| Common Name: | ANSWER BORIC ACID INSECTICIDAL DUST |
| Manufacturer: | J.T. EATON |
| SDS Revision Date: | 1/15/2015 |
| SDS Format: | GHS-US |
| Item Number(s): | 5PTT0, 5PTT1 |
| Manufacturer Model Number(s): |
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CONFORMS TO HAZCOM 2012/UNITED STATES
JT EATON(TM)
FAMILY OWNED AND OPERATED
SAFETY DATA SHEET
JT EATON EATON'S ANSWER(R*) BORIC ACID INSECTICIDAL DUST
| SECTION 1. IDENTIFICATION |  |
GHS PRODUCT IDENTIFIER:
JT EATON EATON'S ANSWER(R*) BORIC ACID INSECTICIDAL DUST
EPA REGISTRATION NO.: 56-73
EPA LABEL CONTENT:
SEE ATTACHED EPA LABEL CONTENT IN THIS PDF (CLICK ICON ON LEFT END SIDE OF
THIS PAGE).
PRODUCT CODE: 360, 365 & 3625
OTHER MEANS OF IDENTIFICATION: BORIC ACID
PRODUCT TYPE: SOLID.
IDENTIFIED USES: INSECTICIDE.
SUPPLIER'S DETAILS:
J.T. EATON & CO., INC.
1393 EAST HIGHLAND ROAD
TWINSBURG, OH 44087
U.S.A.
TEL: 330-425-7801
TOLL FREE: 800-321-3421
WEB SITE: WWW.JTEATON.COM
EMERGENCY TELEPHONE NUMBER (WITH HOURS OF OPERATION):
1-800-664-9042 OR N.P.I.C. 1-800-858-7378 8:30 AM TO 5:00 PM EST
| SECTION 2. HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION | |
OSHA/HCS STATUS:
THIS MATERIAL IS CONSIDERED HAZARDOUS BY THE OSHA HAZARD COMMUNICATION
STANDARD (29 CFR 1910.1200).
CLASSIFICATION OF THE SUBSTANCE OR MIXTURE:
TOXIC TO REPRODUCTION (FERTILITY): CATEGORY 1B
TOXIC TO REPRODUCTION (UNBORN CHILD): CATEGORY 1B
GHS LABEL ELEMENTS:
HAZARD PICTOGRAMS: HEALTH HAZARD
SIGNAL WORD: DANGER
HAZARD STATEMENTS: MAY DAMAGE FERTILITY OR THE UNBORN CHILD.
PRECAUTIONARY STATEMENTS:
PREVENTION:
OBTAIN SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USE. DO NOT HANDLE UNTIL ALL SAFETY
PRECAUTIONS HAVE BEEN READ AND UNDERSTOOD. USE PERSONAL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT AS REQUIRED.
RESPONSE:
IF EXPOSED OR CONCERNED: GET MEDICAL ATTENTION.
STORAGE: STORE LOCKED UP.
DISPOSAL:
DISPOSE OF CONTENTS AND CONTAINER IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL LOCAL, REGIONAL,
NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL REGULATIONS.
HAZARDS NOT OTHERWISE CLASSIFIED: NONE KNOWN.
| SECTION 3. COMPOSITION/INFORMATION ON INGREDIENTS | |
SUBSTANCE/MIXTURE: SUBSTANCE
CHEMICAL NAME: BORIC ACID
OTHER MEANS OF IDENTIFICATION: BORIC ACID
CAS NUMBER/OTHER IDENTIFIERS:
CAS NUMBER: 10043-35-3
PRODUCT CODE: 360, 365 & 3625
INGREDIENT NAME % CAS NUMBER
BORIC ACID 60 - 100 10043-35-3
ANY CONCENTRATION SHOWN AS A RANGE IS TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY OR IS DUE
TO BATCH VARIATION.
THERE ARE NO ADDITIONAL INGREDIENTS PRESENT WHICH, WITHIN THE CURRENT
KNOWLEDGE OF THE SUPPLIER AND IN THE CONCENTRATIONS APPLICABLE, ARE
CLASSIFIED AS HAZARDOUS TO HEALTH OR THE ENVIRONMENT AND HENCE REQUIRE
REPORTING IN THIS SECTION.
OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS, IF AVAILABLE, ARE LISTED IN SECTION 8.
| SECTION 4. FIRST AID MEASURES | |
DESCRIPTION OF NECESSARY FIRST AID MEASURES:
EYE CONTACT:
IMMEDIATELY FLUSH EYES WITH PLENTY OF WATER, OCCASIONALLY LIFTING THE UPPER
AND LOWER EYELIDS. CHECK FOR AND REMOVE ANY CONTACT LENSES. CONTINUE TO
RINSE FOR AT LEAST 20 MINUTES. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION IF IRRITATION OCCURS.
INHALATION:
REMOVE VICTIM TO FRESH AIR AND KEEP AT REST IN A POSITION COMFORTABLE FOR
BREATHING. IF NOT BREATHING, IF BREATHING IS IRREGULAR OR IF RESPIRATORY
ARREST OCCURS, PROVIDE ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION OR OXYGEN BY TRAINED
PERSONNEL. IT MAY BE DANGEROUS TO THE PERSON PROVIDING AID TO GIVE
MOUTH-TO-MOUTH RESUSCITATION. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. IF UNCONSCIOUS, PLACE
IN RECOVERY POSITION AND GET MEDICAL ATTENTION IMMEDIATELY. MAINTAIN AN
OPEN AIRWAY.
SKIN CONTACT:
FLUSH CONTAMINATED SKIN WITH PLENTY OF WATER. WASH CONTAMINATED CLOTHING
THOROUGHLY WITH WATER BEFORE REMOVING IT, OR WEAR GLOVES. CONTINUE TO RINSE
FOR AT LEAST 20 MINUTES. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION IF SYMPTOMS OCCUR.
INGESTION:
WASH OUT MOUTH WITH WATER. IF MATERIAL HAS BEEN SWALLOWED AND THE EXPOSED
PERSON IS CONSCIOUS, GIVE SMALL QUANTITIES OF WATER TO DRINK. DO NOT INDUCE
VOMITING UNLESS DIRECTED TO DO SO BY MEDICAL PERSONNEL. NEVER GIVE ANYTHING
BY MOUTH TO AN UNCONSCIOUS PERSON. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION IF SYMPTOMS OCCUR.
MOST IMPORTANT SYMPTOMS/EFFECTS, ACUTE AND DELAYED:
POTENTIAL ACUTE HEALTH EFFECTS:
EYE CONTACT: NO KNOWN SIGNIFICANT EFFECTS OR CRITICAL HAZARDS.
INHALATION: NO KNOWN SIGNIFICANT EFFECTS OR CRITICAL HAZARDS.
SKIN CONTACT: NO KNOWN SIGNIFICANT EFFECTS OR CRITICAL HAZARDS.
INGESTION: NO KNOWN SIGNIFICANT EFFECTS OR CRITICAL HAZARDS.
OVER-EXPOSURE SIGNS/SYMPTOMS:
EYE CONTACT: NO KNOWN SIGNIFICANT EFFECTS OR CRITICAL HAZARDS.
INHALATION:
ADVERSE SYMPTOMS MAY INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:
REDUCED FETAL WEIGHT
INCREASE IN FETAL DEATHS
SKELETAL MALFORMATIONS
SKIN CONTACT:
ADVERSE SYMPTOMS MAY INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:
REDUCED FETAL WEIGHT
INCREASE IN FETAL DEATHS
SKELETAL MALFORMATIONS
INGESTION:
ADVERSE SYMPTOMS MAY INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:
REDUCED FETAL WEIGHT
INCREASE IN FETAL DEATHS
SKELETAL MALFORMATIONS
INDICATION OF IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION AND SPECIAL TREATMENT NEEDED, IF
NECESSARY:
NOTES TO PHYSICIAN: TREAT SYMPTOMATICALLY.
SPECIFIC TREATMENTS: NO SPECIFIC TREATMENT.
