Product ID:BORID
MSDS Date:08/29/1989
FSC:6840
NIIN:00F030586
MSDS Number: BSLJG

Emergency Phone: 206-889-3400

Info Phone: 206-889-3400

Cage: DO735

Telephone: 425-889-3400/425-889-3617

Cage: 0STM5

BORIC ACID, ORTHOBORIC ACID

CAS: 10043-35-3

RTECS: ED4550000

Fraction By Weight: >99%

LD50 LC50 Mixture:ORAL LD50 (RAT): 3.16 G/KG
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:NO Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHALATION: NOSE & THROAT IRRITATION.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:INHALATION: COUGHING & CHEST DISCOMFORT.
INGESTION: NAUSEA, VOMITING & DIARRHEA. CHRONIC: ERYTHEMA, MACULAR
RASH, NAUSEA, DIARRHEA, DIZZINESS & DEPRESSION.

First Aid:INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. GIVE ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION
IF BREATHING STOPS. EYES: FLUSH W/WATER FOR 15 MINS. SKIN: WASH
W/SOAP & WATER. REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING & SHOES. INGESTION:
DON'T INDU CE VOMITING. IF CONSCIOUS, GIVE LOTS OFWATER OR MILK.
DON'T GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH IF UNCONSCIOUS/CONVULSING. NOTE TO
PHYSICIAN: GASTRIC LAVAGE W/5% SODIUM BICARBONATE SOLUTION. (SEE
SUPP).

Extinguishing Media:APPROPRIATE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE.

Spill Release Procedures:WEAR PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT INCLUDING
RESPIRATOR. SWEEP UP OR SHOVEL INTO DOT-APPROVED WASTE CONTAINERS.
KEEP OUT OF SEWERS, STORM DRAINS, SURFACE WATERS & SOIL.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN COOL, DRY, WELL-VENTILATED
PLACE AWAY FROM INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS. KEEP BAGS OR FIBER DRUMS
DRY AT ALL TIMES.
Other Precautions:DON'T CUT, GRIND, WELD OR DRILL ON OR NEAR THIS
CONTAINER. DON'T GET IN EYES, ON SKIN OR ON CLOTHING. DON'T WEAR
CONTACT LENSES.

Respiratory Protection:DURING SPILL OR LEAK USE A FULL FACEPIECE OR A
HALF MASK AIR-PURIFYING CARTRIDGE RESPIRATOR W/PARTICULATE FILTERS.
Ventilation:GENERAL ROOM
Protective Gloves:RUBBER
Eye Protection:SAFETY GLASSES W/SIDE SHIELDS
Other Protective Equipment:LONG-SLEEVED SHIRT, TROUSERS, SAFETY SHOES,
EYEWASH & SAFETY SHOWER, RUBBER APRON, RUBBER BOOTS
Work Hygienic Practices:REMOVE/LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE
REUSE. WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
FIRST AID (CONT'D): SALINE CATHARTIC. FORCE FLUIDS. RINGER'S SOLUTION
OR NORMAL SALINE INTRAVENOUSLY. OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IN ALL
CASES.

Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:340F
Spec Gravity:1.5128
Solubility in Water:MODERATE
Appearance and Odor:WHITE CRYSTALLINE SOLID W/BLUE TINT

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ACETIC ANHYDRIDE, ELEMENTAL POTASSIUM
Stability Condition to Avoid:HIGH TEMPERATURE ABOVE 212F

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF CONTAMINATED PRODUCT & MATERIALS USED
IN CLEAN-UP. DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE W/FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL
REGULATIONS. EMPTY CONTAINERS RETAIN RESIDUES, GASES & MISTS.

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