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

MSDS NAME:LEAD FLUOBORATE
NIIN:00-663-2569
MSDS Number: BFKFQ
=== Responsible Party ===
Company:GENERAL CHEMICAL
Address:90 E HALSEY RD
Box:395
City:PARSIPPANY
State:NJ
ZIP:07054
Country:US
Info Phone Num:201-455-5630
Emergency Phone Num:(201)455-3700
Preparer's Name:DIRECTOR ENVIRON.MATTERS
CAGE:0AU44
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company:GENERAL CHEMICAL CORPORATION
Address:90 EAST HALSEY ROAD
Box:City:PARSIPPANY
State:NJ
ZIP:07054
Country:US
Phone:973-515-1840
CAGE:0AU44

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

Name:LEAD FLUOBORATE  (SARA III)
CAS:13814-96-5
RTECS #:ED2700000
Fraction by Wt: 50-52%
OSHA PEL:SEE 1910.1025
ACGIH TLV:0.15 MG PB/M3; 9192
EPA Rpt Qty:100 LBS
DOT Rpt Qty:100 LBS

Name:WATER
CAS:7732-18-5
RTECS #:ZC0110000
Fraction by Wt: 48-50%

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

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50(ORAL RAT)=50MG/KG
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:EXTENDED INH.OF MIST MAY CAUSE SOME OF
    THE CHRONC.SYMP.NOTED WITH PB FUMES&DUST:METALLIC TASTE,LOSS OF
    APETITE,INDIGESTION,NAUSEA,VOMIT,CONSTIPATN,ABD.CRAMPS,NERVOUS,INSO
    MN.EXCESS LEAD ABS.MAY DAMAGE  CNS,PNS & KIDNEY. CHRONIC EXPOSUR TO
    FLUORIDES MAY DAMAGE KIDNEY,CAUSE FLUOROSIS.-CONTINUES ON SUPPL
    SFTY & HEALTH DATA-
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:COULD NOT BE CLASSIFIED AS TO ITS
    CARCINOGENITY TO HUMANS.
Effects of Overexposure:EYES:LIQ.CONTACT CAUSES SEVERE
    IRRIT,BURNS.MISTS WILL ALSO IRRIT. SKIN:LIQ.CONTACT CAUSES
    IRRIT,BURNS;INH:MIST INH.CAUSES HEADACHE,CRAMPS,PAIN IN
    LEGS,COMA;ING:METALLIC TASTE,ABD.PAIN,VOMIT,DIARRH,CON
    VULSIONS,COMA.*FATAL DOSE(HUMAN) 0.5GM ABSORBED
    PB*HYPOCALCEMEIA,POSSIBLE SEVERE/FATAL MAY OCCUR DUE TO FLUORIDE
    CONTENT
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:FETUS OF PREGNANT WOMEN WORKERS MAY
    BE AT INCREASED RISK DUE TO EXCESS EXPOSURE TO LEAD.

=======================  First Aid Measures  =======================

Eyes:FLUS IMM.FOR 20MIN W.LG AMTS OF WTR.SEEK MED
    ATTN;SKIN:PROMPTLY WASH W.SOAP&WTR.TREAT AS ACID BURN.REMOVE
    CONTAM.CLOTH.SEEK MED.ATTN;INH:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR.IF BREATHNG GIVE
    O*2,IF NOT BREATHNG,G IVE CPR.SEEK MED.ATTN;ING:CALL DOCTOR AT
    ONCE.DO NOT INDUCE VOMIT.IF CONCIOUS GIVE SEVERAL GLASSES MILK OR
    SEVERAL OUNCES MILK OF MAGNESIA,IF AVAIL;OTHERWISE GIVE LG
    QUANTITIES OF WTR&KEEP WARM&QUIET.

