Product ID:POTASSIUM FLUOBORATE
MSDS Date:09/01/1986
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N057141
MSDS Number: BWQJY

GENERAL CHEMICAL CORP

CN 1829
MORRISTOWN, NJ 07960-1829
US

Emergency Phone: 201-455-3700

Info Phone: 201-455-5630

Cage: 0AU44

GENERAL CHEMICAL CORPORATION

PARSIPPANY, NJ 07054 US

Telephone: 973-515-1840

Cage: 0AU44

CALCIUM PHOSPHATE; (TRICALCIUM PHOSPHATE)

CAS: 7758-87-4

OSHA PEL N/K

ACGIH TLV: N/K

NO CHRONIC TOX DATA ON POTASSIUM FLUOBORATE,

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INORG FLUORIDES. CHRONIC EXPOS TO FLUORIDES IS ASSOC

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OF BONES, MOTTLING OF TEETH, ETC.) (THIS CNDTN WILL

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KIDNEY DMG, ASTHMA & SYMPS RESEMBLING RHEUMATISM MAY

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IS DFCLT. IF NOT BRTHG, GIVE ARTF RESP,

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INDUCE VOMIT. IF CONSCIOUS, GIVE SEVERAL GLASSES OF

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MAGNESIA, IF AVAIL; OTHERWISE, GIVE LG QTYS OF WATER

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(BUT NOT HOT) & QUIET. FOCUS MED EFTS ON COMBATING

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EYES, SKIN AND CLOTHING.

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PERMIT, WASTE MAY BE BURIED IN APPRVD CHEM

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PHYSICAL DMG. POTASSIUM FLUOBORATE SOLNS

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INVOLVED PERSONNEL IS RECOMMENDED.

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NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA.

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PROVIDE LOCAL EXHAUST VENT SYSTEM.

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SFTY GLASSES. WHERE POSSIBILITY OF CONT OF EYES

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FACEPIECE. DO NOT WEAR CONT LENSES IN THAT CASE.

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QUICK-DRENCH SHOWER FACILITIES IF SOLNS ARE

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LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE:INHAL:BRTHD DUST, MIST/FUMES
(LATTER FROM HEATED SOLNS) MAY CAUSE IRRIT IN NOSE, THROAT & LUNGS.
GROSS OVEREXPOS MAY RSLT IN FURTHER TOX EFTS:CHILLS, LABORED BRTHG,
FEVERS, UNPROD COUGH. INGEST: MAY CAUSE SEV DMG TO GI TRACT. MAY BE
FATAL. BASIS ANIMAL DATA, MATL IS ESTD TO BE OF MOD ORAL TOX. (EFTS
OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT.
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ:FLUORIDE CONTENT WILL PRECIPITATE
CALCIUM STORED IN BODY, CAUSING HYPOCALCEMIA, POSSIBLY SEV. FATAL
DOSE (ORAL) IN MAN IS PROBABLY ONLY SLIGHTLY HIGHER THAN RPTD FOR
FLUORIDES. SKIN:CONT W/DU ST/SOLN MAY CAUSE IRRIT. IF SKIN IS
ABRADED, OR IF CONT IS PRLNGD/RPTD, CONDTN WILL INTENSIFY.
EYES:DIRECT (SUPDAT)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:EYES:FLUSH IMMED FOR 15-20 MINS W/LG AMTS OF WATER. HOLD
EYELIDS OPEN TO ALLOW THORO FLUSHING (USE WATER ONLY). SEEK MED
EVAL OF POTNTL CORNEAL DMG. SKIN:PROMPTLY WASH W/PLENTY OF SOAP &
WATER, THEN F LUSH W/WATER UNTIL ALL CHEM IS REMOVED.PROMPTLY
REMOVE CONTAMD CLTHG & WASH BEFORE REUSE. INHAL:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR
IMMED. FOR SEV EXPOS, GIVE OXYG, IF QUALIFIED OPERATOR IS AVAIL &
BRTHG (ING 6)

Flash Point:NOT FLAMMABLE
Extinguishing Media:WATER. WATER SPRAY WOULD TEND TO REDUCE FUMES AND
IRRITANT GASES.
Fire Fighting Procedures:NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD SCBA & FULL PROT EQUIP . DO
NOT SPLASH INTO ONTO PERS ANY WATER WHICH AS CONTACTED AS MATL. USE
WATER SPRAY TO KEEP FIRE-EXPOS (SUPDAT)
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:POTASSIUM FLUOBORATE DECOMPOSES AT
ELEVATED TEMP, RELEASING TOXIC BORON TRIFLUORIDE GAS AND POTASSIUM
FLUORIDE.

