Product ID:BORID
MSDS Date:08/01/1990
FSC:6840
NIIN:00D002810
MSDS Number: BMWMV

WATERBURY COMPANIES INC.

32 MATTATUCK HEIGHTS
WATERBURY, CT 06722
US

Emergency Phone: 602-957-7711

Cage: 0XTV1

YORK DISTRIBUTORIES

PLAINVIEW, NY 11803 US

Telephone: 203-597-1812/504-878-6751

Cage: 94683

BORIC ACID

CAS: 10043-35-3

RTECS: ED4550000

Fraction By Weight: 99.00%

NONHAZARDOUS COMPONENTS

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

Fraction By Weight: <5%

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:LARGE AMOUNTS ABSORBED INTO BLOOD
STREAM FROM INGESTION OR THROUGH DAMAGED SKIN MAY RESULT IN
ERYTHEMA, MACULAR RASH, CNS EFFECTS AFTER 24 HOURS. MAY CAUSE
SLIGHT IRRITATION TO BROKENSKIN.
Effects of Overexposure:NAUSEA, DIARRHEA, DIZZINESS, DEPRESSION.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE KNOWN

First Aid:EYES: WASH WELL WITH WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. GET
MEDICAL ATTENTION IF IRRITATION PERSISTS. SKIN: WASH WELL WITH
SOAP AND WATER. INGESTION: DRINK LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER OR MILK.
CONSULT PHYSIC IAN. INDUCE EMESIS. DO NOT GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO
A CONVULSING OR UNCONSCIOUS PERSON. NOTE TO PHYSICIAN: GASTRIC
LAVAGE WITH 5% SODIUM BICARBONATE SOLUTION SUGGESTED FOR LARGE
AMOUNTS INGESTED.

Extinguishing Media:USE CARBON DIOXIDE, FOAM, OR DRY CHEMICAL.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR FIRE FIGHTING PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND A
FULL FACED SELF CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS. COOL FIRE EXPOSED
CONTAINERS WITH WATER SPRAY.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NONE

Spill Release Procedures:SWEEP OR VACCUM. FLUSH AREA WITH WATER.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:DRY INDOOR STORAGE.
Other Precautions:READ LABEL.

Respiratory Protection:NONE NORMALLY REQUIRED.
Ventilation:NONE NORMALLY REQUIRED.
Protective Gloves:NOT REQUIRED-AVOID CONTACT WITH SKIN.
Eye Protection:SAFETY GLASSES TO AVOID EYE CONTACT.
Other Protective Equipment:NONE
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH HANDS THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING THIS
MATERIAL.
Supplemental Safety and Health
NONE

HCC:N1
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:340F,171C
Solubility in Water:4.7%
Appearance and Odor:LIGHT BLUE ODORLESS POWDER.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
CONTACT WITH ACETIC ANHYDRIDE OR ELEMENTAL POTASSIUM.
Stability Condition to Avoid:HIGH HEAT, OPEN FLAMES AND OTHER SOURCES
OF IGNITION
Hazardous Decomposition Products:NONE KNOWN

Waste Disposal Methods:STANDARD LANDFILL. NOT LISTED AS A HAZARDOUS
WASTE BY EPA IN 40 CFR 261.33.

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