CONNECTICUT VALLEY INDUSTRIES  -- MERCURY THERMOMETER LIQUID IN GLASS          
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MSDS Safety Information 
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FSC: 6685
NIIN: 00-242-2205
MSDS Date: 02/01/2001
MSDS Num: CLCWB
Product ID: MERCURY THERMOMETER LIQUID IN GLASS
MFN: 03
Responsible Party
Cage: 55560
Name: CONNECTICUT VALLEY INDUSTRIES INC
Address: 8 CENTER ROAD
City: OLD STAYBROOK CT 06475
Info Phone Number: 860-388-0822/FAX: 860-388-1651
Emergency Phone Number: 800-243-9310,CHEMTREC 800-424-9300
Resp. Party Other MSDS No.: NONE
Chemtrec IND/Phone: (800)424-9300
Review Ind: Y
Published: Y
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Preparer Co. when other than Responsible Party Co. 
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Cage: 99998
Name: DEFENSE SUPPLY CENTER RICHMOND
Address: 8000 JEFFERSON DAVIS HWY
City: RICHMOND VA 23297-5607
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Contractor Summary 
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Cage: 55560
Name: CONNECTICUT VALLEY INDUSTRIES INC
Address: 8 CENTER ROAD
City: OLD STAYBROOK CT 06475
Phone: 860-388-0822/FAX: 860-388-1651
Contract Number: SP0440-01-W-6055
Cage: 76526
Name: MOELLER INSTRUMENT CO
Address: 126 MAIN ST
Box: 668
City: IVORYTON CT 06442
Phone: 860-767-2104
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Item Description Information 
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Item Manager: S9G
Item Name: THERMOMETER,SELF-INDICATING
Unit of Issue: EA
UI Container Qty: 1
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Ingredients 
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Cas: 7439-97-6
RTECS #: OV4550000
Name: MERCURY
Percent by Wt: 100.
OSHA PEL: 0.05 MG/M3
ACGIH TLV: 0.05 MG/M3
EPA Rpt Qty: 1 LB
DOT Rpt Qty: 1 LB
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Health Hazards Data 
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Route Of Entry Inds - Inhalation: YES
Skin: YES
Ingestion: YES
Carcinogenicity Inds - NTP: NO
IARC: NO
OSHA: NO
Effects of Exposure: TARGET ORGANS: SKIN, EYES, RESPIRATORY SYSTEM, CENTRAL
  NERVOUS SYSTEM, KIDNEYS, LIVER.  MERCURY IS A CUMULATIVE POISON THAT
  CONCENTRATES IN THE BRAIN KIDNEYS & LIVER. IT IS VERY HZARDOUS WHEN
  SPILLED  OR HEATED.
Explanation Of Carcinogenicity: MERCURY IS NOT LISTED AS A CARCINOGEN BY THE
  NTP, IARC OR OSHA.
Signs And Symptions Of Overexposure: ACUTE OVERXPOSURE: INHALATIONS OF HIGH
  CONCENTRATIONS OF MERCURY VAPOR CAN LEAD TO SEVERE RESPIRATORY IRRITATION,
  CHEST PAINS, COUGHING & BREATHING DIFFICULTIES WHICH MAY BE FATAL IF
  RESPIRATORY IRRIT ATION IS SVERE. DAMAGE TO THE TAGET ORGANS CAN OCCUR.
  THESES SYMPTOMS MAY ALSO BE ACCOMPANIED BY SOME OR ALL SYMPTOMS OF CHRONIC
  POISONING. CHRONIC OVEREXPOSURE: EXPOSURE TO LOW LEVELS OF MERCURY VAPO R MAY
  RESULT IN GUM & MOUTH INFLAMMATION (ACCOMPANIED BY EXCESS SALIVATION
  & METALIIC TASTE), GINGIVITIS, IRRITABILITY, TREMORS, DEPRESSION,
  PERSONALITY CHANGES & NERVOUSNESS, STOMATITIS.
Medical Cond Aggravated By Exposure: CHRONIC DISEASES SUCH AS TUBERCULOSIS,
  KIDNEY DISEASE, LIVER DISEASE & ALCOHOLISM OR ARE IN POOR PHYSICAL
  CONDITION.
First Aid: INHALATION: REMOVE PERSON FROM SOURCE OF EXPOSURE TO FRESH AIR. IF
  NOT BREATHING GIVE ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION. IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT, GIVE
  OXYGEN. EYE:	HOLD UPPER AND LOWER EYELIDS OPEN, WASH EYE  THOROUGHLY WITH
  PLENTY OF WATER FOR 15 MINUTES. CONSULT A PHYSICIAN. SKIN: WASH EXPOSED AREA
  THOROUGHLY WITH SOAP AND WATER. CAN CAUSE DERMATITIS & ALLERGIES.
