mercury(II) cation
Names
[ CAS No. ]:
7439-97-6
[ Name ]:
mercury(II) cation
[Synonym ]:
Mercury (2+)
Hg+2
mercury (II)
Mercury, ion (Hg2+)
Rtec
Mercuruy
Mercury dication
Kwik
Mercurio
MFCD00011035
mercury(ii)
Mercure
Blue pill
MERCURY
Blue mass
NA 2809
EINECS 231-106-7
Hg2+
Hg++
Chemical & Physical Properties
[ Density]:
13.54
[ Boiling Point ]:
356.6 °C(lit.)
[ Melting Point ]:
-38.9 °C
[ Molecular Formula ]:
Hg
[ Molecular Weight ]:
200.589
[ Exact Mass ]:
201.969498
[ Vapour density ]:
7 (vs air)
[ Vapour Pressure ]:
<0.01 mm Hg ( 20 °C)
[ Stability ]:
Stable. Incompatible with strong acids, sodium thiosulfate, ammonium hydroxide.
[ Water Solubility ]:
H2O: soluble
MSDS
Toxicological Information
CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION
- RTECS NUMBER :
- OV4550000
- CHEMICAL NAME :
- Mercury
- CAS REGISTRY NUMBER :
- 7439-97-6
- LAST UPDATED :
- 199806
- DATA ITEMS CITED :
- 75
- MOLECULAR FORMULA :
- Hg
- MOLECULAR WEIGHT :
- 200.59
- WISWESSER LINE NOTATION :
- HG
HEALTH HAZARD DATA
ACUTE TOXICITY DATA
- TYPE OF TEST :
- TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Subcutaneous
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Human - man
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 254 mg/kg
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Skin and Appendages - dermatitis, other (after systemic exposure)
- TYPE OF TEST :
- TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Oral
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Human - man
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 43 mg/kg
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Behavioral - tremor Liver - jaundice, other or unclassified Liver - other changes
- TYPE OF TEST :
- TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Inhalation
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Human - man
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 44300 ug/m3/8H
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Behavioral - muscle weakness Liver - other changes Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - body temperature increase
- TYPE OF TEST :
- TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Inhalation
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Human - woman
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 150 ug/m3/46D
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Behavioral - wakefulness Behavioral - anorexia (human) Gastrointestinal - hypermotility, diarrhea
- TYPE OF TEST :
- TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Administration onto the skin
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Human - man
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 129 mg/kg/5H-C
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Sense Organs and Special Senses (Ear) - tinnitus Behavioral - headache Skin and Appendages - dermatitis, allergic (after systemic exposure)
- TYPE OF TEST :
- TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Intravenous
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Human - man
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 571 uL/kg
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Peripheral Nerve and Sensation - paresthesis Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - dyspnea Skin and Appendages - sweating
- TYPE OF TEST :
- LCLo - Lowest published lethal concentration
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Inhalation
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - rabbit
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 29 mg/m3/30H
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
- TYPE OF TEST :
- TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Inhalation
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - rat
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 1 mg/m3/24H/5W-C
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - proteinuria
- TYPE OF TEST :
- TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Inhalation
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - rat
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 8 ug/m3/6.5H/41W-I
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Behavioral - alteration of classical conditioning
- TYPE OF TEST :
- TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Inhalation
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - rat
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 17 mg/m3/2H/30D-C