PROTECTION OF FIRST-AIDERS:
NO ACTION SHALL BE TAKEN INVOLVING ANY PERSONAL RISK OR WITHOUT SUITABLE
TRAINING. IF IT IS SUSPECTED THAT FUMES ARE STILL PRESENT, THE RESCUER
SHOULD WEAR AN APPROPRIATE MASK OR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS. IT
MAY BE DANGEROUS TO THE PERSON PROVIDING AID TO GIVE MOUTH-TO-MOUTH
RESUSCITATION. WASH CONTAMINATED CLOTHING THOROUGHLY WITH WATER BEFORE
REMOVING IT, OR WEAR GLOVES.
SEE TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION (SECTION 11)
| SECTION 5. FIRE-FIGHTING MEASURES | |
EXTINGUISHING MEDIA:
SUITABLE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA:
USE AN EXTINGUISHING AGENT SUITABLE FOR THE SURROUNDING FIRE.
UNSUITABLE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA: NONE KNOWN.
SPECIFIC HAZARDS ARISING FROM THE CHEMICAL:
NO SPECIFIC FIRE OR EXPLOSION HAZARD.
HAZARDOUS THERMAL DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS: NO SPECIFIC DATA.
SPECIAL PROTECTIVE ACTIONS FOR FIRE-FIGHTERS:
NO SPECIAL MEASURES ARE REQUIRED.
SPECIAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT FOR FIRE-FIGHTERS:
FIRE-FIGHTERS SHOULD WEAR APPROPRIATE PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND
SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS (SCBA) WITH A FULL FACE-PIECE OPERATED
IN POSITIVE PRESSURE MODE.
| SECTION 6. ACCIDENTAL RELEASE MEASURES | |
PERSONAL PRECAUTIONS, PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND EMERGENCY PROCEDURES:
FOR NON-EMERGENCY PERSONNEL:
PUT ON APPROPRIATE PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT.
FOR EMERGENCY RESPONDERS:
IF SPECIALIZED CLOTHING IS REQUIRED TO DEAL WITH THE SPILLAGE, TAKE NOTE OF
ANY INFORMATION IN SECTION 8 ON SUITABLE AND UNSUITABLE MATERIALS. SEE ALSO
THE INFORMATION IN "FOR NON-EMERGENCY PERSONNEL".
ENVIRONMENTAL PRECAUTIONS:
AVOID DISPERSAL OF SPILLED MATERIAL AND RUNOFF AND CONTACT WITH SOIL,
WATERWAYS, DRAINS AND SEWERS. INFORM THE RELEVANT AUTHORITIES IF THE
PRODUCT HAS CAUSED ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (SEWERS, WATERWAYS, SOIL OR
AIR).
METHODS AND MATERIALS FOR CONTAINMENT AND CLEANING UP:
SPILL:
MOVE CONTAINERS FROM SPILL AREA. APPROACH RELEASE FROM UPWIND. PREVENT
ENTRY INTO SEWERS, WATER COURSES, BASEMENTS OR CONFINED AREAS. AVOID DUST
GENERATION. DO NOT DRY SWEEP. VACUUM DUST WITH EQUIPMENT FITTED WITH A HEPA
FILTER AND PLACE IN A CLOSED, LABELED WASTE CONTAINER. DISPOSE OF VIA A
LICENSED WASTE DISPOSAL CONTRACTOR.
NOTE:
SEE SECTION 1 FOR EMERGENCY CONTACT INFORMATION AND SECTION 13 FOR WASTE
DISPOSAL.
| SECTION 7. HANDLING AND STORAGE | |
PRECAUTIONS FOR SAFE HANDLING:
PROTECTIVE MEASURES:
PUT ON APPROPRIATE PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (SEE SECTION 8). AVOID
EXPOSURE - OBTAIN SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USE. AVOID EXPOSURE DURING
PREGNANCY. DO NOT HANDLE UNTIL ALL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS HAVE BEEN READ AND
UNDERSTOOD. DO NOT GET IN EYES OR ON SKIN OR CLOTHING. DO NOT INGEST. IF
DURING NORMAL USE THE MATERIAL PRESENTS A RESPIRATORY HAZARD, USE ONLY WITH
ADEQUATE VENTILATION OR WEAR APPROPRIATE RESPIRATOR. KEEP IN THE ORIGINAL
CONTAINER OR AN APPROVED ALTERNATIVE MADE FROM A COMPATIBLE MATERIAL, KEPT
TIGHTLY CLOSED WHEN NOT IN USE. EMPTY CONTAINERS RETAIN PRODUCT RESIDUE AND
CAN BE HAZARDOUS. DO NOT REUSE CONTAINER.
