Product ID:BORAX ANHYDROUS
MSDS Date:01/01/1987
FSC:6810
NIIN:00F006161
MSDS Number: BBVBH

Emergency Phone: (213) 381-5311

Cage: FO177

Cage: FO177

SODIUM TETRABORATE, DECAHYDRATE

CAS: 1303-96-4

RTECS: VZ2275000

Fraction By Weight: 100%

OSHA PEL 10 MG/M3

ACGIH TLV: 5 MG/M3; 9192

Effects of Overexposure:MODERATE SKIN & EYE IRRITANT

First Aid:SKIN/EYES: WASH WITH WATER.

Extinguishing Media:NONE: MATERIAL HAS FIRE RETARDANT PROPERTIES.
Fire Fighting Procedures:NONE
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NONE

Spill Release Procedures:STANDARD DISPOSAL PROCEDURES - PRESENTS NO
HEALTH HAZARD.

Handling and Storage Precautions:NONE NEEDED
Other Precautions:NONE NEEDED

Respiratory Protection:NO SPECIAL PROTECTION REQUIRED.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST: NORMAL
Protective Gloves:NOT NEEDED
Eye Protection:AVOID EYE CONTACT
Other Protective Equipment:NONE
Supplemental Safety and Health
MSDS UNDATED. THEORETICAL B2O3 VALUE IN ANHYDROUS BORAX: 69.2% B2O3.

Spec Gravity:2.4
Solubility in Water:MODERATE
Appearance and Odor:WHITE, SOLID ODORLESS
Percent Volatiles by Volume:NONE

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
NONE
Stability Condition to Avoid:KEEP DRY: SLOWLY ABSORBS ATMOSPHERIC OR
FREE WATER. _
Hazardous Decomposition Products:NONE
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization:KEEP DRY.

Waste Disposal Methods:STANDARD DISPOSAL PROCEDURES - PRESENTS NO
HEALTH HAZARD.

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