Mercury sulphate SDS
SECTION 1: Identification of the substance/mixture and of the company/undertaking
Product identifier
- Product name： Mercury sulphate
- CAS： 7783-35-9
Relevant identified uses of the substance or mixture and uses advised against
- Relevant identified uses： For R&D use only. Not for medicinal, household or other use.
- Uses advised against： none
Company Identification
- Company：Chemicalbook.in
- Address：5 vasavi Layout Basaveswara Nilayam Pragathi Nagar Hyderabad, India -500090
- Telephone：+91 9550333722
SECTION 2: Hazards identification
Classification of the substance or mixture
Acute toxicity - Category 2, Oral
Acute toxicity - Category 3, Dermal
Hazardous to the aquatic environment, long-term (Chronic) - Category Chronic 1
GHS label elements, including precautionary statements
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Pictogram(s)
- Signal word Danger
H300 Fatal if swallowed
H311 Toxic in contact with skin
H410 Very toxic to aquatic life with long lasting effects
P264 Wash ... thoroughly after handling.
P270 Do not eat, drink or smoke when using this product.
P280 Wear protective gloves/protective clothing/eye protection/face protection/hearing protection/...
P273 Avoid release to the environment.
P301+P316 IF SWALLOWED: Get emergency medical help immediately.
P321 Specific treatment (see ... on this label).
P330 Rinse mouth.
P302+P352 IF ON SKIN: Wash with plenty of water/...
P316 Get emergency medical help immediately.
P361+P364 Take off immediately all contaminated clothing and wash it before reuse.
P391 Collect spillage.
P405 Store locked up.
P501 Dispose of contents/container to an appropriate treatment and disposal facility in accordance with applicable laws and regulations, and product characteristics at time of disposal.
Other hazards which do not result in classification
no data available
SECTION 3: Composition/information on ingredients
Substance
- Chemical name: Mercury sulphate
- Common names and synonyms: Mercury sulphate
- CAS number: 7783-35-9
- EC number: 231-992-5
- Concentration: 100%
SECTION 4: First aid measures
Description of necessary first-aid measures
Fresh air, rest. Refer for medical attention.
Remove contaminated clothes. Rinse skin with plenty of water or shower. Refer immediately for medical attention .
Rinse with plenty of water for several minutes (remove contact lenses if easily possible). Refer immediately for medical attention.
Rinse mouth. Give one or two glasses of water to drink. Refer for medical attention .
Most important symptoms/effects, acute and delayed
INHALATION: Acute poisoning: Tightness in chest, breathing difficulty, coughing, and pain. EYES: Ulceration of conjunctiva and cornea. SKIN: Irritation; may cause sensitization dermatitis. INGESTION: Necrosis, pain, vomiting, severe purging. Patient may die within a few hours from peripheral vascular collapse. (USCG, 1999)
Indication of immediate medical attention and special treatment needed, if necessary
Basic Treatment: Establish a patent airway. Suction if necessary. Watch for signs of respiratory insufficiency and assist ventilations if necessary. Administer oxygen by nonrebreather mask at 10 to 15 L/min. Monitor for pulmonary edema and neat if necessary . Monitor for shock and treat if necessary . Anticipate seizures and treat if necessary . For eye contamination, flush eyes immediately with available water. Irrigate each eye continuously with normal saline during transport . Do not use emetics. For ingestion, rinse mouth and administer 5 ml/kg up to 200 ml of water for dilution if the patient can swallow, has a strong gag reflex, and does not drool. Administer activated charcoal . Mercury and related compounds
SECTION 5: Firefighting measures
Suitable extinguishing media
If material involved in fire: Extinguish fire using agent suitable for type of surrounding fire. (Material itself does not burn or burns with difficulty). Use water in flooding quantities as fog. Use foam, dry chemical, or carbon dioxide.
Specific hazards arising from the chemical
Special Hazards of Combustion Products: None (USCG, 1999)
Special protective actions for fire-fighters
In case of fire in the surroundings, use appropriate extinguishing media.
SECTION 6: Accidental release measures
Personal precautions, protective equipment and emergency procedures
Consult an expert! Personal protection: chemical protection suit including self-contained breathing apparatus. Do NOT let this chemical enter the environment. Sweep spilled substance into covered containers. Carefully collect remainder. Then store and dispose of according to local regulations.