ADVICE ON GENERAL OCCUPATIONAL HYGIENE:
EATING, DRINKING AND SMOKING SHOULD BE PROHIBITED IN AREAS WHERE THIS
MATERIAL IS HANDLED, STORED AND PROCESSED. WORKERS SHOULD WASH HANDS AND
FACE BEFORE EATING, DRINKING AND SMOKING. SEE ALSO SECTION 8 FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION ON HYGIENE MEASURES. REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING AND
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT BEFORE ENTERING EATING AREAS.
CONDITIONS FOR SAFE STORAGE, INCLUDING ANY INCOMPATIBILITIES:
STORE IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL REGULATIONS. STORE IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER
PROTECTED FROM DIRECT SUNLIGHT IN A DRY, COOL AND WELL-VENTILATED AREA,
AWAY FROM INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS (SEE SECTION 10) AND FOOD AND DRINK. STORE
LOCKED UP. KEEP CONTAINER TIGHTLY CLOSED AND SEALED UNTIL READY FOR USE.
CONTAINERS THAT HAVE BEEN OPENED MUST BE CAREFULLY RESEALED AND KEPT
UPRIGHT TO PREVENT LEAKAGE. DO NOT STORE IN UNLABELED CONTAINERS. USE
APPROPRIATE CONTAINMENT TO AVOID ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION.
| SECTION 8. EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION | |
CONTROL PARAMETERS:
OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS:
INGREDIENT NAME EXPOSURE LIMITS
BORIC ACID ACGIH TLV (UNITED STATES, 4/2014).
STEL: 6 MG/M3 15 MINUTES.
FORM: INHALABLE FRACTION
TWA: 2 MG/M3 8 HOURS.
FORM: INHALABLE FRACTION
APPROPRIATE ENGINEERING CONTROLS:
IF USER OPERATIONS GENERATE DUST, FUMES, GAS, VAPOR OR MIST, USE PROCESS
ENCLOSURES, LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION OR OTHER ENGINEERING CONTROLS TO KEEP
WORKER EXPOSURE TO AIRBORNE CONTAMINANTS BELOW ANY RECOMMENDED OR STATUTORY
LIMITS.
ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE CONTROLS:
EMISSIONS FROM VENTILATION OR WORK PROCESS EQUIPMENT SHOULD BE CHECKED TO
ENSURE THEY COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
LEGISLATION.
INDIVIDUAL PROTECTION MEASURES:
HYGIENE MEASURES:
WASH HANDS, FOREARMS AND FACE THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING CHEMICAL PRODUCTS,
BEFORE EATING, SMOKING AND USING THE LAVATORY AND AT THE END OF THE WORKING
PERIOD. ENSURE THAT EYEWASH STATIONS AND SAFETY SHOWERS ARE CLOSE TO THE
WORKSTATION LOCATION.
EYE/FACE PROTECTION:
SAFETY EYEWEAR COMPLYING WITH AN APPROVED STANDARD SHOULD BE USED WHEN A
RISK ASSESSMENT INDICATES THIS IS NECESSARY TO AVOID EXPOSURE TO LIQUID
SPLASHES, MISTS, GASES OR DUSTS.
SKIN PROTECTION:
HAND PROTECTION:
CHEMICAL-RESISTANT, IMPERVIOUS GLOVES COMPLYING WITH AN APPROVED STANDARD
SHOULD BE WORN AT ALL TIMES WHEN HANDLING CHEMICAL PRODUCTS IF A RISK
ASSESSMENT INDICATES THIS IS NECESSARY.
