Mercuric Nitrate, Monohydrate, ACS

SECTION 2: Hazards identification

Emergency Overview Appearance: white to pale yellow solid Danger! Causes digestive and respiratory tract burns. Causes eye and skin burns. Oxidizer. May cause central nervous system effects. May cause kidney damage. May cause methemoglobinemia. May cause reproductive and fetal effects. Target Organs: Kidneys, central nervous system, blood forming organs.

Potential health effects

Eye: Contact may cause severe eye irritation and possible eye damage. Skin: Causes skin burns. May be absorbed through the skin in harmful amounts. Ingestion: Causes gastrointestinal tract burns. May cause kidney damage. May cause methemoglobinemia, cyanosis (bluish discoloration of skin due to deficient oxygenation of the blood), convulsions, and death. Can cause nervous system damage. Methemoglobinemia is characterized by dizziness, drowsiness, headache, shortness of breath, cyanosis (bluish discoloration of skin due to deficient oxygenation of the blood), rapid heart rate and chocolate-brown colored blood. Effects may be delayed. - 1 - Inhalation: May cause methemoglobinemia, cyanosis (bluish discoloration of skin due to deficient oxygenation of the blood), convulsions, tachycardia, dyspnea (labored breathing), and death. May cause severe irritation of the respiratory tract with sore throat, coughing, shortness of breath and delayed lung edema. May cause effects similar to those described for ingestion. Chronic: May cause methemoglobinemia, which is characterized by chocolate-brown colored blood, headache, weakness, dizziness, breath shortness, cyanosis (bluish skin due to deficient oxygenation of blood), rapid heart rate, unconsciousness and possible death. May cause reproductive and fetal effects.