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

Extinguishing Media:CO*2, FOAM, DRY CHEM.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR CHEMICAL PROTECTIVE SUIT WITH SELF CONTD
    BRTHG APP.DO NOT USE WTR STRM DIRECTLY ON MTL ITSELF.USE WTR SPRAY
    TO ABSORB OR DISPERSE VAPORS.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:AVOID BREATHNG VAPS & FUMES FROM BURNING
    MATERIAL.AVOID BODILY CONTACT WITH MATERIAL. *USE WATER SPRAY TO
    KEEP FIRE-EXPOSED CONTAINERS COOL*

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

Spill Release Procedures:CONTAIN SPILL WITH INERT MATERIAL.USING
    CAUTION,FLUSH W.WTR TO DILUTE SPILL OR NEUTRALIZE IT WITH ALKALI
    SUCH AS SODIUM CARBONATE.KEEP OUT OF SEWER.MOP OR PUMP UP INTO
    SUITABLE CONTAINER,COVER & LABEL  FOR STORAGE AND LATER DISPOSAL.
Neutralizing Agent:CAO;CA(OH)*2;NAOH;NA*2CO*3

======================	Handling and Storage  ======================

Handling and Storage Precautions:DO NOT GET IN EYES,SKIN OR CLOTH.AVOID
    BREATHING MIST,IF FORMED USE W.ADEQUATE VENTILATION AND DO NOT
    EAT,SMOKE WHILE HANDLING.
Other Precautions:STORE IN A DRY,WELL-VENTILATED AREA,OUT OF THE
    SUN,AWAY FROM HEAT & FOOD PRODUCTS. KEEP CONTAINERS TIGHTLY CLOSED
    AND PROTECT FROM PHYSICAL DAMAGE. PERIODICALLY INSPECT DRUM AND
    STORAGE CONDITIONS.

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

Respiratory Protection:IF MISTY COND.PREVAIL&CONC.IS >TLV
    BUT<0.5MG(PB)/CUM,USE NIOSH APPVD HIGH EFFICIENCY PARTICULATE
    RESP.THIS MAY BE USED UP TO 2.5MG(PB)/CUM IF FULL FACEPIECE IS
    ADDED.FOR VERY HIGH CONC.>50MG(PB)/CUM U SE NIOSH APPVD SCBA W.FULL
    FACEPIECE.
Ventilation:IF MISTY COND.PREVAIL,PROVIDE LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION.
    NATURAL VENTILATION IS NORM.ADEQUATE IN ABSENCE OF MISTY COND.
Protective Gloves:RUBBER
Eye Protection:CHEM.SFTY GOGGLES W.FULL-FACE PLSTC SHLD
Other Protective Equipment:NEUTRALIZING SUPPLIES&EQUIPM,IF CALLED FOR
    BY PRE-PLANNED SPILL OR LEAK PROCEDURES.PROVIDE EYEWASH,SHOWER
    STATIONS.
Work Hygienic Practices:OBSERVE SCRUPULOUS PERS.HYGIENE&GOOD
    HOUSEKEEPNG PRACT.WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.REMOVE PROMPTLY
    ANY CONTAM.ITEMS.
Supplemental Safety and Health
CONT'D FROM HEALTH HAZARD:EXCESS EXPOSURE TO LEAD CAN IMPAIR THE
    FORMATION OF BLOOD CELLS;IN ADDITION,THE FETUS OF PREGNANT WOMEN
    WORKERS MAY BE AT INCREASED RISK,BECAUSE LEAD IS ABLE TO TRAVERSE
    THE  PLACENTA BARRIER AND ENTER THE BLOOD STREAM OF THE FETUS.

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

HCC:T4
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:>212F,>100C
Spec Gravity:1.75
Solubility in Water:COMPLETE
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS LIQUID. RELATIVELY NO ODOR.

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
CYANIDES,CALCIUM CARBIDE,FLUORINE,WATER-REACTIVE MATERIALS.
    *ALUMINUM:THIS SOLUTION IS CORROSIVE TO AL*
Stability Condition to Avoid:EVAPORATION TO DRYNESS WITH SUSTAINED
    HEATING (AS IN AN ACCIDENTAL FIRE)
Hazardous Decomposition Products:HEATING SOLN TO OR ABOVE BOILING PT
    GIVES OFF TOX MIST. HEATNG OF RESIDUE,IF EVAP.TO DRYNESS,MAY YIELD
    TOXIC GASES.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:NEUTRALIZE W.CAUTION.DO NOT SEWER.DISPOSAL OF
    WASTE PB FLUOBORATE SOLN MAY BE SUBJECT TO FDL,STATE&LOCAL REGS.
    USER SHOULD REVIEW OPNS IN TERMS OF APPLICABLE REGS,THEN CONSULT
    WITH APPROP.REGULATORY A GENCIES BEFORE DISCHARGING OR DISPOSINGOF
    WASTE.

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