BODY PROTECTION:
PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT FOR THE BODY SHOULD BE SELECTED BASED ON THE
TASK BEING PERFORMED AND THE RISKS INVOLVED AND SHOULD BE APPROVED BY A
SPECIALIST BEFORE HANDLING THIS PRODUCT.
OTHER SKIN PROTECTION:
APPROPRIATE FOOTWEAR AND ANY ADDITIONAL SKIN PROTECTION MEASURES SHOULD BE
SELECTED BASED ON THE TASK BEING PERFORMED AND THE RISKS INVOLVED AND
SHOULD BE APPROVED BY A SPECIALIST BEFORE HANDLING THIS PRODUCT.
RESPIRATORY PROTECTION:
USE A PROPERLY FITTED, PARTICULATE FILTER RESPIRATOR COMPLYING WITH AN
APPROVED STANDARD IF A RISK ASSESSMENT INDICATES THIS IS NECESSARY.
RESPIRATOR SELECTION MUST BE BASED ON KNOWN OR ANTICIPATED EXPOSURE LEVELS,
THE HAZARDS OF THE PRODUCT AND THE SAFE WORKING LIMITS OF THE SELECTED
RESPIRATOR.
| SECTION 9. PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES | |
APPEARANCE:
PHYSICAL STATE: SOLID. [CRYSTALLINE.]
COLOR: WHITE.
ODOR: ODORLESS.
ODOR THRESHOLD: NOT AVAILABLE.
PH: NOT AVAILABLE.
MELTING POINT: 170.9 DEG. C (339.6 DEG. F)
BOILING POINT: NOT AVAILABLE.
FLASH POINT: NOT AVAILABLE.
EVAPORATION RATE: NOT AVAILABLE.
FLAMMABILITY (SOLID, GAS): NOT AVAILABLE.
LOWER AND UPPER EXPLOSIVE (FLAMMABLE) LIMITS: NOT AVAILABLE.
VAPOR PRESSURE: NEGLIGIBLE.
VAPOR DENSITY: NOT AVAILABLE.
RELATIVE DENSITY: 1.51
SOLUBILITY:
4.7% @ 20 DEG. C
27.5% @ 100 DEG. C
SOLUBILITY IN WATER: 48.37 G/L
PARTITION COEFFICIENT N-OCTANOL/WATER: -1.09
AUTO-IGNITION TEMPERATURE: NOT AVAILABLE.
DECOMPOSITION TEMPERATURE: 184.85 DEG. C (364.7 DEG. F)
VISCOSITY: NOT AVAILABLE.
| SECTION 10. STABILITY AND REACTIVITY | |
REACTIVITY:
NO SPECIFIC TEST DATA RELATED TO REACTIVITY AVAILABLE FOR THIS PRODUCT OR
ITS INGREDIENTS.
CHEMICAL STABILITY: THE PRODUCT IS STABLE.
POSSIBILITY OF HAZARDOUS REACTIONS:
UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS OF STORAGE AND USE, HAZARDOUS REACTIONS WILL NOT
OCCUR.
CONDITIONS TO AVOID: NO SPECIFIC DATA.
INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS:
REACTIVE OR INCOMPATIBLE WITH THE FOLLOWING MATERIALS: OXIDIZING MATERIALS.
AVOID CONTAMINATION WITH HIGH CONCENTRATIONS OF ALKALIS AT ELEVATED
TEMPERATURES.
HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS:
UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS OF STORAGE AND USE, HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION
PRODUCTS SHOULD NOT BE PRODUCED.
| SECTION 11. TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION | |
INFORMATION ON TOXICOLOGICAL EFFECTS:
ACUTE TOXICITY: THERE IS NO DATA AVAILABLE.
IRRITATION/CORROSION:
PRODUCT/INGREDIENT RESULT SPECIES SCORE EXPOSURE OBSERVATION
NAME
BORIC ACID SKIN: HUMAN 72 HOURS
MILD 15 MG
IRRITANT INTERMITTENT
SENSITIZATION: THERE IS NO DATA AVAILABLE.
CARCINOGENICITY: THERE IS NO DATA AVAILABLE.
