=====================  Product Identification  =====================

MSDS NAME:TRONA ELEMENTAL BORON
NIIN:00N021575
MSDS Number: CFNPR
=== Responsible Party ===
Company:KERR-MCGEE CHEMICAL CORP
Address:KERR-MCGEE CENTER
City:OKLAHOMA CITY
State:OK
ZIP:73125
Country:US
Info Phone Num:405-270-1313
Emergency Phone Num:405-270-1313
CAGE:07083
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company:KERR-MCGEE CHEMICAL CORP
Address:123 ROBERT S KERR AVE
Box:25861
City:OKLAHOMA CITY
State:OK
ZIP:73125
Country:US
Phone:405-270-1313
CAGE:07083

=============  Composition/Information on Ingredients  =============

Name:BORON. LD50:(ORAL,RAT) 650 MG/KG
CAS:7440-42-8
RTECS #:ED7350000
Fraction by Wt: 89-92%
OSHA PEL:10 MG B203/M3
ACGIH TLV:10 MG B2O3/M3

Name:MAGNESIUM
CAS:7439-95-4
RTECS #:OM2100000
Fraction by Wt: 4-6%
OSHA PEL:N/K 
ACGIH TLV:N/K 

Name:SUPDAT:ORGAN VARIATIONS & NON-VIABLE FETUSES) HAVE BEEN
    SEEN IN FETUSES OF RABBITS GIVEN DOSES BY STOMACH TUBE (ING 4)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 3:OF 75 MG/KG & 225 MG/KG DAILY DURING 7TH & 19TH DAY
    OF GESTATION. NO FETAL EFTS WERE SEEN @ DOSE OF (ING 5)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 4:25 MG/KG. MUTAGENIC EFTS HAVE BEEN NOTED IN BACTERIA
    EXPOSED TO 7,000 PPM/24 HOURS.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:FIRST AID PROC:VOMIT BY PLACING FINGER/BLUNT OBJECT ON BACK
    OF VICTIM'S TONGUE. GIVE FLUIDS UNTIL VOMITS IS (ING 7)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 6:CLEAR. DO NOT INDUCE VOMIT/GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO
    UNCON/CONVULSING PERSON. SEEK MED ATTN. NOTE TO PHYS: (ING 8)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 7:CHEMICAL OF EXPOSURE IS ELEMENTAL BORON.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:SPILL PROC:IN WATER:SCOOP/SUCTION UP INTO CNTNR. DISPOSE OF
    IN INDUST WASTE DISP FACILITY ACCORDING TO (ING 10)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 9:FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:VENT:DUST ON PIPES, STRUCTURAL MEMBERS, OR WALKWAYS.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

=====================  Hazards Identification  =====================

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 Measures  =======================

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)

=====================  Fire Fighting Measures  =====================

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.

==================  Accidental Release Measures  ==================

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  ======================

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.

=============  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  =============

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)

==================  Physical/Chemical Properties  ==================

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 and Reactivity Data  =================

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.

====================  Disposal Considerations  ====================

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

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