Product ID:TRONA ELEMENTAL BORON
MSDS Date:10/01/1990
FSC:3439
NIIN:00N021575
MSDS Number: BLRXF

Emergency Phone: 405-270-1313

Info Phone: 405-270-1313

Cage: 07083

Telephone: 405-270-1313

Cage: 07083

BORON, (PEL/TLV AS BORON OXIDE)

CAS: 7440-42-8

RTECS: ED7350000

OSHA PEL 10 MG/M3 TDUST

ACGIH TLV: 10 MG/M3

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50:(ORAL,MOUSE) 2000 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:CAUTION! MILD IRRITANT TO EYES & MUC
MEMB. IRRITANT TO GI TRACT. STUDIES IN ANIMALS SHOW DAILY INGEST OF
LRG AMTS OF BORON BASED PRODS CAUSES EFTS ON MALE REPRO SYS
(TESTICULAR ATROPHY, REDUCED SPERM PRODUCTION & STERILITY) & FETAL
DEVELOPMENT EFTS (ORGAN AND SKELETAL ABNORMALITIES).
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:IRRITATION OR REDNESS OF THE EYES. IRRITATION
OF THE NOSE, COUGHING OR SNEEZING. SWALLOWING MAY CAUSE NAUSEA,
VOMITING AND ABDOMINAL PAIN.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:LUNG, KIDNEY AND NERVE DISORDERS
MAY BE AGGRAVATED BY THIS MATERIAL.

First Aid:INGEST: IF SWALLOWED, INDUCE VOMIT BY GIVING TWO GLASSES OF
WATER & STICKING FINGER DOWN THROAT. NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH
TO UNCONSCIOUS PERSON. CALL MD. INHAL: IF INHALED, REMOVE TO FRESH
AIR. SK IN: FLUSH W/WATER & THEN WASH THORO W/SOAP/MILD DETERGENT &
WATER. EYE: IMMED FLUSH EYES W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MIN.
CALL MD. NOTE TO MD: CHEMICAL OF EXPOSURE IS ELEMENTAL BORON.

Extinguishing Media:PROD IS COMBUSTIBLE. USE APPRVD CLASS D FIRE
EXTINGUISHER, POWDERED GRAPHITE, SODA ASH/POWDERED SODIUM CHLORIDE
(SALT).
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA & FULL
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:KEEP DRUMS COOL. FINELY DIVIDED DUST IN
AIR CAN BE A FIRE OR EXPLOSION HAZARD.

Spill Release Procedures:SOIL SPILL-SWEEP UP IN METAL CNTNR. WATER
SPILL-SCOOP/SUNCTION UP IN CNTNR. AIR SPILL-LET SETTLE. TREAT
APPROP FOR SOIL RELEASE OR WATER SPILL. OCCUP SPILL-SWEEP UP IN
METAL CNTNR. RECLAIM FOR SALVAGE VALUE/DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE
W/SOIL RELEASE.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:DO NOT ALLOW DUST TO ACCUMULATE ON
BUILDING SURFACES OR EQUIPMENT. KEEP CONTAINER CLOSED. STORE IN A
COOL, DRY PLACE.
Other Precautions:DO NOT INGEST (SWALLOW) MATERIAL. AVOID CONTACT WITH
EYES. AVOID GENERATING OR BREATHING DUST. WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER
HANDLING.

Respiratory Protection:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED DUST TYPE RESPIRATOR IF
DUST CONCENTRATION EXCEEDS THE EXPOSURE LIMIT.
Ventilation:USE LOCAL EXHAUST OR GENERAL DILUTION VENTILATION
TECHNIQUES.
Protective Gloves:WORK GLOVES.
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:NO SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS. WEAR EASILY
WASHABLE CLOTHING. CHANGE DAILY. WASH CLOTHING BEFORE REUSE.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
MATL TO AVOID: CUO, HIO3, PBO2, HNO3, NO, NOF, N2O, KC103, KNO3, RB2C2,
S, BRF5, IF5, METAL FLUORIDES, INTER HALOGENS, NITRYL FLUORIDE
(FNO2), OF2, KNO2, NOX, NA2O, PBO, AIR.

HCC:N1
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:6616F,3658C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:3933F,2167C
Spec Gravity:2.35
Solubility in Water:INSOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:POWDERED SOLID WITH NO ODOR.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
IGNITES IN CONT W/GASEOUS CHLORINE/FLUORINE AT ROOM TEMP. INCOMPATIBLE
W/NH3, BR2, BRF3, CS2C2, C12, (SUPP DATA)
Stability Condition to Avoid:MIXING WITH INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS AND
GENERATION OF DUST DISPERSED IN AIR.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:NONE.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IN AN INDUSTRIAL WASTE DISPOSAL
FACILITY ACCORDING TO FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS.

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