------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1 - PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ PRODUCT NAME: CINNASORB(R) ELEMENTAL MERCURY ABSORBENT BASE FORMULA: PROPRIETARY MIXTURE FORMULA WT: .00 CAS NO.: - - PRODUCT CODES: 4505 EFFECTIVE: 12/02/86 REVISION #03 PRECAUTIONARY LABELLING BAKER SAF-T-DATA(TM) SYSTEM HEALTH - 1 SLIGHT FLAMMABILITY - 3 SEVERE (FLAMMABLE) REACTIVITY - 2 MODERATE CONTACT - 1 SLIGHT HAZARD RATINGS ARE 0 TO 4 (0 = NO HAZARD; 4 = EXTREME HAZARD). LABORATORY PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT SAFETY GLASSES; LAB COAT; CLASS D EXTINGUISHER PRECAUTIONARY LABEL STATEMENTS WARNING CAUSES IRRITATION DUST MAY FORM FLAMMABLE AND EXPLOSIVE MIXTURE WITH AIR, ESPECIALLY WHEN DAMP KEEP AWAY FROM HEAT, SPARKS, FLAME. KEEP IN TIGHTLY CLOSED CONTAINER. IN CASE OF FIRE, DO NOT USE WATER. SMOTHER WITH DRY SAND, EARTH OR SODA ASH. SAF-T-DATA(TM) STORAGE COLOR CODE: RED STRIPE (STORE SEPARATELY) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2 - HAZARDOUS COMPONENTS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ COMPONENT % CAS NO. METALLIC MIXTURE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3 - PHYSICAL DATA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ BOILING POINT: 907 C ( 1665 F) VAPOR PRESSURE(MM HG): N/A MELTING POINT: 419 C ( 786 F) VAPOR DENSITY(AIR=1): 2.2 SPECIFIC GRAVITY: 7.14 EVAPORATION RATE: N/A (H2O=1) (BUTYL ACETATE=1) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MSDS for CINNASORB(R) ELEMENTAL MERCURY ABSORBENT BAšJT-Z6058.ms Page 2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SOLUBILITY(H2O): NEGLIGIBLE (LESS THAN 0.1 %) % VOLATILES BY VOLUME: N/A APPEARANCE & ODOR: BLUISH-GRAY LUSTROUS METAL 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 SMOTHER WITH DRY SODA ASH. NEVER USE WATER OR CHEMICAL FIRE EXTINGUISHERS. SPECIAL FIRE-FIGHTING PROCEDURES FIREFIGHTERS SHOULD WEAR PROPER PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND SELF-CONTAINED (POSITIVE PRESSURE IF AVAILABLE) BREATHING APPARATUS WITH FULL FACEPIECE. MOVE EXPOSED CONTAINERS FROM FIRE AREA, IF IT CAN BE DONE WITHOUT RISK. USE WATER TO KEEP FIRE EXPOSED CONTAINERS COOL; DO NOT GET WATER INSIDE CONTAINERS. UNUSUAL FIRE & EXPLOSION HAZARDS CAN BE AN EXPLOSION HAZARD, ESPECIALLY WHEN HEATED. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5 - HEALTH HAZARD DATA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CARCINOGENICITY: NTP: NO IARC: NO Z LIST: NO OSHA REG: NO EFFECTS OF OVEREXPOSURE INHALATION OF DUST MAY CAUSE IRRITATION TO UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT. DUST MAY CAUSE HEADACHE, COUGHING, DIZZINESS OR DIFFICULT BREATHING. PROLONGED EXPOSURE MAY CAUSE DERMATITIS. INGESTION MAY CAUSE NAUSEA, VOMITING, HEADACHES, DIZZINESS, GASTROINTESTINAL IRRITATION. TARGET ORGANS EYES, SKIN MEDICAL CONDITIONS GENERALLY AGGRAVATED BY EXPOSURE NONE IDENTIFIED ROUTES OF ENTRY INGESTION, INHALATION, EYE CONTACT, SKIN 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 WITH PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. FLUSH SKIN WITH WATER. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MSDS for CINNASORB(R) ELEMENTAL MERCURY ABSORBENT BAšJT-Z6058.ms Page 3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6 - REACTIVITY DATA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ STABILITY: STABLE HAZARDOUS POLYMERIZATION: WILL NOT OCCUR CONDITIONS TO AVOID: AIR, MOISTURE, HEAT, FLAME, OTHER SOURCES OF IGNITION INCOMPATIBLES: STRONG ACIDS, WATER, STRONG BASES, HALOGENATED HYDROCARBONS, STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS, OXIDES OF SULFUR, ALKALI METALS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 7 - SPILL AND DISPOSAL PROCEDURES ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ STEPS TO BE TAKEN IN THE EVENT OF A SPILL OR DISCHARGE WEAR SUITABLE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING. SHUT OFF IGNITION SOURCES; NO FLARES, SMOKING, OR FLAMES IN AREA. DO NOT USE WATER. WITH CLEAN SHOVEL, PLACE MATERIAL INTO CLEAN, DRY CONTAINER AND COVER. MOVE CONTAINER(S) FROM SPILL AREA. FLUSH AREA WITH WATER. DISPOSAL PROCEDURE DISPOSE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS. EPA HAZARDOUS WASTE NUMBER: D001, D003 (IGNITABLE, REACTIVE WASTE) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 8 - PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ VENTILATION: USE ADEQUATE GENERAL OR LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION TO KEEP FUME OR DUST LEVELS AS LOW AS POSSIBLE. RESPIRATORY PROTECTION: NONE REQUIRED WHERE ADEQUATE VENTILATION CONDITIONS EXIST. IF AIRBORNE CONCENTRATION IS HIGH, A DUST/MIST RESPIRATOR IS RECOMMENDED. IF CONCENTRATION EXCEEDS CAPACITY OF RESPIRATOR, A SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS IS ADVISED. EYE/SKIN PROTECTION: SAFETY GLASSES WITH SIDESHIELDS, RUBBER GLOVES ARE RECOMMENDED. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 9 - STORAGE AND HANDLING PRECAUTIONS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SAF-T-DATA(TM) STORAGE COLOR CODE: RED STRIPE (STORE SEPARATELY) SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS KEEP CONTAINER TIGHTLY CLOSED. STORE IN COOL, DRY, WELL-VENTILATED AREA AWAY FROM HEAT, SPARKS, OR FLAME. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MSDS for CINNASORB(R) ELEMENTAL MERCURY ABSORBENT BAšJT-Z6058.ms Page 4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ISOLATE FROM INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 10 - TRANSPORTATION DATA AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ DOMESTIC (D.O.T.) PROPER SHIPPING NAME CHEMICALS, N.O.S. (NON-REGULATED) INTERNATIONAL (I.M.O.) PROPER SHIPPING NAME ZINC POWDER, NON-PYROPHORIC HAZARD CLASS 4.3 UN/NA UN1436 LABELS DANGEROUS WHEN WET ------------------------------------------------------------------------------