Product ID:BORIC ACID
MSDS Date:09/22/1986
FSC:6750
NIIN:00-174-5454
MSDS Number: BDFPM

Emergency Phone: 213-516-8000

Info Phone: 213-516-8000

Cage: 63415

Telephone: 310-516-9843

Cage: 63415

BORIC ACID

CAS: 10043-35-3

RTECS: ED4550000

Fraction By Weight: 100%

OSHA PEL 15MG/CUM-BORON OXIDE

ACGIH TLV: 10MG/CUM-BORON OXIDE

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50 ORAL RAT=2650MG/KG
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and
Chronic:EYE:ACUTE,IRRITATION;CHRONIC,CONJUNCTIVITIS,EDEMA.
SKIN:ACUTE,EXCORIATIONS,FEVER,ANURIA;CHRONIC,ANOREXIA,WEIGHT
LOSS,VOMIT,DIARRHEA,RASH,ALOPECIA,CONVULSIONS,ANEMIA.
INHALATION:ACUTE,MUCOUS MEMBRANE I
RRITATION,EXCORIATION,FEVER,ANURIA;CHRONIC:ANOREXIA,WEIGHT
LOSS,VOMIT,DIARRHEA,RASH,*SEE SIGNS & SYMPTOMS OF O'EXPOSURE*
Effects of Overexposure:CONT'D FROM HEALTH
HAZARDS,INHALATION,CHRONIC:ALOPECIA,CONVULSIONS,ANEMIA.
INGESTION:NEPHROTOXIC,NAUSEA,HEMATEMESIS,BLOODY DIARRHEA,EPIGASTRIC
PAIN,HEMORRHAGIC GASTRITIS,WEAKNESS,ANOREXIA,LETHARGY,HEA
DACHE,INSOMNIA;CHRONIC,ANOREXIA,WEIGHT LOSS,ABDOMINAL
DISCOMFORT,NAUSEA,VOMIT,MILD DIARRHEA,GASTRIC ULCER,RASH,RED TONGU
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:ANY MEDICAL CONDITION AFFECTING
SAME ORGANS AS THOSE AFFECTED BY OVEREXPOSURE.

First Aid:EYES:IMMEDIATELY FLUSH WITH WATER FOR 15-20MIN.SEE DOCTOR
IMM;SKIN:REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING & SHOES,WASH WITH SOAP &
WATER.SEE DOCTOR IMM;INHALATION:IMMEDIATELY REMOVE TO FRESH
AIR.GIVE CPR/O*2 IF NEEDED.SEE DOCTOR IMM;INGESTION:MAINTAIN
RESPIRATION.REMOVE BY IPECAC EMESIS FOLLOWED BY ACTIVATED
CHARCOAL.GASTRIC LAVAGE MAY BE USEFUL.TREAT ANURIA.SEE DOCTOR
IMMEDIATELY.

Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL,CO*2,WATER SPRAY,FOAM
Fire Fighting Procedures:DO NOT USE WATER DIRECTLY ON MATERIAL.COOL
FIRE EXPOSED CONTAINERS WITH WATER.AVOID BREATHING CORROSIVE DUSTS
& FUMES.KEEP UPWIND.MOVE CONT.FROM FIRE IF POSSIBL
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:CORROSIVE DUSTS AND FUMES GENERATED FROM
FIRE EXPOSED MATERIAL.

Spill Release Procedures:SWEEP UP & PLACE IN SUITABLE CLEAN,DRY
CONTAINERS FOR LATER DISPOSAL.DO NOT FLUSH WITH WATER.KEEP
UNNECESSARY PEOPLE AWAY.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN COOL,DRY AREA. PROTECT FROM
HEAT,IMPACT,FIRE.

Respiratory Protection:CHEMICAL CARTRIDGE RESPIRATOR WITH AN ORGANIC
VAPOR CARTRIDGE WITH A HIGH EFFICIENCY PARTICULATE FILTER & FULL
FACEPIECE,JOINTLY APPROVED BY NIOSH/MSHA.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST OR GENERAL DILUTION VENTILATION TO KEEP BELOW
TLV.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS
Eye Protection:DUST-RESISTANT GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:IMPERVIOUS CLOTHING & EQUIPMENT TO PREVENT
REPEATED OR PROLONGED SKIN CONTACT.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.REMOVE & LAUNDER
CONTAMINATED CLOTHING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
MELTING POINT:DECOMPOSES. SIGNS & SYMPTOMS OF OVEREXPOSURE:SEE CASE
HISTORY 88106A FOR MORE INFORMATION.

HCC:N1
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:365F,165C
Spec Gravity:1.435
pH:ACID
Solubility in Water:6.35% @ 86F,30C
Appearance and Odor:ODORLESS,COLORLESS TRICLINIC CRYSTALS OR WHITE
GRANULAR POWDER.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ACETIC ANHYDRIDE:EXPLOSIVE REACTION ON HEATING;POTASSIUM:EXPLOSIVE
REACTION ON IMPACT;IRON:CORROSIVE WHEN MOIST.
Stability Condition to Avoid:HEAT,IMPACT,MOISTURE. MAY BURN BUT DOES
NOT IGNITE READILY.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:LOSES WATER AT 212-320F FORMING
METABORIC ACID,THEN PYROBORIC ACID & FINALLY BORIC ANHYDRIDE.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE
FEDERAL,STATE & LOCAL REGULATIONS.

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