*  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  *
Respiratory Protection:NONE NEEDED UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS OF USE WITH
    ADEQUATE VENTILATION. NIOSH APPROVED EQUIPMENT SHOULD BE WORN IF
    PELS ARE EXCEEDED.
Ventilation:LOCAL/MECHANICAL:YES.
Other Protective Equipment:LAB COAT, EYE WASH, AND SAFETY SHOWER
Work Hygienic Practices:NO DATA PROVIDED BY RESPONSIBLE PARTY.
Supplemental Safety and Health
*  Product Identification  *
*  Composition/Information on Ingredients  *
Ingred Name:MERCURIC NITRATE
OSHA PEL:SEE TABLE Z-2
*  Hazards Identification  *
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:HARMFUL IF ABSORBED THROUGH SKIN. MAY
    BE FATAL IF SWALLOWED OR INHALED. EYES: MAY CAUSE IRRITATION. SKIN:
    MAY CAUSE IRRITATION. INGESTION: MAY CAUSE GASTROINTESTINAL
    DISCOMFORT. INHALATION: MAY CAUSE  RESPIRATORY IRRITATION. CHRONIC:
    MERCURY BUILD-UP IN THE BRAIN, LIVER, KIDNEYS, HEADACHE, SHAKES,
    LOOSE TEETH, LOSS OF APPETITE, SKIN ULCERATION, IMPAIRED MEMORY.
    TARGET ORGANS: EYES, SKIN, RESPIRATOR Y SYSTEM, LUNGS, LIVER,
    KIDNEYS, CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM, TEETH.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NO DATA PROVIDED BY RESPONSIBLE PARTY.
Effects of Overexposure:INHALATION IS HARMFUL AND MAY BE FATAL.
    IRRITATION OF UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT, NAUSEA, VOMITING,
    GASTROINTESTINAL IRRITATION. SKIN & EYE IRRITATION. RAPID SKIN
    ABSORPTION. INGESTION IS HARMFUL & FATAL . NAUSEA, VOMITING,
    GASTROINTESTINAL IRRITATION,  BURNS TO MOUTH & THROAT.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NO DATA PROVIDED BY RESPONSIBLE
    PARTY.
*  First Aid Measures  *
    LOWERING EYELIDS OCCASIONALLY. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION IF IRRITATION
    MINUTES.REMOVE CO NTAMINATED CLOTHING.LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING
    BEFORE REUSE. INGESTION:DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING.IF SWALLOWED,IF
    CONSCIOUS,GIVE PLENTY OF WATER IMMEDIATELY & CALL A PHYSICIAN OR
    POISON CONTROL.NEVER G IVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO AN UNCONSCIOUS
    PERSON. INHALATION:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR.GIVE OXYGEN IF BREATHING IS
    DIFFICULT; GIVE ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION IF BREATHING IS STOPPED.KEEP
    WARM,QUIET& GET MEDICAL A TTENTION.
*  Fire Fighting Measures  *
Extinguishing Media:USE MEDIA SUITABLE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:FIREFIGHTERS SHOULD WEAR FULL PROTECTIVE
    EQUIPMENT AND NIOSH APPROVED SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:STRONG OXIDIZER.CONTACT WITH COMBUSTIBLE
    MATERIALS, FLAMMABLE MATERIALS OR POWDERED METALS CAN CAUSE FIRE OR
    EXPLOSION. CAN REACT VIOLENTLY WITH SHOCK,FRICTION OR HEAT. NOTE:
    DECOMPOSED AT BOILING POI NT.
*  Accidental Release Measures  *
Spill Release Procedures:VENTILATE AREA OF SPILL. CLEAN-UP PERSONNEL
    SHOULD WEAR PROPER PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT. AVOID CREATING DUST. SWEEP
    OR SCOOP UP & CONTAINERIZE FOR DISPOSAL.
Neutralizing Agent:NO DATA PROVIDED BY RESPONSIBLE PARTY.
*Handling and Storage  *
Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP CONTAINER TIGHTLY CLOSED. STORE
    SEPERATELY & AWAY FROM FLAMMABLE & COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS. ISOLATE
    FROM INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS.
Other Precautions:KEEP PRODUCT OUT OF LIGHT.
*  Physical/Chemical Properties  *
HCC:T3
Evaporation Rate & Reference:N/A (H2O=1)
Appearance and Odor:SOLID; NO ODOR
Percent Volatiles by Volume:0
*  Stability and Reactivity Data  *
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS,ORGANIC MATERIALS, STRONG REDUCING AGENTS,
    HYDROPHOSPHOROUS ACID
Stability Condition to Avoid:HEAT,SHOCK,FRICTION,DUSTING
Hazardous Decomposition Products:OXIDES OF NITROGEN.
*  Toxicological Information*
    ACUTE: SEE ACUTE/CHRONIC HEALTH SECTION. CHRONIC: MERCURY BUILD-UP
    IN THE BRAIN, LIVER, KIDNEYS , HEADACHE, SHAKES, LOOSE TEETH, LOSS
    OF APPETITE, SKIN ULCERATION, IMPAIRED MEMORY.
*  Ecological Information  *
*  Disposal Considerations  *
Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL, STATE &
    FEDERAL REGULATIONS. ALWAYS CONTACT A PERMITTED WASTE DISPOSER
    (TSD) TO ASSURE COMPLIANCE.
*  MSDS Transport Information  *
*  Regulatory Information  *
    REPORTING: ACUTE. PRODUCT OR COMPONENTS: MERCURIC NITRATE: SARA EHS
Federal Regulatory Information:EPA TSCA STATUS: ON TSCA INVENTORY.
State Regulatory Information:NO DATA PROVIDED BY RESPONSIBLE PARTY.
*  Other Information  *
