Product ID:SODIUM BORATE DECAHYDRATE
MSDS Date:01/05/1990
FSC:6810
NIIN:00-234-8369
MSDS Number: BDLMG

Emergency Phone: 213-516-8000

Info Phone: 213-516-8000

Cage: 63415

Telephone: 310-516-9843

Cage: 63415

SODIUM TETRABORATE, DECAHYDRATE

CAS: 1303-96-4

RTECS: VZ2275000

Fraction By Weight: 100%

OSHA PEL 10 MG/M3

ACGIH TLV: 5 MG/M3; 9293

LD50 LC50 Mixture:ORAL RAT LD50: 2660 MG/KG
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:MAY CAUSE EYE, SKIN & RESPIRATORY
TRACT IRRITATION. INGESTION MAY CAUSE CNS DEPRESSION OR KIDNEY
FAILURE. PROLONGED OR REPEATED OVEREXPOSURE MAY CAUSE BRONCHITIS,
LARYNGITIS, WEIGHT LOSS, SKIN RASH OR DERMATITIS, BALDNESS,
ANEMIA, CONJUNCTIVITIS, KIDNEY AND LIVER DAMAGE.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:THIS PRODUCT IS NOT LISTED BY IARC, NTP
OR OSHA AS A CARCINOGEN, MUTAGEN, TERATOGEN OR NEUROTOXIN.
Effects of Overexposure:MAY CAUSE EYE, SKIN & RESPIRATORY TRACT
IRRITATION. MAY CAUSE FEVER, NAUSEA, VOMITING, DIARRHEA,
CONVULSIONS, JAUNDICE, WEIGHT LOSS, SKIN RASH OR DERMATITIS,
CONJUNCTIVITIS, WEAKNESS, LETHARGY, HEADAC HE, INSOMNIA,
RESTLESSNESS, TREMORS ANDTWITCHING OF FACIAL MUSCLES AND
EXTREMITIES, CONFUSION, DROWSINESS AND SHOCK.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PERSONS WITH A HISTORY OF AILMENTS
OR WITH A PRE-EXISTING DISEASE INVOLVING THE KIDNEYS OR LIVER MAY
BE AT INCREASED RISK FROM EXPOSURE.

First Aid:INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BREATHING, GIVE
ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. EYES: IMMEDIATELY
FLUSH WITH RUNNING WATER FOR 15 MINUTES. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION.
SKIN: WASH WITH SOAP AND WATER. REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING. IF
IRRITATION DEVELOPS, GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. INGESTION: IF
CONSCIOUS, GIVE GLASS OF WATER TO DRINK AND INDUCE VOMITING. GET
MEDICAL ATTENTION.

Flash Point:NONE
Autoignition Temp:Autoignition Temp Text:NONE
Extinguishing Media:USE EXTINGUISHING AGENT SUITABLE FOR TYPE OF
SURROUNDING FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:MOVE CONTAINER FROM FIRE AREA IF POSSIBLE.
AVOID BREATHING VAPORS OR DUSTS; KEEP UPWIND.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:WHEN EXPOSED TO FIRE, MATERIAL MAY MELT
TO A GLASSY MATERIAL WHICH CAN FLOW IN LARGE QUANTITIES AND IGNITE
SURROUNDING COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS.

Spill Release Procedures:SWEEP UP AND PLACE IN SUITABLE CLEAN, DRY
CONTAINERS FOR RECLAMATION OR LATER DISPOSAL. DO NOT FLUSH WITH
WATER. KEEP UNNECESSARY PEOPLE AWAY.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN A COOL, DRY PLACE; KEEP
CONTAINER TIGHTLY CLOSED WHEN NOT IN USE.
Other Precautions:TARGET EFFECTS: CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSANT;
NEPHROTOXIN. POISONING MAY ALSO AFFECT THE LIVER AND
GASTROINTESTINAL SYSTEM.

Respiratory Protection:THE SPECIFIC RESPIRATOR SELECTED MUST BE BASED
ON CONTAMINATION LEVELS FOUND IN THE WORK PLACE, MUST NOT EXCEED
THE WORKING LIMITS OF THE RESPIRATOR AND BE JOINTLY APPROVED BY
NIOSH & MSHA. AS A MINIM IUM, A DUST & MIST WITH FULL FACEPIECE.
Ventilation:LOCAL AND MECHANICAL(GENERAL) EXHAUST TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE
VENTILATION.
Protective Gloves:APPROPRIATE PROTECTIVE GLOVES REQUIRED.
Eye Protection:DUST-RESISTANT SAFETY GOGGLES REQUIRED.
Other Protective Equipment:WEAR IMPERVIOUS INDUSTRIAL WORK CLOTHING.
HAVE EMERGENCY EYE WASH AND SAFETY SHOWER AVAILABLE.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING AND BEFORE
EATING, DRINKING OR SMOKING. LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE
REUSE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
AVOID PROLONGED OR REPEATED EXPOSURE. DO NOT GET ON SKIN OR IN EYES. DO
NOT BREATHE DUST. DO NOT INGEST. READ PRECAUTIONS ON LABEL BEFORE
USE.

HCC:N1
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:608F,320C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:167F,75C
Decomp Temp:Decomp Text:212F,100C
Vapor Density:13.1
Spec Gravity:1.73
pH:9.5
Solubility in Water:MODERATE
Appearance and Odor:ODORLESS, HARD CRYSTALS, GRANULES OR CRYATALINE
POWDER WITH A WHITE COATING.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:0

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ZIRCONIUM: EXPLOSIVE REACTION WHEN HEATED.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:THERMAL DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS MAY
INCLUDE TOXIC SODIUM OXIDE.

Waste Disposal Methods:OBSERVE ALL LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS
WHEN STORING OR DISPOSING OF THIS SUBSTANCE. FOR ASSISTANCE,
CONTACT THE DISTRICT DIRECTOR OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY.

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