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Brain and Coverings - other degenerative changes Behavioral - alteration of classical conditioning Behavioral - alteration of operant conditioning
- TYPE OF TEST :
- TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Intraperitoneal
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - rat
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 400 mg/kg/14D-I
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Tumorigenic - equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria Tumorigenic - tumors at site of application
- TYPE OF TEST :
- TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Inhalation
- DOSE :
- 890 ng/m3/24H
- SEX/DURATION :
- male 16 week(s) pre-mating
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Reproductive - Paternal Effects - spermatogenesis (incl. genetic material, sperm morphology, motility, and count)
- TYPE OF TEST :
- TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Inhalation
- DOSE :
- 7440 ng/m3/24H
- SEX/DURATION :
- male 16 week(s) pre-mating
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Reproductive - Fertility - post-implantation mortality (e.g. dead and/or resorbed implants per total number of implants)
- TYPE OF TEST :
- TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Inhalation
- DOSE :
- 1 mg/m3/24H
- SEX/DURATION :
- female 1-20 day(s) after conception
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Reproductive - Effects on Embryo or Fetus - fetotoxicity (except death, e.g., stunted fetus)
MUTATION DATA
- TEST SYSTEM :
- Human - man
- REFERENCE :
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(U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt. of Documents, Washington, DC 20402) Volume(issue)/page/year: 41,50-204.50,1994 *** OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS *** OEL-ARAB Republic of Egypt:TWA 0.05 mg/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-AUSTRALIA:TWA 0.1 mg/m3;Skin JAN 1993 OEL-BELGIUM:TWA 0.1 mg/m3;Skin JAN 1993 OEL-FINLAND:TWA 0.05 mg/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-FRANCE:TWA 0.05 mg/m3;Skin (vapor) JAN 1993 OEL-FRANCE:TWA 0.1 mg/m3;Skin JAN 1993 OEL-HUNGARY:TWA 0.02 mg/m3;STEL 0.04 mg/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-POLAND:TWA 0.05 mg/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-SWEDEN:TWA 0.05 mg/m3 (vapor) JAN 1993 OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 0.005 ppm (0.05 mg/m3);Skin (vapor) JAN 1993 OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 0.01 mg/m3;Skin JAN 1993 OEL-TURKEY:TWA 0.1 mg/m3;Skin JAN 1993 OEL IN BULGARIA, COLOMBIA, JORDAN, KOREA check ACGIH TLV OEL IN NEW ZEALAND, SINGAPORE, VIETNAM check ACGIH TLV *** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA *** NIOSH RECOMMENDED EXPOSURE LEVEL (REL) : NIOSH REL TO MERCURY, ARYL AND INORGANIC-air:CL 0.1 mg/m3 (Sk) REFERENCE : NIOSH* National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, U.S. Dept. of Health, Education, and Welfare, Reports and Memoranda. Volume(issue)/page/year: DHHS #92-100,1992 NIOSH RECOMMENDED EXPOSURE LEVEL (REL) : NIOSH REL TO MERCURY, vapor (as Hg)-air:10H TWA 0.05 mg/m3 (Sk) REFERENCE : NIOSH* National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, U.S. Dept. of Health, Education, and Welfare, Reports and Memoranda. Volume(issue)/page/year: DHHS #92-100,1992 NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA : NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974) NOHS Hazard Code - 44870 No. of Facilities: 2072 (estimated) No. of Industries: 32 No. of Occupations: 36 No. of Employees: 15002 (estimated) NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983) NOES Hazard Code - 44870 No. of Facilities: 2937 (estimated) No. of Industries: 42 No. of Occupations: 67 No. of Employees: 71932 (estimated) No. of Female Employees: 23826 (estimated)
Safety Information
[ Symbol ]:
GHS06, GHS08, GHS09
[ Signal Word ]:
Danger
[ Hazard Statements ]:
H330-H360D-H372-H410
[ Precautionary Statements ]:
P201-P260-P280-P304 + P340 + P310-P308 + P313-P403 + P233
[ Personal Protective Equipment ]:
Eyeshields;Faceshields;full-face respirator (US);Gloves;multi-purpose combination respirator cartridge (US);type ABEK (EN14387) respirator filter
[ Hazard Codes ]:
T:Toxic
[ Risk Phrases ]:
R23;R33;R50/53
[ Safety Phrases ]:
S7-S45-S60-S61-S36-S36/37/39-S26-S36/37
[ RIDADR ]:
UN 3289 6.1/PG 2
[ WGK Germany ]:
3
[ RTECS ]:
OV4550000
[ Packaging Group ]:
III
[ Hazard Class ]:
8
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