Environmental precautions
Consult an expert! Personal protection: chemical protection suit including self-contained breathing apparatus. Do NOT let this chemical enter the environment. Sweep spilled substance into covered containers. Carefully collect remainder. Then store and dispose of according to local regulations.
Methods and materials for containment and cleaning up
Environmental considerations: Water spill: Add diluate caustic soda. If dissolved, apply sodium sulfide solution to precipitate heavy metals. If dissolved, apply activated carbon at ten times the spilled amount in region of 10 ppm or greater concn. Allow to aerate. Use mechanical dredges or lifts to remove immobilized masses of pollutants and precipitates.
SECTION 7: Handling and storage
Precautions for safe handling
Handling in a well ventilated place. Wear suitable protective clothing. Avoid contact with skin and eyes. Avoid formation of dust and aerosols. Use non-sparking tools. Prevent fire caused by electrostatic discharge steam.
Conditions for safe storage, including any incompatibilities
Separated from food and feedstuffs and hydrogen halides. Dry. Keep in the dark. Store in an area without drain or sewer access. Provision to contain effluent from fire extinguishing. Well closed. Store only in original container.PROTECT FROM LIGHT.
SECTION 8: Exposure controls/personal protection
Control parameters
TLV: (as Hg): 0.025 mg/m3, as TWA; (skin); A4 (not classifiable as a human carcinogen); BEI issued.EU-OEL: (as Hg): 0,02 mg/m3 as TWA.MAK: (as Hg, inhalable fraction): 0.02 mg/m3; peak limitation category: II(8); skin absorption (H); sensitization of skin (SH); carcinogen category: 3B; pregnancy risk group: D
no data available
Appropriate engineering controls
Ensure adequate ventilation. Handle in accordance with good industrial hygiene and safety practice. Set up emergency exits and the risk-elimination area.
Individual protection measures, such as personal protective equipment (PPE)
Wear face shield or eye protection in combination with breathing protection.
Protective gloves. Protective clothing.
Use local exhaust or breathing protection.
no data available
SECTION 9: Physical and chemical properties and safety characteristics
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Physical state：
Mercuric sulfate is an odorless white granules or crystalline powder. Denser than water. It is toxic by inhalation and by ingestion. It is used in medicine, for gold and silver extraction, and to make other mercury compounds.
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Colour：
White granules or crystalline powder
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Odour：
Odorless
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Melting point/freezing point：
°Cd ec.)
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Boiling point or initial boiling point and boiling range：
330°C at 760 mmHg
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Flammability：
Not combustible. Gives off irritating or toxic fumes (or gases) in a fire.
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Lower and upper explosion limit/flammability limit：
no data available
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Flash point：
no data available
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Auto-ignition temperature：
no data available
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Decomposition temperature：
450°C
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pH：
no data available
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Kinematic viscosity：
no data available
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Solubility：
Sol in hydrochloric acid, hot dil sulfuric acid, concentrated sodium chloride
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Partition coefficient n-octanol/water：
no data available
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Vapour pressure：
no data available
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Density and/or relative density：
6.47
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Relative vapour density：
no data available
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Particle characteristics：
no data available
SECTION 10: Stability and reactivity
Reactivity
10 mg/cu m (as Hg) Mercury cmpd (except (organo) alkyl compounds (as Hg)
Decomposes at 450°C. This produces very toxic fumes of mercury and sulfur oxides. The solution in water is a medium strong acid. Reacts with hydrogen halides. Attacks metal in the presence of moisture.
Chemical stability
no data available
Possibility of hazardous reactions
The absorption of gaseous hydrogen chloride on MERCURIC SULFATE becomes violent at 125° C [Mellor 2, Supp. 1:462. 1956].
Conditions to avoid
no data available
Incompatible materials
Absorption of gaseous hydrogen chloride on mercuric sulfate becomes violent at 125 deg c.
Hazardous decomposition products
no data available
SECTION 11: Toxicological information
Acute toxicity
- Oral: LD50 Mouse oral 25 mg/kg
- Inhalation: no data available
- Dermal: no data available
Skin corrosion/irritation
no data available
Serious eye damage/irritation
no data available
Respiratory or skin sensitization
no data available
Germ cell mutagenicity
no data available
Carcinogenicity
A4: Not classifiable as a human carcinogen. Mercury, elemental and inorganic forms, as Hg
Reproductive toxicity
no data available
STOT-single exposure
The substance is severely irritating to the eyes, skin and respiratory tract. The substance may cause effects on the gastrointestinal tract and kidneys. This may result in tissue lesions and kidney damage. Medical observation is indicated.
