
MSDS - MERCURIC CHLORIDE

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   1 - PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION
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PRODUCT NAME:     MERCURIC CHLORIDE
FORMULA:          HGCL2
FORMULA WT:         271.50
CAS NO.:          07487-94-7
NIOSH/RTECS NO.:  OV9100000
COMMON SYNONYMS:  MERCURY(II)CHLORIDE;  MERCURY BICHLORIDE
PRODUCT CODES:    2594
  EFFECTIVE: 06/30/86     
  REVISION #02   

                            PRECAUTIONARY LABELLING
BAKER SAF-T-DATA(TM) SYSTEM

                      HEALTH        -  4  EXTREME (POISON)
                      FLAMMABILITY  -  0  NONE
                      REACTIVITY    -  0  NONE
                      CONTACT       -  3  SEVERE (LIFE)
HAZARD RATINGS ARE 0 TO 4 (0 = NO HAZARD; 4 = EXTREME HAZARD).

LABORATORY PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT

GOGGLES; LAB COAT; VENT HOOD; PROPER GLOVES

PRECAUTIONARY LABEL STATEMENTS

                               POISON DANGER
         MAY BE FATAL IF SWALLOWED, INHALED, OR ABSORBED THROUGH SKIN
   EXCEPTIONAL HEALTH AND CONTACT HAZARDS - READ MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET
DO NOT GET IN EYES, ON SKIN, ON CLOTHING.
AVOID BREATHING DUST.  KEEP IN TIGHTLY CLOSED CONTAINER.  USE WITH ADEQUATE
VENTILATION.  WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.

SAF-T-DATA(TM) STORAGE COLOR CODE:     BLUE (HEALTH)

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   2 - HAZARDOUS COMPONENTS
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                          COMPONENT                         %      CAS NO.

MERCURIC CHLORIDE                                        90-100  7487-94-7

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   3 - PHYSICAL DATA
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BOILING POINT:      302 C (   576 F)          VAPOR PRESSURE(MM HG): N/A

MELTING POINT:      277 C (   531 F)          VAPOR DENSITY(AIR=1):  8.7

SPECIFIC GRAVITY:  5.44                       EVAPORATION RATE:      N/A
   (H2O=1)                                       (BUTYL ACETATE=1)


SOLUBILITY(H2O):     MODERATE (1 TO 10 %)          % VOLATILES BY VOLUME: 0

APPEARANCE & ODOR:  CRYSTALS OR WHITE GRANULES OR POWDER.

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   4 - FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARD DATA
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FLASH POINT (CLOSED CUP   N/A

FLAMMABLE LIMITS:  UPPER - N/A  %       LOWER - N/A  %

FIRE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA
  USE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA APPROPRIATE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE.

SPECIAL FIRE-FIGHTING PROCEDURES
  FIREFIGHTERS SHOULD WEAR PROPER PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND SELF-CONTAINED
  BREATHING APPARATUS WITH FULL FACEPIECE OPERATED IN POSITIVE PRESSURE MODE.
  MOVE CONTAINERS FROM FIRE AREA IF IT CAN BE DONE WITHOUT RISK.  USE WATER
  TO KEEP FIRE-EXPOSED CONTAINERS COOL.

UNUSUAL FIRE & EXPLOSION HAZARDS
  CLOSED CONTAINERS EXPOSED TO HEAT MAY EXPLODE.

TOXIC GASES PRODUCED
  HYDROGEN CHLORIDE, MERCURY FUMES

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   5 - HEALTH HAZARD DATA
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THRESHOLD LIMIT VALUE (TLV/TWA):   0.05 MG/M3 (       PPM)