SPECIFIC TARGET ORGAN TOXICITY (SINGLE EXPOSURE):
THERE IS NO DATA AVAILABLE.
SPECIFIC TARGET ORGAN TOXICITY (REPEATED EXPOSURE):
THERE IS NO DATA AVAILABLE.
ASPIRATION HAZARD: THERE IS NO DATA AVAILABLE.
INFORMATION ON THE LIKELY ROUTES OF EXPOSURE:
DERMAL CONTACT. EYE CONTACT. INHALATION. INGESTION.
POTENTIAL ACUTE HEALTH EFFECTS:
EYE CONTACT: NO KNOWN SIGNIFICANT EFFECTS OR CRITICAL HAZARDS.
INHALATION: NO KNOWN SIGNIFICANT EFFECTS OR CRITICAL HAZARDS.
SKIN CONTACT: NO KNOWN SIGNIFICANT EFFECTS OR CRITICAL HAZARDS.
INGESTION: NO KNOWN SIGNIFICANT EFFECTS OR CRITICAL HAZARDS.
SYMPTOMS RELATED TO THE PHYSICAL, CHEMICAL AND TOXICOLOGICAL
CHARACTERISTICS:
EYE CONTACT: NO KNOWN SIGNIFICANT EFFECTS OR CRITICAL HAZARDS.
INHALATION:
ADVERSE SYMPTOMS MAY INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:
REDUCED FETAL WEIGHT
INCREASE IN FETAL DEATHS
SKELETAL MALFORMATIONS
SKIN CONTACT:
ADVERSE SYMPTOMS MAY INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:
REDUCED FETAL WEIGHT
INCREASE IN FETAL DEATHS
SKELETAL MALFORMATIONS
INGESTION:
ADVERSE SYMPTOMS MAY INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:
REDUCED FETAL WEIGHT
INCREASE IN FETAL DEATHS
SKELETAL MALFORMATIONS
DELAYED AND IMMEDIATE EFFECTS AND ALSO CHRONIC EFFECTS FROM SHORT AND LONG
TERM EXPOSURE:
SHORT TERM EXPOSURE:
POTENTIAL IMMEDIATE EFFECTS:
NO KNOWN SIGNIFICANT EFFECTS OR CRITICAL HAZARDS.
POTENTIAL DELAYED EFFECTS:
NO KNOWN SIGNIFICANT EFFECTS OR CRITICAL HAZARDS.
LONG TERM EXPOSURE:
POTENTIAL IMMEDIATE EFFECTS:
NO KNOWN SIGNIFICANT EFFECTS OR CRITICAL HAZARDS.
POTENTIAL DELAYED EFFECTS:
NO KNOWN SIGNIFICANT EFFECTS OR CRITICAL HAZARDS.
POTENTIAL CHRONIC HEALTH EFFECTS:
GENERAL: NO KNOWN SIGNIFICANT EFFECTS OR CRITICAL HAZARDS.
CARCINOGENICITY: NO KNOWN SIGNIFICANT EFFECTS OR CRITICAL HAZARDS.
MUTAGENICITY: NO KNOWN SIGNIFICANT EFFECTS OR CRITICAL HAZARDS.
TERATOGENICITY: MAY DAMAGE THE UNBORN CHILD.
DEVELOPMENTAL EFFECTS: NO KNOWN SIGNIFICANT EFFECTS OR CRITICAL HAZARDS.
FERTILITY EFFECTS: MAY DAMAGE FERTILITY.
NUMERICAL MEASURES OF TOXICITY:
ACUTE TOXICITY ESTIMATES: THERE IS NO DATA AVAILABLE.
| SECTION 12. ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION | |
TOXICITY:
PRODUCT/INGREDIENT RESULT SPECIES EXPOSURE
NAME
BORIC ACID ACUTE LC50: CRUSTACEANS - 48 HOURS
84.28 MG/L AMERICAMYSIS BAHIA -
MARINE WATER JUVENILE (FLEDGLING,
HATCHLING, WEANLING)
ACUTE LC50: DAPHNIA - DAPHNIA 48 HOURS
133000 (MICRO)G/L MAGNA - NEONATE
FRESH WATER
ACUTE LC50: FISH - PTYCHOCHEILUS 96 HOURS
100000 (MICRO)G/L LUCIUS - JUVENILE
FRESH WATER (FLEDGLING, HATCHLING,
WEANLING)
CHRONIC NOEC: DAPHNIA - DAPHNIA MAGNA 21 DAYS
6000 (MICRO)G/L
FRESH WATER
CHRONIC NOEC: FISH - ONCORHYNCHUS 87 DAYS
2100 (MICRO)G/L MYKISS
FRESH WATER
PERSISTENCE AND DEGRADABILITY: THERE IS NO DATA AVAILABLE.
BIOACCUMULATIVE POTENTIAL:
PRODUCT/INGREDIENT NAME LOGPOW BCF POTENTIAL
BORIC ACID -1.09 LOW
MOBILITY IN SOIL:
SOIL/WATER PARTITION COEFFICIENT (KOC): THERE IS NO DATA AVAILABLE.
OTHER ADVERSE EFFECTS: NO KNOWN SIGNIFICANT EFFECTS OR CRITICAL HAZARDS.
| SECTION 13. DISPOSAL CONSIDERATIONS | |
DISPOSAL METHODS:
THE GENERATION OF WASTE SHOULD BE AVOIDED OR MINIMIZED WHEREVER POSSIBLE.
DISPOSAL OF THIS PRODUCT, SOLUTIONS AND ANY BY-PRODUCTS SHOULD COMPLY WITH
THE REQUIREMENTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND WASTE DISPOSAL LEGISLATION
AND ANY REGIONAL LOCAL AUTHORITY REQUIREMENTS. DISPOSE OF SURPLUS AND
NON-RECYCLABLE PRODUCTS VIA A LICENSED WASTE DISPOSAL CONTRACTOR. WASTE
SHOULD NOT BE DISPOSED OF UNTREATED TO THE SEWER UNLESS FULLY COMPLIANT
WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF ALL AUTHORITIES WITH JURISDICTION. WASTE PACKAGING
SHOULD BE RECYCLED. INCINERATION OR LANDFILL SHOULD ONLY BE CONSIDERED WHEN
RECYCLING IS NOT FEASIBLE. THIS MATERIAL AND ITS CONTAINER MUST BE DISPOSED
OF IN A SAFE WAY. CARE SHOULD BE TAKEN WHEN HANDLING EMPTY CONTAINERS THAT
HAVE NOT BEEN CLEANED OR RINSED OUT. EMPTY CONTAINERS OR LINERS MAY RETAIN
SOME PRODUCT RESIDUES. AVOID DISPERSAL OF SPILLED MATERIAL AND RUNOFF AND
CONTACT WITH SOIL, WATERWAYS, DRAINS AND SEWERS.
| SECTION 14. TRANSPORT INFORMATION | |
DOT CLASSIFICATION IMDG IATA
UN NUMBER NOT REGULATED. NOT REGULATED. NOT REGULATED.
UN PROPER SHIPPING
NAME
TRANSPORT HAZARD
CLASS(ES)
PACKING GROUP
ENVIRONMENTAL NO. NO. NO.
HAZARDS
ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION
AERG: NOT APPLICABLE.
SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS FOR USER:
TRANSPORT WITHIN USER'S PREMISES:
ALWAYS TRANSPORT IN CLOSED CONTAINERS THAT ARE UPRIGHT AND SECURE. ENSURE
THAT PERSONS TRANSPORTING THE PRODUCT KNOW WHAT TO DO IN THE EVENT OF AN
ACCIDENT OR SPILLAGE.
TRANSPORT IN BULK ACCORDING TO ANNEX II OF MARPOL 73/78 AND THE IBC CODE:
NOT AVAILABLE.
| SECTION 15. REGULATORY INFORMATION | |
U.S. FEDERAL REGULATIONS:
TSCA 8(A) CDR EXEMPT/PARTIAL EXEMPTION: NOT DETERMINED
UNITED STATES INVENTORY (TSCA 8B): THIS MATERIAL IS LISTED OR EXEMPTED.
CLEAN AIR ACT SECTION 112 (B) HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS (HAPS): NOT LISTED
CLEAN AIR ACT SECTION 602 CLASS I SUBSTANCES: NOT LISTED
CLEAN AIR ACT SECTION 602 CLASS II SUBSTANCES: NOT LISTED
DEA LIST I CHEMICALS (PRECURSOR CHEMICALS): NOT LISTED
DEA LIST II CHEMICALS (ESSENTIAL CHEMICALS): NOT LISTED
SARA 302/304:
COMPOSITION/INFORMATION ON INGREDIENTS: NO PRODUCTS WERE FOUND.
SARA 304 RQ: NOT APPLICABLE.
SARA 311/312:
CLASSIFICATION: DELAYED (CHRONIC) HEALTH HAZARD
COMPOSITION/INFORMATION ON INGREDIENTS:
NAME % FIRE SUDDEN REACTIVE IMMEDIATE DELAYED
HAZARD RELEASE OF (ACUTE) (CHRONIC)
PRESSURE HEALTH HEALTH
HAZARD HAZARD
BORIC ACID 60 - 100 NO. NO. NO. NO. YES.
STATE REGULATIONS:
MASSACHUSETTS: THIS MATERIAL IS NOT LISTED.
NEW YORK: THIS MATERIAL IS NOT LISTED.
NEW JERSEY: THIS MATERIAL IS LISTED.
PENNSYLVANIA: THIS MATERIAL IS NOT LISTED.
CALIFORNIA PROP. 65: NO PRODUCTS WERE FOUND.
INTERNATIONAL REGULATIONS:
CHEMICAL WEAPON CONVENTION LIST SCHEDULES I, II & III CHEMICALS:
NOT LISTED.
MONTREAL PROTOCOL (ANNEXES A, B, C, E): NOT LISTED.
STOCKHOLM CONVENTION ON PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANTS: NOT LISTED.
ROTTERDAM CONVENTION ON PRIOR INFORM CONSENT (PIC): NOT LISTED.
UNECE AARHUS PROTOCOL ON POPS AND HEAVY METALS: NOT LISTED.
| SECTION 16. OTHER INFORMATION | |
HISTORY:
DATE OF ISSUE MM/DD/YYYY: 01/15/2015
VERSION: 1
REVISED SECTION(S): NOT APPLICABLE.
PREPARED BY: KMK REGULATORY SERVICES INC.
KEY TO ABBREVIATIONS:
ATE: ACUTE TOXICITY ESTIMATE
BCF: BIOCONCENTRATION FACTOR
GHS:
GLOBALLY HARMONIZED SYSTEM OF CLASSIFICATION AND LABELLING OF CHEMICALS
IATA: INTERNATIONAL AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION
IBC: INTERMEDIATE BULK CONTAINER
IMDG: INTERNATIONAL MARITIME DANGEROUS GOODS
LOGPOW: LOGARITHM OF THE OCTANOL/WATER PARTITION COEFFICIENT
MARPOL 73/78:
INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION FOR THE PREVENTION OF POLLUTION FROM SHIPS, 1973
AS MODIFIED BY THE PROTOCOL OF 1978. ("MARPOL" = MARINE POLLUTION)
UN: UNITED NATIONS
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TO THE BEST OF OUR KNOWLEDGE, THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS ACCURATE.
HOWEVER, NEITHER THE ABOVE-NAMED SUPPLIER, NOR ANY OF ITS SUBSIDIARIES,
ASSUMES ANY LIABILITY WHATSOEVER FOR THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE
INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN.
FINAL DETERMINATION OF SUITABILITY OF ANY MATERIAL IS THE SOLE
RESPONSIBILITY OF THE USER. ALL MATERIALS MAY PRESENT UNKNOWN HAZARDS AND
SHOULD BE USED WITH CAUTION. ALTHOUGH CERTAIN HAZARDS ARE DESCRIBED HEREIN,
WE CANNOT GUARANTEE THAT THESE ARE THE ONLY HAZARDS THAT EXIST.
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