Product ID:BORAX; SODIUM BORATE DECAYDRATE
MSDS Date:01/01/1991
FSC:6810
NIIN:00-264-9055
MSDS Number: BDRCM

Emergency Phone: 213-516-8000

Info Phone: 213-516-8000

Preparer: C. A. EISENHARD

Cage: 63415

Telephone: 310-516-9843

Cage: 63415

SODIUM TETRABORATE, DECAHYDRATE

CAS: 1303-96-4

RTECS: VZ2275000

Fraction By Weight: >99%

OSHA PEL 10 MG/M3

ACGIH TLV: 5 MG/M3; 9192

Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:IRRITANT TO EYES,SKIN & MUCOUS
MEMBRANE. POISONING MAY AFFECT CNS,GASTROINTESTINAL SYS,LIVER &
KIDNEYS.
Effects of Overexposure:INHAL-IRRIT TO MUCOUS MEMBRANES. SKIN-IRRITANT.
PROLONGED ABSORP MAY CAUSE ANOREXIA,WT LOSS,VOMIT,RASH,ANEMIA.
EYE-IRRIT CONJUNCTIVITIS,EDEMA. INGEST-NAUSEA,VOMIT,BLOODY
DIARRHEA,EPIGASTRIC PAIN FOLLO WED BY
WEAKNESS,ANOREXIA,LETHARGY,TREMORS EVENTUAL CNS DEPRESSION.

First Aid:EYES/SKIN:FLUSH WITH WATER FOR 15 MINUTES. INHALATION:REMOVE
TO FRESH AIR. GIVE ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION IF NEEDED.
INGESTION:INDUCE VOMITING BY IPECAC EMESIS FOLLOWED BY ACTIVATED
CHARCOAL. GASTRIC LAV AGE MAY BE PERFORMED BY QUALIFIED MEDICAL
PERSONNEL. SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION.

Flash Point:NONE
Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL,CARBON DIOXIDE,WATER SPRAY,ALCOHOL
FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures:NO ACUTE HAZARD. MOVE CONTNR FM FIRE AREA IF
POSS. AVOID BREATH VAPORS OR DUST. KEEP UNWIND.

Spill Release Procedures:NO SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS. RESIDUE SHOULD BE
CLEANED UP USING A HIGH-EFFICIENCY PARTICULATE FILTER VACCUM.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN COOL & DRY AREA.DO NOT
BREATHE VAPORS.MIST.
Other Precautions:NOT GIVEN

Respiratory Protection:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR FOR DUST/MIST
IF ABOVE TLV/PEL.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST &/OR GEN DILUTION VENT TO MEET PUBLISHED
EXPOS LIMITS.
Protective Gloves:ADEQUATE TO PREVENT CONTACT
Eye Protection:SPLASH-PROOF OR DUST-RESIST SAF GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:IMPERVIOUS CLOTH TO PREVENT SKIN CONTACT
Work Hygienic Practices:AVOID CONTACT WITH SKIN & EYES.DO NOT BREATHE
DUST.
Supplemental Safety and Health
STORE IN COOL, DRY AREA. MATERIAL IS EFFLORESCENT IN DRY AIR. KEEP
CONTAINER TIGHTLY CLOSED.

HCC:N1
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:2967F (DEC)
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:167F/75C
Spec Gravity:1.73
pH:9-9.2
Solubility in Water:5.92%
Appearance and Odor:ODORLESS,WHITE POWDER OR COLORLESS,MONOCLINIC
CRYSTALS

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
Hazardous Decomposition Products:MAY RELEASE SODIUM OXIDE WHICH CAN
REACT W/WATER OR STEAM.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSAL MUST BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL,STATE
& FEDERAL REGULATIONS.

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