*  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  *
Respiratory Protection:WEAR NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATOR.
Ventilation:USE IN A CHEMICAL FUME HOOD.
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPROVED EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER .
    WEAR CHEMICAL RESISTANT CLOTHING.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH CAREFULLY AFTER USE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
*  Product Identification  *
*  Composition/Information on Ingredients  *
Fraction by Wt: 5%
OSHA PEL:2 PPM
ACGIH TLV:2 PPM; 4 STEL
Fraction by Wt: <0.1%
OSHA PEL:0.1 MG/M3, C
EPA Rpt Qty:1 LB
DOT Rpt Qty:1 LB
Ingred Name:EFTS OF OVEREXP: EXPOSED TEETH W/PRLNGD EXPOS. INGEST OF
    LIQ WILL CAUSE IMMED PAIN & BURNS OF MOUTH, ESOPHAGUS & (ING 4)
Ingred Name:ING 3: GI TRACT. INHAL MAY BE FATAL CAUSING SPASM, INFLAMM
    & EDEMA OF LARYNX & BRONCHI, CHEM PNEUM & PULM EDEMA. (ING 5)
Ingred Name:ING 4: SYMPS INCL BURNING SENSATION, COUGH, WHEEZING.
    LARYNGITIS, SHORTNESS OF BREATH, HDCH, NAUS & VOMIT. (ING 6)
Ingred Name:ING 5: MERCURY APPEARS ON THE NAVY LIST OF OCCUP CHEM REPRO
    HAZS. SEEK CONSULTATION FROM APPROPRIATE HEALTH (ING 7)
Ingred Name:ING 6: PROFESSIONALS CONCERNING LATEST HAZ LIST INFO & SAFE
    HNDLG & EXPOS INFO .
Ingred Name:EYE PROT: & FULL LENGTH FACESHIELD .
*  Hazards Identification  *
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NOOSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:SYMPS & HLTH HAZS FOR DILUTE NITRIC
    ACID ARE EXPECTED TO BE LESS SEV THAN EXPOS TO CONCD NITRIC ACID.
    GREATER, HLTH HAZS FOR CONCD NITRIC  ACID ARE GIVEN. CONCD NITRIC
    ACID MAY BE FATAL IF TOO MUCH IS INHALED/ABSORBED THRU SKIN. CONCD
    NITRIC(EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: ACID VAP/MIST IS IRRITANT OF EYES,
    MUC MEMBS & SKIN. IN CNTCT W/EYES, IT PRDCES SEV BURNS WHICH MAY
    RSLT IN PERM DMG & VISUAL IMPAIRMENT. ON SKIN, LIQ/CONCD VAP PRDCES
    IMMED, SEV & PENETRATI NG BURNS; CONCD SOLNS CAUSE DEEP ULCERS&
    STAIN SKIN BRIGHT YELLOW/YELLOWISH/BROWN COLOR. VAP & MIST MAY
    ERODE (ING 3)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
*  First Aid Measures  *
    LOWER EYELIDS. SKIN: REMOVE CONTAMD CLTHG, THEN FLUSH W/WATER FOR
    FRESH AIR . INGEST: DO NOT INDUCE VOMIT. GET MED ATTN IMMED. ONLY
    IF VICTIM IS CONSCIOUS, GIVE LARGE AMOUNT OF WATER OR MILK. IF
    IRRITATION CONTINUES, GET MEDICAL ATTENTION IMMEDIATELY.
*  Fire Fighting Measures  *
Extinguishing Media:APPROPRIATE TO SURROUNDING FIRE CONDITIONS.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA AND FULL PROTECTIVE
    EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:CONC HNO*3 IS NOT COMBUST, BUT IS STRONG
    OXIDIZER & ITS HEAT OF RXN W/REDUCING AGENTS/COMBUSTS MAY CAUSE
    IGNIT. CAN REACT W/METALS TO RELS FLAM HYDROGEN(SUPDAT)
*  Accidental Release Measures  *
Spill Release Procedures:VENT AREA. DILUTE SPILL W/WATER & NEUTRALIZE
    W/SODA ASH, LIMESTONE, ETC. WIPE UP & PUT INTO SEALED CNTNR FOR
    PROPER DISP. WASH SPILL SITE OFF W/WATER AFTER MATL PICK UP IS
    APPRVD RESP.
Neutralizing Agent:NEUTRALIZE WITH SODA ASH, LIMESTONE, ETC.
*Handling and Storage  *
Handling and Storage Precautions:CONCD NITRIC ACID WILL ATTACK SOME
    FORMS OF PLASTICS, RUBBER & COATINGS. STORE AT ROOM TEMPERATURE.
    KEEP TIGHTLY SEALED WHEN NOT IN USE.
Other Precautions:WARNING: IRRITANT. OXIDIZER. CORROSIVE LIQUID. AVOID
    INHALATION, INGESTION AND CONTACT W/EYES AND SKIN.
MFR'S TRADE MAME/PART NO: MERCURY IN 2% HNO*3. EXPLO HAZ:GAS. CONC
    HNO*3 REACTS EXPLO W/COMBUST ORG/READILY OXIDIZABLE MATLS SUCH AS
    ALCOHOL, WOOD, TURPENTINE, METAL PWDRS, HYDROGEN SULFIDE, ETC. MATL
     TO AVOID: WOOD, TURPENTINE, METAL PWDRS, HYDROGEN SULFIDE, ETC.
    CNTCT W/STRONG BASES WILL CAUSE VIOLENT SPLATTERING.
*  Physical/Chemical Properties  *
Spec Gravity:APPROX 1
Solubility in Water:SOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:TRANSPARENT WITH AN ACRID ODOR.
*  Stability and Reactivity Data  *
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
CONC HNO*3 IS POWERFUL OXIDIZING AGENT. IT REACTS EXPLO W/COMBUST
    ORG/READILY OXIDIZABLE MATLS SUCH AS ALCOHOL, (SUPDAT)
Stability Condition to Avoid:STABLE UNDER NORMAL STORAGE & USE.
    ELEVATED TEMPS MAY CAUSE CONTAINERS TO BURST & LIBERATE TOXIC
    OXIDES OF NITROGEN.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:WILL RELEASE TOXIC NITROGEN OXIDE
    FUMES AND VAPORS.
*  Disposal Considerations  *
Waste Disposal Methods:CONTACT LOCAL HAZARDOUS OR CHEMICAL WASTE
    DISPOSAL AGENCY FOR FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS.