  INGESTION: ACCIDENTAL INGESTION IS USUALL Y HARMLESS. DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING!
  CONSULT A PHYSICIAN.
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Handling and Disposal
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Spill Release Procedures: UES APPROPIATE RESPIRATORY PROTECTION IF PEL IS
  EXCEEDED & PROPER PROTECTIVE CLOTHING. CLEAN UP SPILL IMMEDIATELY WITH
  VACUUM EQUIPMENT THAT HAS A FILTERED EXHAUST & MERCURY TRAP DESIGNED FOR
  MERCURY  CLEANUP OR A COMMERCIAL MERCURY SPILL CLEANUP KIT. DO NOT DRY SWEEP.
  DECONTAMINATE WITH A MERCURY DECONTAMINANT. KEEP COLLECTED MERCURY IN SEALED
  CONTAINER FOR DISPOSAL.
Waste Disposal Methods: REMOVE MERCURY & MATERIALS THAT HAVE COME IN
  CONTACT WITH MERCURY TO PROPER DISPOSAL AREA. MERCURY IS RECYCLABLE. DO NOT
  PUT IN GARBAGE, FLUSH IN SEWER, OR INCINERATE. DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH
  AL L FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS. DO NOT DISPOSE IN
  LANDFILL.
Handling And Storage Precautions: HANDLE AND STORE THERMOMETER WITH PROPER
  CARE.
Other Precautions: NONE.
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Fire and Explosion Hazard Information 
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Extinguishing Media: APPROPRIATE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures: AT HIGH TEMPERATURES MERCURY VAPORIZES RAPIDLY TO
  FORM HIGHLY TOXIC, ODORLESS, COLORLESS FUMES. USE AIR LINE OR SELF CONTAINED
  BREATHING APPARATUS WITH FULL FACEPIECES OPERATED IN POSITIVE PRESSURE MO DE
  ONLY.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard: MERCURY IS NOT COMBUSTIBLE, FLAMMABLE, OR
  EXPLOSIVE, BUT WILL	EVAPORATE WHEN HEATED CREATING TOXIC FUMES WHICH ARE
  BOTH ODORLESS AND COLORLESS. WILL COMBINE WITH OTHER COMPOUNDS (I.E. AMMONIA)
  TO CR EATE UNSTABLE COMPOUNDS.
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Control Measures 
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Respiratory Protection: IF MERCURY SPILLAGE AND PEL IS EXCEEDED USE NIOSH
  CERTIFIED RESPIRATOR.
Ventilation: LOCAL EXHAUST: AT HIGH POINT. MECHANICAL (GENERAL): YES.
Protective Gloves: GLOVES SHOULD BE IMPERVIOUS TO MERCURY.
Eye Protection: GOGGLES MUST PROTECT AGAINST SPLASHING.
Other Protective Equipment: TIGHTLY WOVEN (I.E. TYVEK) WORK CLOTHING FITTING
  CLOSELY ABOUT NECK, WRISTS, & ANKLES SHOULD BE WORN.
Work Hygienic Practices: CLOTHING SHOULD BE REMOVED & WASHED FREQUENTLY. NO
  FOOD, FOOD STUFFS, OR TOBACCO PRODUCTS SHOULD BE PRESENT IN MERCURY AREAS. NO
  SMOKING OR EATING IN MERCURY AREAS.
Supplemental Safety and Health: HYGIENE: STANDARD INDUSTRIAL PRACTICE WOR
  WORKING WITH MERCURY SHOULD BE OBSERVED. *CHEMICAL NAME: MERCURY. FORMULA:
  HG. CHEMICAL FAMILY: ELEMENTAL. MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET FOR
  MERCURY-IN-GLASS THE RMOMETER.
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Physical/Chemical Properties 
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HCC: Z2
Boiling Point: =357.2C, 675.F
Melt/Freeze Pt: =-38.9C, -38.F
Vapor Pres: 0.0019
Spec Gravity: 13.6
Solubility in Water: INSOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor: SILVER MOBILE LIQUID, MBILE OR ODORLESS.
Percent Volatiles by Volume: 0
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Reactivity Data 
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Stability Indicator: YES   PRODUCTS, BORON PHOSPHODLODIDE, CHLORINE, CHLORINE
  DIOXIDE, METHYL AZIDE, SOLIUM CARBIDE, OLEUM, SULFURIC ACID. MERCURY WILL
  READILY FORM AMALGAMS WITH GOLD AND SILVER.
Stability Condition To Avoid: HEAT AND HIGH TEMPERATURES.
Materials To Avoid: HALOGENS, NITRIC ACID, AMMONIA GAS, ALUMINUM, ACEYLENE AND
  ACETYLENE
Hazardous Decomposition Products: MERCURY VAPOR.
Hazardous Polymerization Indicator: NO
Conditions To Avoid Polymerization: NONE. WILL NOT OCCUR.
