Product ID:BX0880 BORIC ACID,POWDER
MSDS Date:10/27/1987
FSC:6810
NIIN:00F025815
MSDS Number: BPSVQ

Emergency Phone: 513-631-0445

Info Phone: 609-354-9200

Cage: 63612

Telephone: 800-222-0342/609-423-6300

Cage: 08474

BORIC ACID, ORTHOBORIC ACID

CAS: 10043-35-3

RTECS: ED4550000

LD50 LC50 Mixture:ORAL LD50 (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:INHALATION: HARMFUL. EYES: IRRITATION.
SKIN: IRRITATION, TOXIC ABSORPTION THROUGH WOUNDS OR MUCOUS
MEMBRANES. INGESTION: HARMFUL, GASTROINTESTINAL IRRITATION, NAUSEA,
VOMITING, DIARRHEA, CIRCULATORY F AILURE, COMA, FATAL.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:INGESTION: KIDNEY & LIVER DAMAGE.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:SKIN DISORDERS OR EYE PROBLEMS,
IMPAIRED LIVER, KIDNEY, OR RESPIRATORY FUNCTION

First Aid:SKIN: IMMEDIATELY FLUSH THOROUGHLY W/LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER.
EYES: IMMEDIATELY FLUSH THOROUGHLY W/WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINS.
INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. GIVE ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION IF
BREATHING HAS STOPPED. INGESTION: IF CONSCIOUS, INDUCE VOMITING.
OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IN ALL CASES.

Flash Point:NON-COMBUSTIBLE
Extinguishing Media:USE ANY SUITABLE MEDIA FOR ADJACENT MATERIAL.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR SELF-CONTAINED, POSITIVE PRESSURE,
BREATHING APPARATUS.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:A MIXTURE OF BORIC ACID & POTASSIUM CAN
EXPLODE ON IMPACT.

Spill Release Procedures:TAKE UP & CONTAINERIZE FOR PROPER DISPOSAL.

Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP CONTAINER CLOSED TIGHTLY. DON'T
BREATHE DUST. AVOID CONTACT W/EYES, SKIN, OR CLOTHING. DON'T TAKE
INTERNALLY.
Other Precautions:MOISTURE CONTAMINATION CAN CAUSE BORIC ACID TO BE
CORROSIVE TO IRON.

Respiratory Protection:NIOSH/MSHA-APPROVED RESPIRATOR SHOULD BE WORN IN
THE ABSENCE OF ADEQUATE VENTILATION.
Ventilation:USE APPROVED FUME HOOD OR ADEQUATE VENTILATION WHEN
HANDLING OR TRANSFERRING MATERIAL.
Protective Gloves:NATURAL RUBBER/NEOPRENE/NITRILE
Eye Protection:SAFETY GLASSES W/SIDE SHIELDS
Other Protective Equipment:EYE WASH & SAFETY EQUIPMENT
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:DECOMPOSES
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:185C
Vapor Pres:2.6
Spec Gravity:1.435
Solubility in Water:5%
Appearance and Odor:WHITE POWDER OR GRANULES, ODORLESS.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
WATER, POTASSIUM, ACETIC ANHYDRIDE, ALKALIES, CARBONATES, & HYDROXIDES
Stability Condition to Avoid:MOISTURE CONTAMINATION
Hazardous Decomposition Products:BORON OXIDE

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE W/LOCAL, STATE, &
FEDERAL REGULATIONS.

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