Spill Release Procedures:SWEEP/SHOVEL UP W/MIN OF DUSTING & COLLECT IN
PLASTIC CNTNR; COVER, LBL & STORE AS ABOVE FOR LATER DISP. FLUSH
RESIDUE W/WATER TO COMPLETE CLEAN-UP, IF PERMITTED BY APPLIC DISP
REGS, TAKING CARE TO KE EP SOLN THAT IS FORMED FROM CONTACTING (ING
10)
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:AVOID CONT W/EYES, SKIN & CLTHG. AVOID
BRTHG DUST. OBSERVE GOOD PERSONAL HYGIENE & GOOD HOUSEKEEPING
PRACTICES. USE W/ADEQ VENT.
Other Precautions:STORE @ MOD TEMP IN DRY, WELL-VENTILATED AREA AWAY
FROM FOOD PRODS. MATL IS ACID SALT & SHOULD BE KEPT AWAY FROM
WATER, ACIDS & ALKALIES TO PVNT METAL CORR & INCREASED IRRIT TO
SKIN & EYES. KEEP CNTNR S TIGHTLY CLSD & PROTECT FROM (ING 12)

Respiratory Protection:FOR LOW LEV (<10 X TLV) OF DUST/MIST, USE
NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD DUST/MIST RESP. FOR INTERMEDIATE LEVS OF EXPOS
(>10 X BUT <100 X TLV), USE NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD, FULL-FACE, AIR
CLEANING RESPS OF BOTH LUNG & E YE PROT. FOR HIGH LEVELS, USE (ING
14)
Ventilation:VENT SHOULD BE ADEQ TO MEET TWA/TLV REQUIREMENTS. IF
DUSTY/MISTY CNDTNS PREVAIL, OF IF DECOMP PRODS ARE FORMED, (ING 15)
Protective Gloves:RUBBER GLOVES.
Eye Protection:UNDER NORM WORKING CNDTN, WEAR (ING 16).
Other Protective Equipment:FULL PROT CLTHG FOR ROUTINE POD USE. EXPOS
ORDINARY WORK CLTHG SHOULD BE CHANGED DAILY & NEVER TAKEN HOME.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THORO AFTER HNDLG. NO EATING/SMOKING WHILE
HDNLG. PROVIDE EYE WASH STATION IN/NEAR AREAS OF USE/HNDLG, & (ING
18)
Supplemental Safety and Health
FIRE FIGHT PROC:CNTNRS COOL/REMOVE THEM FROM FIRE AREA IF W/OUT RISK.
EFTS OF OVEREXP:EYE CONT TO DUST/MIST MAY PRODUCE SEV IRRIT; PRLNGD
CONT MAY CAUSE SEV CORNEAL DMG. ESTD FATAL ORAL DOSE FOR ADULT S,
BASED ON ANALOGY TO FLUORIDES, IS 6 GRAMS. KIDNEY DMG MAY OCCUR AS
LATE COMPLICATION FOLLOWING INGEST. (ING 2)

Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:662F,350C
Spec Gravity:2.50 (H*2O=1)
pH:3.0
Solubility in Water:0.4 (@ 20C)
Appearance and Odor:WHITE CRYSTALS OR POWDER; ODORLESS

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
SOLUTIONS CONTAINING POTASSIUM FLUOBORATE WILL BE ACIDIC & REACT
W/ACID-INCOMPATIBLE MATLS, SUCH AS CYANIES, SULFIDES.
Stability Condition to Avoid:HIGH TEMPERATURES.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:BORON TRIFLUORIDE GAS, POTASSIUM
FLUORIDE. ALSO, IN DILUTE SOLUTION, SOME HYDROLYSIS TO HYDROFLUORIC
ACID MAY OCCUR.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISP OF WASTE PROD MAY BE SUBJECT TO FED, ST &
LOCAL REGS. USERS SHOULD REVIEW THEIR OPERATIONS IN TERMS OF APPLIC
FED, ST & LOCAL LAWS & REGS. THEN CONSUL W/APPROP REGULATORY
AGENCIES BEFORE DISCHARG IN/DISPOSING OF WASTE MATL. IF REGS (ING
11)

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