Product ID:BORIC ACID, ACS-CRYSTAL FORM.
MSDS Date:01/04/1991
FSC:6810
NIIN:00-264-6535
MSDS Number: BDQMZ

Emergency Phone: 800-424-9300 (CHEMTREC)

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%

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50=2650 MG/KG (RAT)
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE:IRRITATES THE MUCOUS MEMBRANES &
MAY BE ABSORBED TO CAUSE SYSTEMIC EFFECTS OF SKIN EXCORIATION,FEVER
& ANURIA; CHRONIC:PROLONGED ABSORPTION MAY CAUSE ANOREXIA,WEIGHT
LOSS,VOMITING,MILD DIARRHEA, SKIN RASH,ALOPECIA,CONVULSION &
ANEMIA.
Effects of Overexposure:INH:FEVER,ANURIA; SKIN:IRRITATION,DERMATITIS;
EYE:IRRITATION,MAY CAUSE CONJUNCTIVITIS & EDEMIA;
ING:NAUSEA,HEMATEMESIS,BLOODY DIARRHEA,EPIGASTRIC PAIN &
HEMORRHAGIC GASTRITIS,FOLLOWED BY WEAKNESS,ANOR
EXIA,HEADACHE,DROWSINESS & CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSION,WEAK
PULSE,DELIRIUM & COMA.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:INH:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR,IF BREATHING HAS STOPPED,PEFROM
ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION,KEEP WARM & REST; SKIN:REMOVE CONTAMINATED
CLOTHING,WASH AFFECTED AREAS WITH SOAP & WATER.GET MEDICAL ATTN;
EYE:FLUHS WIT H LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER,LIFTING UPPER & LOWER
EYELIDS,GET MEDICAL ATTN; ING:MAINTAIN RESPIRATION,REMOVE BY IPECAC
EMESIS FOLLOWED BY ACTIVATED CHARCOAL,GASTRIC LAVAGE,TREAT
ANURIA,GET MEDICAL HELP.

Flash Point:U/K
Lower Limits:U/K
Upper Limits:U/K
Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL, CARBON DIOXIDE, WATER SPRAY OR FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures:MOVE CONTAINERS FROM FIRE AREA IF POSSIBLE.
COOL CONTAINERS EXPOSED TO FLAMES WITH WATER FROM SIDE UNTIL AFTER
FIRE IS OUT.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:DO NOT USE WATER DIRECTLY ON FIRE. IF
LARGE AMOUNTS OF COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS ARE INVOLVED, USE WATER
SPRAY OR FOG IN FLOODING AMOUNTS.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN COOL DRY PLACE.
Other Precautions:NONE

Respiratory Protection:DUST MASK/DUST RESPIR
Ventilation:MECHANICAL (GENERAL/LOCAL EXHAUST)
Protective Gloves:RUBBER
Eye Protection:CHEM SPLASH GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:WEAR FULL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING.
Supplemental Safety and Health

HCC:N1
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:DECOMPOSES
Decomp Temp:Decomp Text:365F/185C
Spec Gravity:1.435
pH:ZZZZZZ
Solubility in Water:6.35%
Appearance and Odor:ODORLESS,COLORLESS,TRICLINIC CRYSTALS OR WHITE
GRANULAR POWDER.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ACETIC ANHYDRIDE, POTASSIUM, OR IROM.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE
Hazardous Decomposition Products:NONE

Waste Disposal Methods:ADD EXCESS H*2O TO THE NEUTRALIZED SOLN TO
SEWER.

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