MSDS - MERCURIC OXIDE, RED ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1 - PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ PRODUCT NAME: MERCURIC OXIDE, RED FORMULA: HGO FORMULA WT: 216.59 CAS NO.: 21908-53-2 NIOSH/RTECS NO.: OW8750000 COMMON SYNONYMS: MERCURY(II)OXIDE, RED PRODUCT CODES: 2620,2622 EFFECTIVE: 09/26/86 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 EXCEPTIONAL CONTACT HAZARD - READ MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET MAY BE FATAL IF SWALLOWED, INHALED, OR ABSORBED THROUGH SKIN DO NOT GET IN EYES, ON SKIN, ON CLOTHING. DO NOT BREATHE DUST. KEEP IN TIGHTLY CLOSED CONTAINER. USE WITH ADEQUATE VENTILATION. WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING. SAF-T-DATA(TM) STORAGE COLOR CODE: BLUE (HEALTH) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2 - HAZARDOUS COMPONENTS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ COMPONENT % CAS NO. MERCURIC OXIDE 90-100 21908-53-2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3 - PHYSICAL DATA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ BOILING POINT: N/A VAPOR PRESSURE(MM HG): N/A MELTING POINT: 500 C ( 932 F) DECOMPOSES VAPOR DENSITY(AIR=1): N/A SPECIFIC GRAVITY: 11.14 EVAPORATION RATE: 0.6 (H2O=1) (BUTYL ACETATE=1) SOLUBILITY(H2O): NEGLIGIBLE (LESS THAN 0.1 %) % VOLATILES BY VOLUME: 0 APPEARANCE & ODOR: BRIGHT RED OR ORANGE-RED HEAVY POWDER WITH NO ODOR. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4 - FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARD DATA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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. UNUSUAL FIRE & EXPLOSION HAZARDS NOTE: DECOMPOSES AT MELTING POINT. CAN REACT VIOLENTLY WITH SHOCK, FRICTION OR HEAT. TOXIC GASES PRODUCED CARBON MONOXIDE, CARBON DIOXIDE, MERCURY FUMES ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5 - HEALTH HAZARD DATA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ PEL LISTED DENOTES CEILING LIMIT. THRESHOLD LIMIT VALUE (TLV/TWA): 0.1 MG/M3 ( PPM) PERMISSIBLE EXPOSURE LIMIT (PEL): 0.1 MG/M3 ( PPM) TOXICITY: LD50 (ORAL-RAT)(MG/KG) - 18 CARCINOGENICITY: NTP: NO IARC: NO Z LIST: NO OSHA REG: NO EFFECTS OF OVEREXPOSURE ACUTE POISONING VIA ALL ROUTES OF EXPOSURE MAY BE SEVERE ENOUGH TO BE FATAL. DUST INHALATION MAY CAUSE TIGHTNESS AND PAIN IN CHEST, COUGHING, AND DIFFICULTY IN BREATHING. CONTACT WITH SKIN OR EYES MAY CAUSE SEVERE IRRITATION OR BURNS. PROLONGED CONTACT MAY CAUSE SKIN SENSITIZATION. SUBSTANCE IS READILY ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN. PROLONGED EYE CONTACT MAY CAUSE PERMANENT DAMAGE TO THE CORNEA AND BLINDNESS MAY OCCUR. INGESTION MAY CAUSE NAUSEA, VOMITING, GASTROINTESTINAL IRRITATION, AND BURNS TO MOUTH AND THROAT. 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 EYES, SKIN, RESPIRATORY SYSTEM, CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM, KIDNEYS MEDICAL CONDITIONS GENERALLY AGGRAVATED BY EXPOSURE ALLERGIES, CHRONIC RESPIRATORY DISEASE, NERVE SYSTEM DISORDERS, KIDNEY DISORDERS ROUTES OF ENTRY INHALATION, ABSORPTION, SKIN CONTACT, EYE CONTACT EMERGENCY AND FIRST AID PROCEDURES CALL A PHYSICIAN. IF SWALLOWED, IF CONSCIOUS, IMMEDIATELY INDUCE VOMITING. IF INHALED, REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BREATHING, GIVE ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION. IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT, GIVE OXYGEN. IN CASE OF CONTACT, IMMEDIATELY FLUSH EYES OR SKIN WITH PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES WHILE REMOVING CONTAMINATED CLOTHING AND SHOES. WASH CLOTHING BEFORE RE-USE. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6 - REACTIVITY DATA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ STABILITY: STABLE HAZARDOUS POLYMERIZATION: WILL NOT OCCUR CONDITIONS TO AVOID: LIGHT, HEAT INCOMPATIBLES: STRONG REDUCING AGENTS, STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS, AMINES, COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS, ORGANIC MATERIALS, PHENOL DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS: MERCURY FUMES, CARBON MONOXIDE, CARBON DIOXIDE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 7 - SPILL AND DISPOSAL PROCEDURES ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 8 - PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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, PROPER GLOVES ARE RECOMMENDED. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 9 - STORAGE AND HANDLING PRECAUTIONS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SAF-T-DATA(TM) STORAGE COLOR CODE: BLUE (HEALTH) SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS KEEP PRODUCT OUT OF LIGHT. KEEP CONTAINER TIGHTLY CLOSED. STORE IN SECURE POISON AREA. STORE IN LIGHT-RESISTANT CONTAINERS. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 10 - TRANSPORTATION DATA AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ DOMESTIC (D.O.T.) PROPER SHIPPING NAME MERCURIC OXIDE, SOLID HAZARD CLASS POISON B UN/NA UN1641 LABELS POISON INTERNATIONAL (I.M.O.) PROPER SHIPPING NAME MERCURIC OXIDE, SOLID HAZARD CLASS 6.1 UN/NA UN1641 LABELS POISON