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Toxicological Information 
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Ecological Information 
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MSDS Transport Information 
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Transport Information: SHIPPING NAME: MERCURY (CONTAINED IN MANUFACTURED
  ARTICLES) HAZARD CLASS: 8. UN ID NO.: UN2809. PACKING GROUP: II, HAZARDOUS
  MATERIAL LABEL: CORROSIVE.
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Regulatory Information 
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Sara Title III Information: REPORTABLE QUANTITY: 1 POUND. THE SUPERFUND
  AMENDMENTS AND REAUTHORIZATION ACT (SARA) SECTION 304 REQUIRES THAT A RELEASE
  EQUAL TO OR GREATER THAN THE REPORTABLE QUANTITY BE IMMEDIATELY REPORTEDTO
  THE  LOCAL EMERGENCY PLANNING COMMITTEE AND THE STATE EMERGENCY   RESPONSE
  COMMISSION (40 CFR 355.40). THIS SUBSTANCE IS ALSO REPORTABLE UNDER CERCLA
  SECTION 103.
Federal Regulatory Information: RCRA HAZARDOUS WASTE NO. U151.
State Regulatory Information: CALIFORNIA PROPOSITION 65: THIS PRODUCT CONTAINS
  A CHEMICAL KNOWN TO THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA TO CAUSE BIRTH DEFECTS OR OTHER
  REPRODUCTIVE HARM.
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Other Information 
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Other Information: THERMOMETER CONTAINS APPROXIMATELY ONE CC OF MERCURY.
  HAZARDOUS ONLY IF BROKEN.  RATING: HEALTH=3, FLAMMIBILITY=0, REACTIVITY=0.
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Transportation Information 
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Responsible Party Cage: 55560
Trans ID NO: 156994
Product ID: MERCURY THERMOMETER LIQUID IN GLASS
MSDS Prepared Date: 02/01/2001
Review Date: 05/17/2001
MFN: 3
Multiple KIT Number: 0
Review IND: Y
Unit Of Issue: EA
Container QTY: 1
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Detail DOT Information 
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DOT PSN Code: IZP
Symbols: A
DOT Proper Shipping Name: MERCURY
DOT PSN Modifier: CONTAINED IN MANUFACTURED ARTICLES
Hazard Class: 8
UN ID Num: UN2809
DOT Packaging Group: III
Label: CORROSIVE
Non Bulk Pack: 164
Bulk Pack: NONE
Max Qty Pass: NO LIMIT
Max Qty Cargo: NO LIMIT
Vessel Stow Req: B
Water/Ship/Other Req: 40,97
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Detail IMO Information 
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IMO PSN Code: ZZZ
IMO Proper Shipping Name: NOT REGULATED FOR THIS MODE OF TRANSPORTATION
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Detail IATA Information 
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IATA PSN Code: QBQ
IATA UN ID Num: 2809
IATA Proper Shipping Name: MERCURY CONTAINED IN MANUFACTURED ARTICLES
IATA UN Class: 8
IATA Label: CORROSIVE
UN Packing Group: III
Packing Note Passenger: SEE 805
Max Quant Pass: SEE 805
Max Quant Cargo: SEE 805
Packaging Note Cargo: SEE 805
Exceptions: A48, A69
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Detail AFI Information 
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AFI PSN Code: PYK
AFI Proper Shipping Name: MERCURY CONTAINED IN MANUFACTURED ARTICLES
AFI Hazard Class: 8
AFI UN ID NUM: UN2809
AFI Packing Group: I
Special Provisions: P5
Back Pack Reference: A12.10
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HAZCOM Label 
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Product ID: MERCURY THERMOMETER LIQUID IN GLASS
Cage: 55560
Company Name: CONNECTICUT VALLEY INDUSTRIES INC
Street: 8 CENTER ROAD
City: OLD STAYBROOK CT
Zipcode: 06475
Health Emergency Phone: 800-243-9310,CHEMTREC 800-424-9300
Label Required IND: Y
Date Of Label Review: 05/17/2001
Status Code: A
Year Procured: 2001
Origination Code: F
Chronic Hazard IND: Y
Eye Protection IND: YES
Skin Protection IND: YES
Signal Word: DANGER
Respiratory Protection IND: YES
Health Hazard: Severe
Contact Hazard: Moderate
Fire Hazard: None
Reactivity Hazard: None
Hazard And Precautions: TARGET ORGANS: SKIN, EYES, RESPIRATORY SYSTEM, CENTRAL
  NERVOUS SYSTEM, KIDNEYS, LIVER.  MERCURY IS A CUMULATIVE POISON THAT
  CONCENTRATES IN THE BRAIN KIDNEYS & LIVER. IT IS VERY HZARDOUS WHEN
  SPILLED  OR HEATED.
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