Product ID:SODIUM BORATE DECAHYDRATE
MSDS Date:06/10/1995
FSC:6810
NIIN:00-234-8369
MSDS Number: BMBTM

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Cage: 1B464

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Cage: 1B464

SODIUM TETRABORATE, DECAHYDRATE

CAS: 1303-96-4

RTECS: VZ2275000

Fraction By Weight: 100%

OSHA PEL 10 MG/M3

ACGIH TLV: 5 MG/M3; 9596

LD50 LC50 Mixture:ORAL LD50 (MS) IS 2G/KG
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:**IRRITANT,NARCOTIC,TOXIC TO THE
LIVER** EYES:IRRITATION.SKIN:MAY BE ABSORBED THROUGH DAMAGED SKIN
CAUSING SYSTEMIC EFFECTS.IRRITATION.INGEST:GI TRACT IRRITATION.SEE
SYSTEMIC EFFECTS BELOW.INHAL:MAY C AUSE RESPIRATORY
IRRITATION.CHRONIC:BRONCHITIS,LARYNGITIS,DERMATITIS,CONJUNCTIVITIS.
MAY DAMAGE LIVER AND KIDNEYS.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:THERE ARE NO INGREDIENTS ABOVE 0.1%
WHICH ARE IDENTIFIED AS CARCINOGENS BY NTP,IARC OR OSHA.
Effects of Overexposure:SYSTEMIC EFFECTS:MALAISE,NAUSEA,SEVERE
EPIGASTRIC PAIN,HEMORRAGIC GASTROENTERITIS,BLOOD AND VOMITUS AND
DIARRHEA,WEAKNESS,LEATHARGY,FEVER,HEADACHE,TACHYCARDIA,TACHYPNEA,RE
STLESSNESS,DELIRIUM,TREMORS,F ACIAL TWITCHING,INTERMITTENT
CONVULSIONS,CNS DEPRESSION,SHOCK(COLD CLAMMY SKIN,CYANOSIS,THREADY
PULSE,HYPOTENSION).
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PERSONS WITH PRE-EXISTING LIVER AND
KIDNEY AILMENTS MAY BE AT INCREASED RISK FROM EXPOSURE.

First Aid:SKIN:REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING;WASH WITH SOAP OR MILD
DETERGENT AND WATER.GET MEDICAL ATTENTION.EYES:FLUSH WITH NORMAL
SALINE OR WATER FOR 15 MINUTES.GET MEDICAL IMMEDIATE
ATTENTION.INHAL:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR.GIVE OXYGEN OR ARTIFICIAL
RESPIRATION IF NEEDED.GET IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION.INGEST:GET
PROMPT QUALIFIED MEDICAL ATTENTION.IF CONSCIOUS,INDUCE
VOMITING(IPECAC);FOLLOW W/ ACTIVD CHARCOAL.

Flash Point:NONE
Extinguishing Media:USE MEDIA APPROPRIATE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE A SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS AND
FULL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Spill Release Procedures:SWEEP;DO NOT CREATE DUST;PLACE IN AN
APPROPRIATE CONTAINER FOR RECLAMATION OR DISPOSAL.DO NOT FLUSH
SPILLED MATERIAL TO SEWER.KEEP UNNESCESSARY PEOPLE AWAY.
Neutralizing Agent:NOT APPLICABLE.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN A COOL,DRY,WELL-VENTILATED
PLACE.KEEP CONTAINER CLOSED WHEN NOT IN USE.KEEP AWAY FROM
INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS.
Other Precautions:IF MATERIAL IS INVOLVED IN A FIRE IT MAY MELT INTO A
GLASSY MATERIAL WHICH CAN FLOW AND IGNITE COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS.

Respiratory Protection:WHERE ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROLS ARE LACKING OR IN
ENCLOSED SPACES USE EITHER A SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS OR
A NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR FOR DUST AND MISTS,DEPENDING ON
THE AIRBORN CONCENTRA TION.
Ventilation:PROVIDE LOCAL EXHAUST.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES.
Eye Protection:DUST-PROOF GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:PROTECTIVE CLOTHING,AS NEEDED.PROVIDE A
LOCAL EYE WASH STATION AND SAFETY SHOWER.
Work Hygienic Practices:USE REASONABLE CARE IN HANDLING THIS
PRODUCT.WASH HANDS AFTER USE AND BEFORE EATING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
GASTRIC LAVAGE SHOULD BE PERFORMED BY QUALIFIED MEDICAL
PERSONNEL.EFFLORESCENT IN DRY AIR.LOOSES 5 WATERS OF HYDRATION AT
212F/6@302F/10@608F.

HCC:N1
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:680F,360C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:167F,75C
Spec Gravity:1.73
pH:9.5 AQ
Solubility in Water:MODERATE
Appearance and Odor:ODORLESS,HARD CRYSTALS,GRANULES OR CRYSTALLINE
POWDER WITH A WHITE COATING.SUPP

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ZIRCONIUM(EXPLOSIVE REACTION WHEN HEATED).
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:SODIUM OXIDE(TOXIC).

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL,STATE AND
LOCAL REGULATIONS.

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