Product ID:TRONA ELEMENTAL BORON
MSDS Date:09/15/1993
FSC:3439
NIIN:00N021575
MSDS Number: CFNPR

KERR-MCGEE CHEMICAL CORP

KERR-MCGEE CENTER
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK 73125
US

Emergency Phone: 405-270-1313

Info Phone: 405-270-1313

Cage: 07083

KERR-MCGEE CHEMICAL CORP

25861 OKLAHOMA CITY, OK 73125 US

Telephone: 405-270-1313

Cage: 07083

(ORAL,RAT) 650 MG/KG

CAS: 7440-42-8

RTECS: ED7350000

Fraction By Weight: 89-92%

OSHA PEL 10 MG B203/M3

ACGIH TLV: 10 MG B2O3/M3

MAGNESIUM

CAS: 7439-95-4

RTECS: OM2100000

Fraction By Weight: 4-6%

OSHA PEL N/K

ACGIH TLV: N/K

ORGAN VARIATIONS & NON-VIABLE FETUSES) HAVE BEEN

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OF 75 MG/KG & 225 MG/KG DAILY DURING 7TH & 19TH DAY

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25 MG/KG. MUTAGENIC EFTS HAVE BEEN NOTED IN BACTERIA

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VOMIT BY PLACING FINGER/BLUNT OBJECT ON BACK

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CLEAR. DO NOT INDUCE VOMIT/GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO

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CHEMICAL OF EXPOSURE IS ELEMENTAL BORON.

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SCOOP/SUCTION UP INTO CNTNR. DISPOSE OF

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FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS.

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DUST ON PIPES, STRUCTURAL MEMBERS, OR WALKWAYS.

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

LD50 LC50 Mixture:SEE INGREDIENT 1
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:NO Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:CAUTION! ACUTE: MAY BE HARMFUL IF
SWALLOWED. MAY CAUSE MILD IRRIT OT EYES/MUC MEMBRANE. INHAL: IRRIT
OF NOSE & THROAT; COUGH/SNEEZING. EYE CONT: IRRIT/REDNESS. INGEST:
MAY CAUSE NAUS, VOMIT, ABDOM PAI N, DIARR. TOX INFO:SCANT EVID OF
TOXICOLOGIC EFTS WERE OBSERVED IN 15 MICE EXPOSED TO AMORPHOUS
BORON (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT.
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ:FOR 7 HRS/DAY, 5 DAYS/WK FOR 30 DAYS @
AVERAGE EXPOS CONC OF 72.8 MG/M3. (PATTY, INDUST HYGIENE & TOX, 3RD
E. VOL. 2A, 2B, 2C, P2980). BORON CMPDS:REPROD SYS EFTS, INCL
TESTICULAR ATROPHY, RE DUCES SPERM COUNT & STERILITY HAVE OCCURRED
IN MICE, RATS, & DOGS @ DAILY FEEDING LEVELS OF 45 MG/KG OF BODY WT
(SUPDAT)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:IN HIGH DOSES MAY CAUSE
REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY IN MEN & MAY AGGRAVATE KIDNEY DISORDERS;
OTHERWISE IT IS NON-TOXIC.

First Aid:INHAL:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. SEEK MED ATTN IF RESP IRRIT
DEVELOPS/IF BRTHG BECOMES DFCLT. EYE:RINSE W/WATER. REMOVE ANY CONT
LENSES, & CONTINUE FLUSH W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR @ LST 15 MINS. SEEK
MED ATTN I F IRRIT DEVELOPS/PERSISTS. SKIN:WASH AFFECTED AREAS
W/PLENTY OF WATER, & SOAP IF AVAIL, FOR SEVERAL MINS. SEEK MED ATTN
IF IRRIT DEVELOPS/PERSISTS. INGEST:GIVE 3-4 GLASSES OF WATER.
INDUCE (ING 6)

Extinguishing Media:USE APPROVED CLASS "D" FIRE EXTINGUISHER, POWDERED
GRAPHITE, SODA ASH OR POWDERED SODIUM CHLORIDE(SALT).
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA & FULL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:PRODUCT IS COMBUSTIBLE. FINELY DIVIDED
DUST IN AIR CAN BE A FIRE OR EXPLOSION HAZARD.

Spill Release Procedures:WEAR APPROP PROT EQUIP. AVOID BRTHG DUST, &
CONT W/EYES. WASH THORO AFTER HNDLG. ON LAND:DO NOT CREATE DUST.
SHOVEL & SWEEP UP INTO METAL CNTNRS FOR LATER DISP. DISPOSE OF IN
AN INDUST WASTE DISP FACI LITY ACCORDING TO FED, STATE, & LOC REGS.
(ING 9)
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP CONTAINER CLOSED. STORE IN COOL,
DRY PLACE. WEAR APPROP PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT. DO NOT INGEST(SWALLOW)
MATL. AVOID CONT WITH EYES.
Other Precautions:AVOID GENERATING/BRTHG DUST. AVOID CREATING DUSTS. IN
SITUATIONS WHERE DUST WILL BE UNAVOIDABLY GENERATED, GROUND ALL
EQUIP & USE EXPLO-PROOF APPARATUS. DO NOT ALLOW DUST TO ACCUMULATE
ON BUILDING SUR FACES OR EQUIPMENT.

Respiratory Protection:IN OPERATIONS WHERE DUSTS ARE GENERATED, USE
NIOSH APPROVED DUST MASK THAT HAS BEEN SELECTED BY INDUST
HYGIENIST/OTHER TECHNICALLY QUALIFIED PERSON FOR SPECIFIC WORK
CONDITIONS.
Ventilation:IF USER OPERATIONS GENERATE DUSTS, USE EXPLO-PROOF VENT
EQUIP TO CTL AIRBORNE LEVELS. DO NOT ALLOW ACCUM OF (ING 11)
Protective Gloves:WEAR ORDINARY WORK GLOVES.
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPRVD EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER . WEAR
EASILY WASHABLE CLTHG. CHANGE DAILY. WASH CLTHG BEFORE REUSE.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
CNDTNS TO AVOID:DUST IN AIR IS IGNITABLE & CAN BE EXPLOSIVE. MATLS TO
AVOID:HIO*3, PHO*2, HNO*3, NO, NOF, N*2O, KCIO*3, KNO*3, RB*2, C*2,
S, BRF*3, METAL FLUORIDES, INTERHALOGENS, NITRYL FLUORIDE (FNO *2),
OF*2, KNO*2, NO*2, NA*2O, PBO. EFTS OF OVEREXP:OF BORON BASED PROD
EQUIVALENTS. ABNORMAL (FUSED SKELETONS, (ING 3)

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:6616F,3658C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:3933F,2167C
Spec Gravity:2.35 @ 20C
Evaporation Rate & Reference:NOT KNOWN
Solubility in Water:INSOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:BROWN/BLACK POWDERED SOLID, NO ODOR.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
IGNITES IN CONT W/GASEOUS CHLORINE/FLUORINE @ ROOM TEMP. INCOMPAT WITH
NH*3, BR*2, BRF*3, CS*2, C*2, CL*2, CUO, (SUPDAT)
Stability Condition to Avoid:MIXING WITH INCOMPAT MATLS & GENERATION OF
DUST DISPERSED IN AIR. OXIDIZES SLOWLY @ ROOM TEMP. FINELY DIVIDED
(SUPDAT)
Hazardous Decomposition Products:NONE.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IN AN APPROVED INDUSTRIAL WASTE
DISPOSAL FACILITY ACCORDING TO FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL
REGULATIONS.

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