STOT-repeated exposure
Repeated or prolonged contact may cause skin sensitization. The substance may have effects on the kidneys, central nervous system and peripheral nervous system. This may result in ataxia, sensory and memory disturbances, tremors, muscle weakness and kidney impairment. The substance may have effects on male fertility. May cause heritable genetic damage to human germ cells. See Notes.
Aspiration hazard
A harmful concentration of airborne particles can be reached quickly when dispersed.
SECTION 12: Ecological information
Toxicity
- Toxicity to fish: no data available
- Toxicity to daphnia and other aquatic invertebrates: no data available
- Toxicity to algae: no data available
- Toxicity to microorganisms: no data available
Persistence and degradability
no data available
Bioaccumulative potential
no data available
Mobility in soil
no data available
Other adverse effects
no data available
SECTION 13: Disposal considerations
Disposal methods
The material can be disposed of by removal to a licensed chemical destruction plant or by controlled incineration with flue gas scrubbing. Do not contaminate water, foodstuffs, feed or seed by storage or disposal. Do not discharge to sewer systems.
Containers can be triply rinsed (or equivalent) and offered for recycling or reconditioning. Alternatively, the packaging can be punctured to make it unusable for other purposes and then be disposed of in a sanitary landfill. Controlled incineration with flue gas scrubbing is possible for combustible packaging materials.
SECTION 14: Transport information
UN Number
ADR/RID: UN1645 (For reference only, please check.)
IMDG: UN1645 (For reference only, please check.)
IATA: UN1645 (For reference only, please check.)
UN Proper Shipping Name
ADR/RID: MERCURY SULPHATE (For reference only, please check.)
IMDG: MERCURY SULPHATE (For reference only, please check.)
IATA: MERCURY SULPHATE (For reference only, please check.)
Transport hazard class(es)
ADR/RID: 6.1 (For reference only, please check.)
IMDG: 6.1 (For reference only, please check.)
IATA: 6.1 (For reference only, please check.)
Packing group, if applicable
ADR/RID: II (For reference only, please check.)
IMDG: II (For reference only, please check.)
IATA: II (For reference only, please check.)
Environmental hazards
ADR/RID: Yes
IMDG: Yes
IATA: Yes
Special precautions for user
no data available
Transport in bulk according to IMO instruments
no data available
SECTION 15: Regulatory information
Safety, health and environmental regulations specific for the product in question
SECTION 16: Other information
Abbreviations and acronyms
- CAS: Chemical Abstracts Service
- ADR: European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road
- RID: Regulation concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Rail
- IMDG: International Maritime Dangerous Goods
- IATA: International Air Transportation Association
- TWA: Time Weighted Average
- STEL: Short term exposure limit
- LC50: Lethal Concentration 50%
- LD50: Lethal Dose 50%
- EC50: Effective Concentration 50%
References
- IPCS - The International Chemical Safety Cards (ICSC), website: http://www.ilo.org/dyn/icsc/showcard.home
- HSDB - Hazardous Substances Data Bank, website: https://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov/newtoxnet/hsdb.htm
- IARC - International Agency for Research on Cancer, website: http://www.iarc.fr/
- eChemPortal - The Global Portal to Information on Chemical Substances by OECD, website: http://www.echemportal.org/echemportal/index?pageID=0&request_locale=en
- CAMEO Chemicals, website: http://cameochemicals.noaa.gov/search/simple
- ChemIDplus, website: http://chem.sis.nlm.nih.gov/chemidplus/chemidlite.jsp
- ERG - Emergency Response Guidebook by U.S. Department of Transportation, website: http://www.phmsa.dot.gov/hazmat/library/erg
- Germany GESTIS-database on hazard substance, website: http://www.dguv.de/ifa/gestis/gestis-stoffdatenbank/index-2.jsp
- ECHA - European Chemicals Agency, website: https://echa.europa.eu/
Other Information
Depending on the degree of exposure, periodic medical examination is suggested.Do NOT take working clothes home.Due to lack of specific data on this substance, the information included in this card was derived by analogy with other mercury(II) compounds.