| Agent Name |
Mercurous nitrate |
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| CAS Number |
10415-75-5 |
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| Formula |
N-O3.Hg |
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| Major Category |
Metals |
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| Synonyms |
Mercury protonitrate
Mercury(1+) nitrate; Mercury(I) nitrate; Monomercury nitrate; Nitrate mercureux [French]; Nitric acid, mercury(1+) salt; Nitric acid, mercury(I) salt; UN1627; [ChemIDplus]
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| Category |
Metals, Inorganic Compounds |
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| Description |
Colorless to white solid with a slight odor of nitric acid; [HSDB] |
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| Sources/Uses |
Used to produce other mercury compounds, to analyze laboratory chemicals, and to blacken brass; [HSDB] Mercury I nitrate is used as an intermediate for other mercury compounds. In solution with dilute nitric acid, it is used as and indicator (Millons reagent) to detect tyrosine-containing proteins. [Ullmann] |
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| Comments |
See "Mercuric nitrate". See "Mercury, inorganic compounds."' |
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| Exposure Assessment |
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| BEI |
Total inorganic mercury in urine = 35 ug/g creatinine, sample prior to shift; Total inorganic mercury in blood = 15 ug/L, end of shift at end of workweek |
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| Skin Designation (ACGIH) |
Yes |
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| TLV (ACGIH) |
0.02 mg/m3, as Hg |
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| PEL (OSHA) | Ceiling(OSHA) = 0.1 mg/m3, as Hg |
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| MAK |
0.1 mg/m3, as Hg |
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| Adverse Effects |
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| Neurotoxin |
Sensorimotor Neuropathy |
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| Nephrotoxin |
Yes |
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| Reproductive Toxin |
Yes |
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