Mercury

NIOSH Resources

NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards
DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2005-149
Exposure limits, Respirator Recommendations, First Aid, more...
The Pocket Guide is a source of general industrial hygiene information on several hundred chemicals/classes found in the work environment. Key data provided for each chemical/substance includes name (including synonyms/trade names), structure/formula, CAS/RTECS Numbers, DOT ID, conversion factors, exposure limits, IDLH, chemical and physical properties, measurement methods, personal protection, respirator recommendations, symptoms, and first aid.

• Mercury compounds [except (organo) alkyls] (as Hg) (CAS No. 7439-97-6 (metal) )
• Mercury (organo) alkyl compounds (as Hg) (CAS No. none)

International Chemical Safety Cards
An ICSC summarizes essential health and safety information on chemicals for their use at the "shop floor" level by workers and employers in factories, agriculture, construction and other work places.

• Mercury (Quicksilver, Liquid Silver, Hg)

Documentation for Immediately Dangerous to Life or Health Concentrations (IDLH)
The IDLH documents the criteria and information sources that have been used by NIOSH to determine immediately dangerous to life or health concentrations.

• Mercury compounds [except (organo) alkyls] (as Hg)
• Mercury (organo) alkyl compounds (as Hg)

NIOSH Manual of Analytical Methods (NMAM)
NMAM is a collection of methods for sampling and analysis of contaminants in workplace air, and in the blood and urine of workers who are occupationally exposed.

• Mercury (No. 6009) PDF only 23 kb (5 pages)

The Emergency Response Safety and Health Database (ERSH-DB)
Developed by NIOSH for the emergency response community, The ERSH-DB contains accurate and concise information on high-priority chemical, biological and radiological agents that could be encountered by personnel responding to a terrorist event.

• Mercury(Elemental)

NIOSH Hazard ID No. 6: Exposure to Mercury Vapor During the Use of Mercury Carburetor Systems
DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 99-111 (1999)  
Presents recommendations for prevention of exposure to Mercury by individuals service engines featuring multiple carburetors.

NIOSH Criteria Documents: Criteria for a Recommended Standard: Occupational Exposure to Inorganic Mercury
DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 73-11024 (1973)  
Contains a standard for mitigation of exposure to inorganic Mercury to prevent adverse effects over a working lifetime.

Occupational Safety and Health Guideline: Inorganic Mercury
 PDF only 260 KB (6 pages)

Occupational Safety and Health Guideline: Organic Mercury
 PDF only 296 KB (6 pages)

Related Resources

ATSDR's Medical Management Guidelines (MMGs): Mercury
External Link: http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/MHMI/mmg46.html

Toxicological Profile for Mercury (ATSDR)
External Link: http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/toxprofiles/tp46.html

OSHA Safety and Health Topics: Mercury
External Link: http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/mercury/index.html

OSHA (Properties and Health Effects): Mercury
External Link: http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/mercury/properties_health.html

OSHA (Hospital e-Tool): Mercury Spills
External Link: http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/etools/hospital/hazards/mercury/mercury.html

OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Guideline for Mercury Vapor)
External Link: http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/healthguidelines/mercuryvapor/index.html

New Jersey Hazardous Substance Fact Sheets: Mercury
PDF only 313KB (6 pages)
External Link: http://nj.gov/health/eoh/rtkweb/documents/fs/1183.pdf

Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety: Mercury
External Link: http://www.ccohs.ca/oshanswers/chemicals/chem_profiles/mercury/

Risk Assessment Information System (RAIS): Mercury
External Link: http://rais.ornl.gov/tox/profiles/mercury_f_V1.shtml

EPA: Mercury Information
External Link: http://www.epa.gov/mercury/

EPA (Basic Information): Mercury
External Link: http://www.epa.gov/mercury/about.htm

EPA (Health Effects): Mercury
External Link: http://www.epa.gov/mercury/effects.htm

Concise International Chemical Assessment Documents (CICAD 50): Inorganic Mercury
External Link: http://www.inchem.org/documents/cicads/cicads/cicad50.htm

Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS): Mercury (elemental)
External Link: http://www.epa.gov/iris/subst/0370.htm

NTP - CERHR (Reproductive Effects): Mercury
External Link: http://cerhr.niehs.nih.gov/common/mercury.html

NTP - CERHR (Reproductive Effects): Thimerosal
External Link: http://cerhr.niehs.nih.gov/chemicals/thimerosal/thimerosal.html

Medline Plus: Mercury
External Link: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/mercury.html

WHO - Mercury in Health Care
PDF only 33KB (2 pages)
External Link: http://www.who.int/water_sanitation_health/medicalwaste/mercurypolpaper.pdf

Toxnet
A search engine accessing several databases provided by the National Library of Medicine.
External Link: http://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov