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The Version Date for this MSDS is : 01/27/2003
PRODUCT NAME:
BORAX DECAHYDRATE
MSDS #: BXBX
MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET
DATE OF ISSUE MAY 2000
SUPERSEDES NOVEMBER 1999 VERSION
BORAX DECAHYDRATE
1 CHEMICAL PRODUCT AND COMPANY IDENTIFICATION
PRODUCT NAME: BORAX
GRADE: TECHNICAL, NF, SQ
PRODUCT USE: INDUSTRIAL MANUFACTURING
CHEMICAL FORMULA: NA2B4O7藴10H2O
CHEMICAL NAME/SYNONYMS: SODIUM TETRABORATE
DECAHYDRATE, DISODIUM
TETRABORATE DECAHYDRATE, BORAX
DECAHYDRATE, BORAX 10 MOL
CHEMICAL FAMILY: INORGANIC BORATES
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER: 1303-96-4
(REFER TO SECTION 15 FOR TSCA/DSL CHEMICAL INVENTORY LISTING)
MANUFACTURER:
U.S. BORAX INC.
26877 TOURNEY ROAD
VALENCIA, CA 91355-1847
EMERGENCY PHONE NUMBERS
24 HR. MEDICAL INFO. SERVICE: (661) 284-5200
CHEMTREC (SPILLS): (800) 424-9300
2 COMPOSITION/INFORMATION ON INGREDIENTS
THIS PRODUCT CONTAINS GREATER THAN 99 PERCENT (%) SODIUM TETRABORATE
DECAHYDRATE, NA2B4O7藴10H2O, WHICH IS HAZARDOUS UNDER THE OSHA HAZARD
COMMUNICATION STANDARD AND UNDER THE CANADIAN CONTROLLED PRODUCTS
REGULATIONS OF THE HAZARDOUS PRODUCTS ACT (WHMIS), BASED ON ANIMAL
CHRONIC TOXICITY STUDIES. REFER TO SECTIONS 3 AND 11 FOR DETAILS ON
HAZARDS.
3 HAZARD IDENTIFICATION
EMERGENCY OVERVIEW BORAX IS A WHITE, ODORLESS, POWDERED SUBSTANCE THAT IS
NOT FLAMMABLE, COMBUSTIBLE, OR EXPLOSIVE AND HAS LOW ACUTE ORAL AND
DERMAL TOXICITY.
POTENTIAL ECOLOGICAL EFFECTS
LARGE AMOUNTS OF BORAX CAN BE HARMFUL TO PLANTS AND OTHER
SPECIES. THEREFORE, RELEASES TO THE ENVIRONMENT SHOULD BE
MINIMIZED.
POTENTIAL HEALTH EFFECTS
ROUTES OF EXPOSURE: INHALATION IS THE MOST SIGNIFICANT ROUTE
OF EXPOSURE IN OCCUPATIONAL AND OTHER SETTINGS. DERMAL EXPOSURE
IS NOT USUALLY A CONCERN BECAUSE BORAX IS POORLY ABSORBED
THROUGH INTACT SKIN.
INHALATION: OCCASIONAL MILD IRRITATION EFFECTS TO NOSE AND THROAT
MAY OCCUR FROM INHALATION OF BORAX DUST AT LEVELS GREATER THAN 10
MG/M3.
EYE CONTACT: BORAX IS NON-IRRITATING TO EYES IN NORMAL
INDUSTRIAL USE. SKIN CONTACT: BORAX DOES NOT CAUSE IRRITATION TO INTACT
SKIN. INGESTION: PRODUCTS CONTAINING BORAX ARE NOT INTENDED FOR
INGESTION. BORAX HAS A LOW ACUTE TOXICITY. SMALL AMOUNTS (E.G., A
TEASPOONFUL) SWALLOWED ACCIDENTALLY ARE NOT LIKELY TO CAUSE
EFFECTS; SWALLOWING AMOUNTS LARGER THAN THAT MAY CAUSE
GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOMS.
CANCER: BORAX IS NOT A KNOWN CARCINOGEN.
REPRODUCTIVE/DEVELOPMENTAL: ANIMAL INGESTION STUDIES IN
SEVERAL SPECIES, AT HIGH DOSES, INDICATE THAT BORATES CAUSE
REPRODUCTIVE AND DEVELOPMENTAL EFFECTS. A HUMAN STUDY OF
OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE TO BORATE DUST SHOWED NO ADVERSE EFFECT
ON REPRODUCTION.
TARGET ORGANS: NO TARGET ORGAN HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED IN HUMANS.
HIGH DOSE ANIMAL INGESTION STUDIES INDICATE THE TESTES ARE THE
TARGET ORGANS IN MALE ANIMALS.
SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF EXPOSURE: SYMPTOMS OF
ACCIDENTAL OVER-EXPOSURE TO BORAX MIGHT INCLUDE NAUSEA,
VOMITING AND DIARRHEA, WITH DELAYED EFFECTS OF SKIN REDNESS AND
PEELING. THESE SYMPTOMS HAVE BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH THE
ACCIDENTAL OVER-EXPOSURE TO THE CHEMICALLY RELATED SUBSTANCE
BORIC ACID.
REFER TO SECTION 11 FOR DETAILS ON TOXICOLOGICAL DATA.
4 FIRST AID MEASURES
INHALATION: IF SYMPTOMS SUCH AS NOSE OR THROAT IRRITATION ARE
OBSERVED, REMOVE PERSON TO FRESH AIR.
EYE CONTACT: USE EYE WASH FOUNTAIN OR FRESH WATER TO CLEANSE
EYE. IF IRRITATION PERSISTS FOR MORE THAN 30 MINUTES, SEEK MEDICAL
ATTENTION.
SKIN CONTACT: NO TREATMENT NECESSARY BECAUSE NON-IRRITATING.
INGESTION: SWALLOWING SMALL QUANTITIES (ONE TEASPOON) WILL
CAUSE NO HARM TO HEALTHY ADULTS. IF LARGER AMOUNTS ARE SWALLOWED,
GIVE TWO GLASSES OF WATER TO DRINK AND SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION.
NOTE TO PHYSICIANS: OBSERVATION ONLY IS REQUIRED FOR ADULT
INGESTION IN THE RANGE OF 4-8 GRAMS OF BORAX. FOR INGESTION OF
LARGER AMOUNTS, MAINTAIN ADEQUATE KIDNEY FUNCTION AND FORCE
FLUIDS. GASTRIC LAVAGE IS RECOMMENDED FOR SYMPTOMATIC PATIENTS
ONLY. HEMODIALYSIS SHOULD BE RESERVED FOR MASSIVE ACUTE
INGESTION OR PATIENTS WITH RENAL FAILURE. BORON ANALYSES OF URINE
OR BLOOD ARE ONLY USEFUL FOR DOCUMENTING EXPOSURE AND SHOULD
NOT BE USED TO EVALUATE SEVERITY OF POISONING OR TO GUIDE
TREATMENT1. REFER TO SECTION 11 FOR DETAILS.
5 FIRE FIGHTING MEASURES
GENERAL HAZARD: NONE, BECAUSE BORAX IS NOT FLAMMABLE,
COMBUSTIBLE OR EXPLOSIVE. THE PRODUCT IS ITSELF A FLAME
RETARDANT.
EXTINGUISHING MEDIA: ANY FIRE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA MAY BE
USED ON NEARBY FIRES.
FLAMMABILITY CLASSIFICATION (29 CFR 1910.1200): NON-
FLAMMABLE SOLID.
6 ACCIDENTAL RELEASE MEASURES
GENERAL: BORAX IS A WATER-SOLUBLE WHITE POWDER THAT MAY, AT
HIGH CONCENTRATIONS, CAUSE DAMAGE TO TREES OR VEGETATION BY ROOT
ABSORPTION. (REFER TO ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION, SECTION 12, FOR
SPECIFIC INFORMATION.)
LAND SPILL: VACUUM, SHOVEL OR SWEEP UP BORAX AND PLACE IN
CONTAINERS FOR DISPOSAL IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE LOCAL
REGULATIONS. AVOID CONTAMINATION OF WATER BODIES DURING
CLEANUP AND DISPOSAL. NO PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT IS
NEEDED TO CLEANUP LAND SPILLS.
SPILLAGE INTO WATER: WHERE POSSIBLE, REMOVE ANY INTACT
CONTAINERS FROM THE WATER. ADVISE LOCAL WATER AUTHORITY THAT
NONE OF THE AFFECTED WATER SHOULD BE USED FOR IRRIGATION OR FOR
THE ABSTRACTION OF POTABLE WATER UNTIL NATURAL DILUTION RETURNS THE
BORON VALUE TO ITS NORMAL ENVIRONMENTAL BACKGROUND LEVEL.
(REFER TO SECTIONS 12, 13 AND 15 FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.)
BORAX IS A NON-HAZARDOUS WASTE WHEN SPILLED OR DISPOSED OF, AS
DEFINED IN THE RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND RECOVERY ACT
(RCRA) REGULATIONS (40 CFR 261). (REFER TO REGULATORY
INFORMATION, SECTION 15, FOR ADDITIONAL REFERENCES.)
7 HANDLING AND STORAGE
GENERAL: NO SPECIAL HANDLING PRECAUTIONS ARE REQUIRED, BUT
DRY, INDOOR STORAGE IS RECOMMENDED. TO MAINTAIN PACKAGE
INTEGRITY AND TO MINIMIZE CAKING OF THE PRODUCT, BAGS SHOULD BE
HANDLED ON A FIRST-IN, FIRST-OUT BASIS. GOOD HOUSEKEEPING
PROCEDURES SHOULD BE FOLLOWED TO MINIMIZE DUST GENERATION AND
ACCUMULATION.
STORAGE TEMPERATURE: AMBIENT
STORAGE PRESSURE: ATMOSPHERIC
SPECIAL SENSITIVITY: MOISTURE (CAKING)
8 EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION
ENGINEERING CONTROLS: USE LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION TO KEEP
AIRBORNE CONCENTRATIONS OF BORAX DUST BELOW PERMISSIBLE
EXPOSURE LEVELS.
PERSONAL PROTECTION: WHERE AIRBORNE CONCENTRATIONS ARE
EXPECTED TO EXCEED EXPOSURE LIMITS, NIOSH/MSHA CERTIFIED
RESPIRATORS SHOULD BE USED. EYE GOGGLES AND GLOVES ARE NOT
REQUIRED FOR NORMAL INDUSTRIAL EXPOSURES, BUT MAY BE WARRANTED
IF ENVIRONMENT IS EXCESSIVELY DUSTY.
OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS: SODIUM TETRABORATE
DECAHYDRATE (BORAX) IS REGULATED BY OSHA, CAL OSHA AND
ACGIH. THE OSHA/PEL (PERMISSIBLE EXPOSURE LEVEL) IS 10
MG/M3 TOTAL DUST. THE CAL OSHA/PEL IS 5 MG/M3. THE
ACGIH/TLV (THRESHOLD LIMIT VALUE) IS 5 MG/M3.
9 PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
APPEARANCE: WHITE, ODORLESS, CRYSTALLINE SOLID
SPECIFIC GRAVITY: 1.71
VAPOR PRESSURE: NEGLIGIBLE @ 20篓C
SOLUBILITY IN WATER: 4.71% @ 20篓C; 65.64% @ 100篓C
MELTING POINT: 62篓C (144篓F) (HEATED IN CLOSED SPACE)
PH @ 20篓C: 9.3 (0.1% SOLUTION); 9.2 (1.0%
SOLUTION); 9.3 (4.7% SOLUTION)
MOLECULAR WEIGHT: 381.37
10 STABILITY AND REACTIVITY
GENERAL: BORAX IS A STABLE PRODUCT, BUT WHEN HEATED IT LOSES
WATER, EVENTUALLY FORMING ANHYDROUS BORAX (NA2B4O7).
INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS AND CONDITIONS TO AVOID:
REACTION WITH STRONG REDUCING AGENTS, SUCH AS METAL HYDRIDES OR
ALKALI METALS, WILL GENERATE HYDROGEN GAS, WHICH COULD CREATE AN
EXPLOSIVE HAZARD.
HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION: NONE.
11 TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION
ACUTE TOXICITY INGESTION: LOW ACUTE ORAL TOXICITY; LD50 IN RATS IS 4,500
TO 15,000 MG/KG OF BODY WEIGHT.
SKIN/DERMAL: LOW ACUTE DERMAL TOXICITY; LD50 IN RABBITS IS
GREATER THAN 10,000 MG/KG OF BODY WEIGHT. BORAX IS POORLY
ABSORBED THROUGH INTACT SKIN.
INHALATION: LOW ACUTE INHALATION TOXICITY; LC50 IN RATS IS
GREATER THAN 2.0 MG/L (OR G/M3).
SKIN IRRITATION: NON-IRRITANT.
EYE IRRITATION: DRAIZE TEST IN RABBITS PRODUCED EYE IRRITATION
EFFECTS. FIFTY YEARS OF OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE TO BORAX INDICATES
NO ADVERSE EFFECTS ON HUMAN EYE. THEREFORE, BORAX IS NOT
CONSIDERED TO BE A HUMAN EYE IRRITANT IN NORMAL INDUSTRIAL USE.
SENSITIZATION: BORAX IS NOT A SKIN SENSITIZER.
OTHER
REPRODUCTIVE/DEVELOPMENTAL TOXICITY: ANIMAL FEEDING
STUDIES IN RAT, MOUSE AND DOG, AT HIGH DOSES, HAVE DEMONSTRATED
EFFECTS ON FERTILITY AND TESTES2. STUDIES WITH THE CHEMICALLY
RELATED BORIC ACID IN THE RAT, MOUSE AND RABBIT, AT HIGH DOSES,
DEMONSTRATE DEVELOPMENTAL EFFECTS ON THE FETUS, INCLUDING FETAL
WEIGHT LOSS AND MINOR SKELETAL VARIATIONS3, 4. THE DOSES
ADMINISTERED WERE MANY TIMES IN EXCESS OF THOSE TO WHICH
HUMANS WOULD NORMALLY BE EXPOSED5.
CARCINOGENICITY/MUTAGENICITY: NO EVIDENCE OF
CARCINOGENICITY IN MICE6. NO MUTAGENIC ACTIVITY WAS OBSERVED
FOR BORIC ACID IN A BATTERY OF SHORT-TERM MUTAGENICITY ASSAYS.
HUMAN DATA: HUMAN EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDIES SHOW NO
INCREASE IN PULMONARY DISEASE IN OCCUPATIONAL POPULATIONS WITH
CHRONIC EXPOSURES TO BORIC ACID DUST AND SODIUM BORATE DUST. A
RECENT EPIDEMIOLOGY STUDY UNDER THE CONDITIONS OF NORMAL
OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE TO BORATE DUSTS INDICATED NO EFFECT ON
FERTILITY7.
12 ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION
ECOTOXICITY DATA
GENERAL: BORON (B) IS THE ELEMENT IN SODIUM TETRABORATE
DECAHYDRATE (BORAX) WHICH IS USED BY CONVENTION TO REPORT
BORATE PRODUCT ECOLOGICAL EFFECTS. IT OCCURS NATURALLY IN SEA-
WATER AT AN AVERAGE CONCENTRATION OF 5 MG B/L AND GENERALLY
OCCURS IN FRESH WATER AT CONCENTRATIONS UP TO 1 MG B/L. IN
DILUTE AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS THE PREDOMINANT BORON SPECIES PRESENT
IS UNDISSOCIATED BORIC ACID. TO CONVERT SODIUM TETRABORATE
DECAHYDRATE INTO THE EQUIVALENT BORON (B) CONTENT, MULTIPLY BY
0.1134.
PHYTOTOXICITY: BORON IS AN ESSENTIAL MICRONUTRIENT FOR HEALTHY
GROWTH OF PLANTS; HOWEVER, IT CAN BE HARMFUL TO BORON SENSITIVE
PLANTS IN HIGH QUANTITIES. CARE SHOULD BE TAKEN TO MINIMIZE THE
AMOUNT OF BORAX RELEASED TO THE ENVIRONMENT.
ALGAL TOXICITY:
GREEN ALGAE, SCENEDESMUS SUBSPICATUS
96-HR EC10 = 24 MG B/L*
INVERTEBRATE TOXICITY8:
DAPHNIDS, DAPHNIA MAGNA STRAUS
24-HR EC50 = 242 MG B/L*
TEST SUBSTANCE: *SODIUM TETRABORATE
FISH TOXICITY:
SEA-WATER9:
DAB, LIMANDA LIMANDA
96-HR LC50 = 74 MG B/L*
FRESH WATER10:
RAINBOW TROUT, S. GAIRDNERI (EMBRYO-LARVAL STAGE)
24-DAY LC50 = 88 MG B/L*
32-DAY LC50 = 54 MG B/L*
GOLDFISH, CARASSIUS AURATUS (EMBRYO-LARVAL STAGE)
7-DAY LC50 = 65 MG B/L*
3-DAY LC50 = 71 MG B/L*
ENVIRONMENTAL FATE DATA
PERSISTENCE/DEGRADATION: BORON IS NATURALLY OCCURRING AND
UBIQUITOUS IN THE ENVIRONMENT. BORAX DECOMPOSES IN THE
ENVIRONMENT TO NATURAL BORATE.
OCTANOL/WATER PARTITION COEFFICIENT: NO VALUE. IN AQUEOUS
SOLUTION SODIUM TETRABORATE DECAHYDRATE IS CONVERTED
SUBSTANTIALLY INTO UNDISSOCIATED BORIC ACID.
SOIL MOBILITY: BORAX IS SOLUBLE IN WATER AND IS LEACHABLE
THROUGH NORMAL SOIL.
13 DISPOSAL CONSIDERATIONS
DISPOSAL GUIDANCE: SMALL QUANTITIES OF BORAX CAN USUALLY BE
DISPOSED OF AT LANDFILL SITES. NO SPECIAL DISPOSAL TREATMENT IS
REQUIRED, BUT LOCAL AUTHORITIES SHOULD BE CONSULTED ABOUT ANY
SPECIFIC LOCAL REQUIREMENTS. TONNAGE QUANTITIES OF PRODUCT ARE
NOT RECOMMENDED TO BE SENT TO LANDFILLS. SUCH PRODUCT SHOULD, IF
POSSIBLE, BE USED FOR AN APPROPRIATE APPLICATION.
RCRA (40 CFR 261): BORAX IS NOT LISTED UNDER ANY SECTIONS
OF THE FEDERAL RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND RECOVERY ACT
(RCRA).
NPRI (CANADA): BORAX IS NOT LISTED ON THE CANADIAN NATIONAL
POLLUTANT RELEASE INVENTORY.
REFER TO SECTION 15 FOR ADDITIONAL REGULATORY INFORMATION.
14 TRANSPORT INFORMATION
DOT HAZARDOUS CLASSIFICATION: SODIUM TETRABORATE
DECAHYDRATE (BORAX) IS NOT REGULATED BY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION (DOT) AND IS THEREFORE NOT CONSIDERED A
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL/SUBSTANCE.
TDG CANADIAN TRANSPORTATION: SODIUM TETRABORATE
DECAHYDRATE (BORAX) IS NOT REGULATED UNDER TRANSPORTATION OF
DANGEROUS GOODS (TDG). INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORTATION:
SODIUM TETRABORATE DECAHYDRATE (BORAX) HAS NO UN NUMBER,
AND IS NOT REGULATED UNDER INTERNATIONAL RAIL, ROAD, WATER OR AIR
TRANSPORT REGULATIONS.
15 REGULATORY INFORMATION
OSHA/CAL OSHA: THIS MSDS DOCUMENT MEETS THE
REQUIREMENTS OF BOTH OSHA (29 CFR 1910.1200) AND CAL
OSHA (TITLE 8 CCR 5194 (G)) HAZARD COMMUNICATION STANDARDS.
REFER TO SECTION 8 FOR REGULATORY EXPOSURE LIMITS.
WHMIS CLASSIFICATION: SODIUM TETRABORATE DECAHYDRATE
(BORAX) IS CLASSIFIED AS CLASS D- DIVISION 2A UNDER CANADIAN
WHMIS GUIDELINES.
CHEMICAL INVENTORY LISTING: SODIUM TETRABORATE
DECAHYDRATE (BORAX), 1303-96-4, APPEARS ON SEVERAL CHEMICAL
INVENTORY LISTS (INCLUDING THE EPA TSCA INVENTORY, CANADIAN
DSL, EUROPEAN EINECS, JAPANESE MITI, AUSTRALIAN AND
KOREAN LISTS) UNDER THE CAS NO. REPRESENTING THIS INORGANIC SALT.
U.S. EPA TSCA INVENTORY 1303-96-4
CANADIAN DSL 1303-96-4
EINECS 215-540-4
SOUTH KOREA 9212-848
JAPANESE MITI (1)-69
RCRA: SODIUM TETRABORATE DECAHYDRATE IS NOT LISTED AS A
HAZARDOUS WASTE UNDER ANY SECTIONS OF THE RESOURCE
CONSERVATION AND RECOVERY ACT (RCRA) OR REGULATIONS (40
CFR 261 ET SEQ).
SUPERFUND: CERCLA/SARA. SODIUM TETRABORATE
DECAHYDRATE IS NOT LISTED UNDER CERCLA OR ITS 1986
AMENDMENTS, SARA, INCLUDING SUBSTANCES LISTED UNDER SECTION
313 OF SARA, TOXIC CHEMICALS, 42 USC 11023, 40 CFR
372.65, SECTION 302 OF SARA, EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS
SUBSTANCES, 42 USC 11002, 40 CFR 355, OR THE CERCLA
HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES LIST, 42 USC 9604, 40 CFR 302.
SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT (SDWA): SODIUM TETRABORATE
DECAHYDRATE IS NOT REGULATED UNDER THE SDWA, 42 USC 300G-1,
40 CFR 141 ET SEQ. CONSULT STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS FOR
POSSIBLE WATER QUALITY ADVISORIES REGARDING BORON COMPOUNDS.
CLEAN WATER ACT (CWA) (FEDERAL WATER POLLUTION
CONTROL ACT): 33 USC 1251 ET SEQ.
A) SODIUM TETRABORATE DECAHYDRATE (BORAX) IS NOT ITSELF A
DISCHARGE COVERED BY ANY WATER QUALITY CRITERIA OF
SECTION 304 OF THE CWA, 33 USC 1314.
B) IT IS NOT ON THE SECTION 307 LIST OF PRIORITY POLLUTANTS,
33 USC 1317, 40 CFR 129.
C) IT IS NOT ON THE SECTION 311 LIST OF HAZARDOUS
SUBSTANCES, 33 USC 1321, 40 CFR 116.
CANADIAN DRINKING WATER GUIDELINE: AN "INTERIM
MAXIMUM ACCEPTABLE CONCENTRATION" (IMAC) FOR BORON IS
CURRENTLY SET AT 5 MG B/L.
IARC: THE INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER
(IARC) (A UNIT OF THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION) DOES NOT LIST
OR CATEGORIZE SODIUM TETRABORATE DECAHYDRATE AS A CARCINOGEN.
NTP BIENNIAL REPORT ON CARCINOGENS: SODIUM
TETRABORATE DECAHYDRATE IS NOT LISTED.
OSHA CARCINOGEN: SODIUM TETRABORATE DECAHYDRATE IS NOT
LISTED.
CALIFORNIA PROPOSITION 65: SODIUM TETRABORATE DECAHYDRATE
(BORAX) IS NOT LISTED ON THE PROPOSITION 65 LIST OF CARCINOGENS OR
REPRODUCTIVE TOXICANTS.
FEDERAL FOOD, DRUG AND COSMETIC ACT: PURSUANT TO 21
CFR 175.105, 176.180 AND 181.30, BORAX IS APPROVED BY THE
FDA FOR USE IN ADHESIVE COMPONENTS OF PACKAGING MATERIALS, AS
A COMPONENT OF PAPER COATINGS ON SUCH MATERIALS, OR FOR USE IN
THE MANUFACTURE THEREOF, WHICH MATERIALS ARE EXPECTED TO COME
IN CONTACT WITH DRY FOOD PRODUCTS.
CLEAN AIR ACT (MONTREAL PROTOCOL): BORAX WAS NOT
MANUFACTURED WITH AND DOES NOT CONTAIN ANY CLASS I OR CLASS II
OZONE DEPLETING SUBSTANCES.
16 OTHER INFORMATION
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FOR GENERAL INFORMATION ON THE TOXICOLOGY OF INORGANIC BORATES,
SEE PATTY'S INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE AND TOXICOLOGY, 4TH ED. VOL. II,
(1994), CHAP. 42, BORON; ECETOC TECH. REPORT NO. 63 (1995).
PRODUCT LABEL TEXT HAZARD INFORMATION*:
-DO NOT INGEST.
-INGESTION MAY CAUSE REPRODUCTIVE HARM OR BIRTH DEFECTS BASED ON ANIMAL
DATA. -AVOID CONTAMINATION OF FOOD OR FEED.
-NOT FOR USE IN FOOD, DRUGS OR PESTICIDES+.
-REFER TO MSDS.
-KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN.
*THE WHMIS PANEL FORMAT IS USED FOR CANADIAN PRODUCT.
+EXCEPT FOR NF (PHARMACEUTICAL GRADE) PRODUCTS.
NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOC. (NFPA) CLASSIFICATION:
HEALTH 0
FLAMMABILITY 0 REACTIVITY 0
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS INFORMATION SYSTEMS (HMIS):
RED: (FLAMMABILITY) 0
YELLOW: (REACTIVITY) 0
BLUE: (ACUTE HEALTH) 1*
*CHRONIC EFFECTS
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U.S. BORAX INC.
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH & PRODUCT SAFETY DEPARTMENT
(661) 287-6050
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