Product ID:BORIC ACID
MSDS Date:01/01/1987
FSC:6810
NIIN:00-264-6535
MSDS Number: BKCDQ

Preparer: DGSC-SSH

Cage: SPPRD

Telephone: 718-873-6000/800-876-7005

Cage: SPPRD

BORIC ACID

CAS: 10043-35-3

RTECS: ED4550000

Fraction By Weight: UNK

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:SEE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS
Effects of Overexposure:NAUSEA,VOMITING,DIARRHEA.GASTROINTESTINAL
BLEEDING(BLOOD IN FECES),LETHARGY,HEADACHE,TREMORS,SHOCK
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:EYES,SKIN:FLUSH W.WATER.INGEST:INDUCE VOMITING WITH WARM
WATER,SALINE CATHARSIS WITH 15 TO 30 GM OF SODIUM SULFATE I
WATER.GET PROMPT MEDICAL ATTENTION.(REFERENCE:SEE BORATES (SECTION
III)GLEASON GOSS ELIN,HODGE & SMITH,CLIN.TOXICOL.COMMERCIAL PRODS.

Flash Point:NONE
Extinguishing Media:NONE
Fire Fighting Procedures:NONE
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NONE

Spill Release Procedures:STOP SPILL AT SOURCE.SWEEP UP MATL ONTO PAPER
AND PLACE IN SUITABLE CONT FOR DISPOSAL.FLUSH AREA WITH WATER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE TIGHTLY COVERED AWAY FROM
WATER.PROTECT FROM PHYSICAL DAMAGE.
Other Precautions:NONE

Respiratory Protection:USE DUST MASK IF NECESSARY.
Ventilation:SUFFICIENT TO ELIMINATE DUST.
Protective Gloves:NONE REQUIRED
Eye Protection:SAFETY GLASSES
Other Protective Equipment:NONE
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
NONE

HCC:N1
Spec Gravity:1.435
Solubility in Water:MODERATE
Appearance and Odor:WHITE POWDER, NO ODOR.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG OXIDIZERS OR BASES.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE
Hazardous Decomposition Products:NONE

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF BORIC ACID IN ACCORDANCE WITH
REGIONAL REGULATIONS FOR DISPOSAL.

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