Product ID:0084 BORIC ACID
MSDS Date:03/09/1992
FSC:6810
NIIN:00-264-6535
MSDS Number: BDQNB

Emergency Phone: 908-859-2151/800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)

Info Phone: 908-859-2151

Cage: 70829

Telephone: 800-582-2537

Cage: 70829

BORIC ACID

CAS: 10043-35-3

RTECS: ED4550000

Fraction By Weight: 99-100%

OSHA PEL 10 MG BORATES/M3

ACGIH TLV: 5 MG BORATES/M3

LD50 LC50 Mixture:ORAL RAT LD50 2660MG/KG.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHAL:IRRIT OF UPPER RESP
TRACT.SKIN/EYE:IRRIT.INGEST:NAU,VOMIT,GASTROINTESTINAL
IRRIT,CIRCULATORY FAILURE,CONVULSIONS,COMA,INGEST OF LG QUANTITIES
MAY BE FATAL.CHRONIC EFFECT:KIDNEY DAMAGE,LIVER DAMA GE.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:PER
MSDS:CARCINOGENICITY:NTP/IARC/ZLIST/OSHA:NO.
Effects of Overexposure:UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT IRRITATION. EYE/SKIN
IRRITATION. NAUSEA, VOMITING, GASTROINTESTINAL IRRITATION,
CIRCULATORY FAILURE, CONVULSIONS, COMA, FATAL. KIDNEY/LIVER DAMAGE.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:DAMAGED SKIN. TARGET
ORGANS:LIVER,KIDNEYS,EYES,SKIN,GI TRACT,CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM.

First Aid:INGEST:CALL PHYSICIAN.IF CONSCIOUS GIVE LG AMTS OF
WATER.INDUCE VOMIT.INHAL:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR.NOT BREATH GIVE ART
RESP.DIFFICULT BREATH GIVE OXY.SKIN:IMMED FLUSH W/PLENTY OF WATER
FOR @LEAST 15MINS WHILE REMOVING CONTAMIN CLOTH/SHOES.EYE:IMMED
FLUSH W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR @LEAST 15MINS.

Flash Point:NA
Autoignition Temp:Autoignition Temp Text:NA
Lower Limits:NA
Upper Limits:NA
Extinguishing Media:USE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA APPROPRIATE FOR SURROUNDING
FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:FIREFIGHTERS SHOULD WEAR PROPER PROTECTIVE
EQPMT & SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS W/FULL FACEPIECE
OPERATED IN POSITIVE PRESSURE MODE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NONE.

Spill Release Procedures:WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS & FULL
PROT CLOTH.W/CLEAN SHOVEL CAREFULLY PLACE MATL INTO CLEAN DRY CNTNR
& COVER;REMOVE FROM AREA.FLUSH SPILL AREA W/WATER.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP CNTNR TIGHTLY CLSD.SUITABLE FOR
ANY GENERAL CHEM STORAGE AREA.
Other Precautions:SAF-T-DATA STORAGE COLOR CODE:ORANGE(GENERAL
STORAGE).

Respiratory Protection:NONE REQUIRED WHERE ADEQUATE VENTI CONDITIONS
EXIST.AIRBORNE CONC IS HIGH USE APPROPRIATE RESPIRATOR OR DUST
MASK.
Ventilation:USE ADQUATE GEN/LOC EXHAU VENTI TO KEEP FUME/DUST LEVELS AS
LOW AS POSSIBLE.
Protective Gloves:RUBBER GLOVES.
Eye Protection:SAFETY GOGGLES.
Other Protective Equipment:UNIFORM.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH CLOTHING BEFORE REUSE.
Supplemental Safety and Health

HCC:N1
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:NA
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:340F,171C
Decomp Temp:Decomp Text:NP
Vapor Pres:15
Vapor Density:NA
Spec Gravity:1.44
pH:NA
Viscosity:NP
Evaporation Rate & Reference:NA
Solubility in Water:MODERATE (1-10%)
Appearance and Odor:SOLID, WHITE CRYSTALS OR POWDER, ODORLESS.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:0
Corrosion Rate:NP

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
POTASSIUM, STRONG BASES.
Stability Condition to Avoid:MOISTURE, HEAT.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:OXIDES.

Waste Disposal Methods:CERCLA HAZ/SARA 313 TOXIC:NO.DISPOSE IAW ALL
APPLICABLE FED/STATE/LOC ENVIRO REGS.

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