIRECTOR OF EPA.
Other Precautions:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

Respiratory Protection:THE SPECIFIC RESIRATOR SELECTED MUST BE BASED ON
    CONTAMINATION LEVELS FOUND IN WORK PLACE, MUST NOT EXCEED THE
    WORKING LIMITS OF THE RESPIRATOR AND BE JOINTLY APPROVED BY
    NIOSH/MSHA. FOR MORE SPECIFIC  INFORMATION CONTACT NEHC .
Ventilation:PROVIDE LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION TO MEET PUBLISHED
    EXPOSURE LIMITS. VENTILATION EQUIPMENT MUST BE EXPOSION-PROOF.
Protective Gloves:PROTECTIVE GLOVES.
Eye Protection:CHEM WORK GOG & FULL LGTH FSHLD .
Other Protective Equipment:IMPERV CLTHG & EQUIP TO PVNT RPTD/PRLNGD
    SKIN CONT. EYE WASH FOUNTAIN & QUICK DRENCH SHOWER W/IN IMMEDIATE
    WORK AREA.
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
FIRE FIGHT PROC: WATER IN FLOODING AMOUNTS AS FOG. AVOID BREATHING
    TOXIC VAPORS, KEEP UPWIND.HLTH HAZ:SKIN:ACUTE:MAY CAUSE REDNESS,
    IRRIT & SENSITIZATION DERM IN PREVIOUSLY EXPOSED WORKERS. MAY BE
    ABS ORBED THRU SKIN CAUSING ANURIA. CHRONIC: MAY CAUSE IRRIT &
    SENSITIZATION DERM, PSYCHIC DISTURBANCES, PERIPHERAL (ING 2)

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

HCC:T3
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:DECOMPOSES
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:354F,179C
Spec Gravity:3.3
Solubility in Water:25% @ 10C
Appearance and Odor:WHITE CRYSTALLINE POWDER; ACETIC ODOR; SENSITIVE TO
    LIGHT.

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
NO DATA AVAILABLE.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:MAY RELEASE TOXIC AND HAZARDOUS
    MERCURY VAPORS AND CARBON MONOXIDE UNDER THERMAL DECOMP/UPON
    EXPOSURE TO LIGHT.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:MATLS WHICH CONTAIN MERCURY-REGULATORY LEVEL:
    0.2 MG/L @/> REGULATORY LEVEL MEET EPA CHARACTERISTIC OF TOXICITY,
    AND MUST BE DISPOSED OF I/A/W 40 CFR PART 262. EPA HAZ WASTE NUMBER
    D009. DISPOSE OF I/  A/W FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS .

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