Product ID:S-249, SODIUM BORATE DECAHYDRATE
MSDS Date:05/27/1988
FSC:6810
NIIN:00-300-5089
MSDS Number: BNPPF

FISHER SCIENTIFIC

1 REAGENT LANE
FAIR LAWN, NJ 07410-2802
US

Emergency Phone: 201-796-7100;800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)

Info Phone: 201-796-7100

Cage: 1B464

FISHER SCIENTIFIC CO. CHEMICAL MFG DIV

FAIRLAWN, NJ 07410-2802 US

Telephone: 201-796-7100

Cage: 1B464

SODIUM BORATE, DECAHYDRATE

CAS: 1303-96-4

RTECS: VZ2275000

Fraction By Weight: 100%

OSHA PEL 10 MG/M3

ACGIH TLV: 5 MG/M3

& EVENTUAL CNS DEPRESS

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

EXCORIATIONS/BLISTERING/BULLAE/LESIONS. POISONING

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

LEAD TO ANOREXIA/WEIGHT LOSS/ABDOM

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

ULCER/SKIN RASH/RED TONGUE/HYPOPLASTIC

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

ACIDOSIS/KIDNEY DMG/CONVL.

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

REMAINS (APPROX 15-20 MIN). GET MED ATTN

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

WATER & INDUCE VOMIT BY TOUCHING FINGER TO BACK OF

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

TREAT SYMPTOMATICALLY AND SUPPORTIVELY.

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50: (ORAL, RAT) 2660 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:INHAL: ACUTE:IRRIT TO MUC MEMB & MAY
BE ABSORBED CAUSING SYSTEMIC EFTS INCL FEVER/NAUS/VOMIT/DIARR/
ERYTHRODERMA/SKIN EXCORIATIONS/MUSC SPASMS/CONVL/
JAUNDICE/OLIGURIA/ANURIA. LIVER/KIDNEY DMG MAY OCC UR. CHRONIC:MAY
CAUSE BRONCHITIS/LARYNGITIS/ WEIGHT LOSS/VOMIT/DIARR/SKIN
RASH/ALOPECIA/ANEMIA/ CONVL. (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: SKIN: ACUTE:IRRIT & MAY BE ABSORBED
THRU DMG SKIN & CAUSE SYSTEMIC EFTS INCL FEVER/NAUS/
VOMIT/DIARR/ERYTHRODERMA/SKIN EXCORIATIONS/MUSC
SPASMS/CONVL/JAUNDICE/OLIGURIA/ANURIA. CHRONIC:MAY CA USE
DERMAT/POISONING. EYE CONT: ACUTE:MAY CAUSE IRRIT. CHRONIC:MAY
CAUSE CONJUNCT. INGEST: ACUTE:MAY CAUSE (SUPP DATA)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:INHAL: MOVE TO FRESH AIR IMMED. IF BRTHG HAS STOPPED, PERFORM
ARTF RESP. KEEP PERSON WARM/AT REST. GET MED ATTN IMMED. SKIN:
REMOVE CONTAMD CLTHG/SHOES IMMED. WASH AFFECTED AREA W/SOAP & MILD
DETERGEN T & LG AMTS OF WATER UNTIL NO EVIDENCE OF CHEM REMAINS
(APPROX 15-20 MIN). GET MED ATTN IMMED. EYES: WASH IMMED W/LG AMTS
OF WATER, OCCAS LIFTING UPPER/LOWER LIDS, UNTIL NO EVIDENCE OF CHEM
(ING 7)

Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL, CARBON DIOXIDE, HALON, WATER SPRAY OR
STD FOAM. FOR LARGER FIRES, USE WATER SPRAY, FOG OR STD FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA & FULL PROT
EQUIP . MOVE CONTR FROM FIRE AREA IF POSSIBLE. AVOID BREATHING
VAPORS OR DUSTS; KEEP UPWIND.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NO ACUTE HAZ. NEGLIGIBLE FIRE HAZ WHEN
EXPOSED TO HEAT/FLAME. COMPOUND MELTS TO A GLASSY MATERIAL THAT MAY
FLOW IN LARGE QTYS & IGNITE COMBUST MATLS ELSEWHERE.

Spill Release Procedures:NO SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS INDICATED.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:OBSERVE ALL FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL
REGULATIONS WHEN STORING THIS SUBSTANCE. STORE AWAY FROM
INCOMPATIBLE SUBSTANCES IN TIGHTLY CLOSED CONTRS.
Other Precautions:CONTACT LENSES SHOULD NOT BE WORN

Respiratory Protection:THE SPECIFIC RESPIRATOR SELECTED MUST BE BASED
ON CONTAMINATION LEVELS FOUND IN WORKPLACE/MUST NOT EXCEED WORKING
LIMITS OF RESPIRATOR/BE JOINTLY APPROVED BY NIOSH/MSHA. FOR MORE
SPECIFIC INFORMATION CONTACT NEHC .
Ventilation:PROVIDE LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION &/OR GENERAL DILUTION
VENTILATION TO MEET PUBLISHED EXPOSURE LIMITS.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:CHEM WORK GOGG/FULL LENGTH FSHLD .
Other Protective Equipment:APPROP PROT (IMPERVIOUS) CLTHG & EQUIP TO
PVNT RPTD/PRLNG SKIN CONT. EMERGENCY EYE WASH FOUNTAIN & QUICK
DRENCH SHOWER.
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
BP: 2867F,1575C DECOMPOSES. APPEAR/ODOR: VITROUS OR DULL LUSTER,
EFFLORESCENT IN DRY AIR, ODORLESS. EFTS OF OVEREXP:
NAUS/VOMIT/BLOODY DIARR/ EPIGASTRIC PAIN/HEMORRHAGIC
GASTRITIS/FOLLOWED BY WEAK/ANO
REXIA/LETHARGY/HDACH/INSOMNIA/RESTLESSNESS/TREMORS & TWITCHING OF
FACIAL MUSC & EXTREMITIES/ INTERMITTENT CONVL, (ING 2)

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:SUPP DATA
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:167F,75C
Spec Gravity:1.73
pH:9.5
Solubility in Water:5.92% @ 25C
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS TO WHITE TRANSPARENT MONOCLINIC CRYSTALS
OR POWDER WITH A (SUPP DATA)

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
INCOMPATIBLE WITH ZIRCONIUM.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:THERMAL DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS MAY
INCLUDE TOXIC SODIUM OXIDE.

Waste Disposal Methods:OBSERVE ALL FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS
WHEN DISPOSING OF THIS SUBSTANCE.

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