TOXICITY:   LD50 (ORAL-RAT)(MG/KG)          -  1
            LD50 (IPR-MOUSE)(MG/KG)         -  5

CARCINOGENICITY:  NTP: NO     IARC: NO     Z LIST: NO     OSHA REG: NO

EFFECTS OF OVEREXPOSURE
  DUST INHALATION MAY CAUSE TIGHTNESS AND PAIN IN CHEST, COUGHING, AND
  DIFFICULTY IN BREATHING.
  SKIN ABSORPTION MAY BE HARMFUL OR FATAL.
  INGESTION MAY CAUSE NAUSEA, VOMITING, HEADACHES, DIZZINESS,
  GASTROINTESTINAL IRRITATION.
  INHALATION AND INGESTION ARE HARMFUL AND MAY BE FATAL.
  CHRONIC EFFECTS OF MERCURY POISONING INCLUDE A BUILDUP OF THE
  METAL IN THE BRAIN, LIVER AND KIDNEYS.  SYMPTOMS INCLUDE HEADACHE,
  TREMORS, LOOSE TEETH, LOSS OF APPETITE, BLISTERS ON THE SKIN AND
  IMPAIRED MEMORY.


TARGET ORGANS
  NONE IDENTIFIED

MEDICAL CONDITIONS GENERALLY AGGRAVATED BY EXPOSURE
  NONE IDENTIFIED

ROUTES OF ENTRY
  NONE INDICATED

EMERGENCY AND FIRST AID PROCEDURES
  CALL A PHYSICIAN.
  IF SWALLOWED, IF CONSCIOUS, IMMEDIATELY INDUCE VOMITING.
  IN CASE OF CONTACT, IMMEDIATELY FLUSH EYES OR SKIN WITH PLENTY OF WATER FOR
  AT LEAST 15 MINUTES.

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   6 - REACTIVITY DATA
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STABILITY:  STABLE                 HAZARDOUS POLYMERIZATION:  WILL NOT OCCUR

CONDITIONS TO AVOID:    HEAT, FRICTION, SHOCK, LIGHT

INCOMPATIBLES:          STRONG ACIDS, AMMONIA, CARBONATES, METALLIC SALTS,
                        ALKALIES, PHOSPHITES, PHOSPHATES, SULFITES, SULFATES,
                        BROMIDES, ANTIMONY, ARSENIC

DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS: HYDROGEN CHLORIDE, MERCURY FUMES

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   7 - SPILL AND DISPOSAL PROCEDURES
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STEPS TO BE TAKEN IN THE EVENT OF A SPILL OR DISCHARGE
  WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS AND FULL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING.
  WITH CLEAN SHOVEL, CAREFULLY PLACE MATERIAL INTO CLEAN, DRY CONTAINER AND
  COVER; REMOVE FROM AREA.  FLUSH SPILL AREA WITH WATER.

DISPOSAL PROCEDURE
  DISPOSE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL
  ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS.

EPA HAZARDOUS WASTE NUMBER:          D009 (EP TOXIC WASTE)

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   8 - PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
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VENTILATION:             USE GENERAL OR LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION TO MEET
                         TLV REQUIREMENTS.

RESPIRATORY PROTECTION:  NONE REQUIRED WHERE APPROPRIATE VENTILATION
                         CONDITIONS EXIST.  IF THE TLV IS EXCEEDED, A SELF-
                         CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS IS ADVISED.

EYE/SKIN PROTECTION:     SAFETY GOGGLES, UNIFORM, APRON, RUBBER GLOVES ARE
                         RECOMMENDED.

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   9 - STORAGE AND HANDLING PRECAUTIONS
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SAF-T-DATA(TM) STORAGE COLOR CODE:     BLUE (HEALTH)

SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS
  KEEP CONTAINER TIGHTLY CLOSED.  STORE IN SECURE POISON AREA.
  KEEP PRODUCT OUT OF LIGHT.

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  10 - TRANSPORTATION DATA AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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DOMESTIC (D.O.T.)

PROPER SHIPPING NAME     MERCURIC CHLORIDE, SOLID
HAZARD CLASS             POISON B
UN/NA                    UN1624
LABELS                   POISON

INTERNATIONAL (I.M.O.)

PROPER SHIPPING NAME     MERCURIC CHLORIDE
HAZARD CLASS             6.1
UN/NA                    UN1624
LABELS                   POISON

