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MSDS - BORIC ACID
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1 - PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION
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PRODUCT NAME: BORIC ACID
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FORMULA: H3BO3
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FORMULA WT: 61.83
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CAS NO.: 10043-35-3
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NIOSH/RTECS NO.: ED4550000
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COMMON SYNONYMS: BORACIC ACID; ORTHOBORIC ACID; BOROFAX
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PRODUCT CODES: 0084,5168,0090,0091,9820
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EFFECTIVE: 10/03/86
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REVISION #02
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PRECAUTIONARY LABELLING
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BAKER SAF-T-DATA(TM) SYSTEM
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HEALTH - 2 MODERATE
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FLAMMABILITY - 0 NONE
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REACTIVITY - 0 NONE
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CONTACT - 2 MODERATE
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HAZARD RATINGS ARE 0 TO 4 (0 = NO HAZARD; 4 = EXTREME HAZARD).
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LABORATORY PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
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SAFETY GLASSES; LAB COAT; VENT HOOD; PROPER GLOVES
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PRECAUTIONARY LABEL STATEMENTS
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WARNING
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CAUSES IRRITATION
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HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED OR ABSORBED THROUGH SKIN
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AVOID CONTACT WITH EYES, SKIN, CLOTHING.
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AVOID BREATHING DUST. KEEP IN TIGHTLY CLOSED CONTAINER. USE WITH ADEQUATE
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VENTILATION. WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
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SAF-T-DATA(TM) STORAGE COLOR CODE: ORANGE (GENERAL STORAGE)
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2 - HAZARDOUS COMPONENTS
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COMPONENT % CAS NO.
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BORIC ACID 90-100 10043-35-3
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3 - PHYSICAL DATA
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BOILING POINT: N/A VAPOR PRESSURE(MM HG): 15
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MELTING POINT: 171 C ( 340 F) VAPOR DENSITY(AIR=1): N/A
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SPECIFIC GRAVITY: 1.44 EVAPORATION RATE: N/A
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(H2O=1) (BUTYL ACETATE=1)
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SOLUBILITY(H2O): MODERATE (1 TO 10 %) % VOLATILES BY VOLUME: 0
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APPEARANCE & ODOR: COLORLESS, ODORLESS SOLID.
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4 - FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARD DATA
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FLASH POINT (CLOSED CUP: N/A
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FLAMMABLE LIMITS: UPPER - N/A % LOWER - N/A %
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FIRE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA
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USE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA APPROPRIATE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE.
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SPECIAL FIRE-FIGHTING PROCEDURES
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FIREFIGHTERS SHOULD WEAR PROPER PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND SELF-CONTAINED
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BREATHING APPARATUS WITH FULL FACEPIECE OPERATED IN POSITIVE PRESSURE MODE.
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TOXIC GASES PRODUCED
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OXIDES
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5 - HEALTH HAZARD DATA
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TOXICITY: LD50 (ORAL-RAT)(MG/KG) - 2660
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LD50 (SCU-RAT)(MG/KG) - 1400
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LD50 (IV-RAT) (MG/KG) - 1330
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CARCINOGENICITY: NTP: NO IARC: NO Z LIST: NO OSHA REG: NO
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EFFECTS OF OVEREXPOSURE
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INGESTION IS HARMFUL AND MAY BE FATAL.
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DUST INHALATION MAY CAUSE TIGHTNESS AND PAIN IN CHEST, COUGHING, AND
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DIFFICULTY IN BREATHING.
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CONTACT WITH SKIN OR EYES MAY CAUSE IRRITATION.
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PROLONGED EXPOSURE MAY CAUSE DERMATITIS.
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INGESTION MAY CAUSE NAUSEA, VOMITING, HEADACHES, DIZZINESS,
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GASTROINTESTINAL IRRITATION.
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CHRONIC EFFECTS OF OVEREXPOSURE MAY INCLUDE KIDNEY AND/OR LIVER DAMAGE.
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TARGET ORGANS
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NONE IDENTIFIED
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MEDICAL CONDITIONS GENERALLY AGGRAVATED BY EXPOSURE
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DAMAGED SKIN
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ROUTES OF ENTRY
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INGESTION, INHALATION, SKIN CONTACT, EYE CONTACT
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EMERGENCY AND FIRST AID PROCEDURES
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CALL A PHYSICIAN.
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IF SWALLOWED, IF CONSCIOUS, GIVE LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER. INDUCE VOMITING.
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IF INHALED, REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BREATHING, GIVE ARTIFICIAL
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RESPIRATION. IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT, GIVE OXYGEN.
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IN CASE OF CONTACT, IMMEDIATELY FLUSH EYES OR SKIN WITH PLENTY OF WATER FOR
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AT LEAST 15 MINUTES.
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6 - REACTIVITY DATA
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STABILITY: STABLE HAZARDOUS POLYMERIZATION: WILL NOT OCCUR
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CONDITIONS TO AVOID: MOISTURE, HEAT
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INCOMPATIBLES: POTASSIUM METAL, WATER, STRONG BASES
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DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS: OXIDES
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7 - SPILL AND DISPOSAL PROCEDURES
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STEPS TO BE TAKEN IN THE EVENT OF A SPILL OR DISCHARGE
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WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS AND FULL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING.
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WITH CLEAN SHOVEL, CAREFULLY PLACE MATERIAL INTO CLEAN, DRY CONTAINER AND
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COVER; REMOVE FROM AREA. FLUSH SPILL AREA WITH WATER.
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DISPOSAL PROCEDURE
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DISPOSE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL
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ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS.
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8 - PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
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VENTILATION: USE ADEQUATE GENERAL OR LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION
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TO KEEP FUME OR DUST LEVELS AS LOW AS POSSIBLE.
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RESPIRATORY PROTECTION: NONE REQUIRED WHERE ADEQUATE VENTILATION
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CONDITIONS EXIST. IF AIRBORNE CONCENTRATION IS
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HIGH, USE AN APPROPRIATE RESPIRATOR OR DUST MASK.
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EYE/SKIN PROTECTION: SAFETY GLASSES WITH SIDESHIELDS, UNIFORM, RUBBER
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GLOVES ARE RECOMMENDED.
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9 - STORAGE AND HANDLING PRECAUTIONS
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SAF-T-DATA(TM) STORAGE COLOR CODE: ORANGE (GENERAL STORAGE)
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SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS
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KEEP CONTAINER TIGHTLY CLOSED. SUITABLE FOR ANY GENERAL CHEMICAL STORAGE
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AREA.
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10 - TRANSPORTATION DATA AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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DOMESTIC (D.O.T.)
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PROPER SHIPPING NAME CHEMICALS, N.O.S. (NON-REGULATED)
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INTERNATIONAL (I.M.O.)
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PROPER SHIPPING NAME CHEMICALS, N.O.S. (NON-REGULATED)
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