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LABCHEM
PERFORMANCE THROUGH CHEMISTRY
BORIC ACID
SAFETY DATA SHEET
ACCORDING TO FEDERAL REGISTER / VOL. 77, NO. 58 / MONDAY, MARCH 26, 2012 /
RULES AND REGULATIONS
ISSUE DATE: 07/24/2006
REVISION DATE: 09/09/2021
SUPERSEDES: 05/22/2020
VERSION: 1.3
| SECTION 1: IDENTIFICATION |  |
1.1. IDENTIFICATION:
PRODUCT FORM: SUBSTANCE
SUBSTANCE NAME: BORIC ACID
CAS-NO.: 10043-35-3
PRODUCT CODE: LC11715
FORMULA: H3BO3
1.2. RECOMMENDED USE AND RESTRICTIONS ON USE:
USE OF THE SUBSTANCE/MIXTURE: FOR LABORATORY AND MANUFACTURING USE ONLY.
RECOMMENDED USE: LABORATORY CHEMICALS
RESTRICTIONS ON USE: NOT FOR FOOD, DRUG OR HOUSEHOLD USE
1.3. SUPPLIER:
LABCHEM, INC.
1010 JACKSON'S POINTE CT.
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USA
T: 412-826-5230
F: 724-473-0647
INFO@LABCHEM.COM - WWW.LABCHEM.COM
1.4. EMERGENCY TELEPHONE NUMBER:
EMERGENCY NUMBER:
CHEMTREC: 1-800-424-9300 OR +1-703-741-5970
| SECTION 2: HAZARD(S) IDENTIFICATION | |
2.1. CLASSIFICATION OF THE SUBSTANCE OR MIXTURE:
GHS US CLASSIFICATION:
REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY CATEGORY 1B:
H360: MAY DAMAGE FERTILITY OR THE UNBORN CHILD
FULL TEXT OF H STATEMENTS: SEE SECTION 16
2.2. GHS LABEL ELEMENTS, INCLUDING PRECAUTIONARY STATEMENTS:
GHS US LABELING:
HAZARD PICTOGRAMS (GHS US): HEALTH HAZARD
SIGNAL WORD (GHS US): DANGER
HAZARD STATEMENTS (GHS US):
H360: MAY DAMAGE FERTILITY OR THE UNBORN CHILD
PRECAUTIONARY STATEMENTS (GHS US):
P201: OBTAIN SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USE.
P202:
DO NOT HANDLE UNTIL ALL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS HAVE BEEN READ AND UNDERSTOOD.
P280: WEAR PROTECTIVE GLOVES, EYE PROTECTION.
P308+P313 - IF EXPOSED OR CONCERNED: GET MEDICAL ADVICE/ATTENTION.
P405: STORE LOCKED UP.
P501:
DISPOSE OF CONTENTS/CONTAINER TO COMPLY WITH LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL
REGULATIONS.
2.3. OTHER HAZARDS WHICH DO NOT RESULT IN CLASSIFICATION:
OTHER HAZARDS NOT CONTRIBUTING TO THE CLASSIFICATION: NONE.
2.4. UNKNOWN ACUTE TOXICITY (GHS US): NOT APPLICABLE
| SECTION 3: COMPOSITION/INFORMATION ON INGREDIENTS | |
3.1. SUBSTANCES:
SUBSTANCE TYPE: MONO-CONSTITUENT
NAME PRODUCT IDENTIFIER % GHS US CLASSIFICATION
BORIC ACID (CAS-NO.) 10043-35-3 100 REPR. 1B, H360
(MAIN CONSTITUENT)
FULL TEXT OF HAZARD CLASSES AND H-STATEMENTS: SEE SECTION 16
3.2. MIXTURES: NOT APPLICABLE
| SECTION 4: FIRST-AID MEASURES | |
4.1. DESCRIPTION OF FIRST AID MEASURES:
FIRST-AID MEASURES GENERAL:
NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO AN UNCONSCIOUS PERSON. IF EXPOSED OR
CONCERNED: GET MEDICAL ADVICE/ATTENTION.
FIRST-AID MEASURES AFTER INHALATION:
ALLOW AFFECTED PERSON TO BREATHE FRESH AIR. ALLOW THE VICTIM TO REST.
FIRST-AID MEASURES AFTER SKIN CONTACT:
REMOVE AFFECTED CLOTHING AND WASH ALL EXPOSED SKIN AREA WITH MILD SOAP AND
WATER, FOLLOWED BY WARM WATER RINSE.
FIRST-AID MEASURES AFTER EYE CONTACT:
RINSE IMMEDIATELY WITH PLENTY OF WATER. OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IF PAIN,
BLINKING OR REDNESS PERSISTS.
FIRST-AID MEASURES AFTER INGESTION:
RINSE MOUTH. DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING. OBTAIN EMERGENCY MEDICAL ATTENTION.
4.2. MOST IMPORTANT SYMPTOMS AND EFFECTS (ACUTE AND DELAYED):
POTENTIAL ADVERSE HUMAN HEALTH EFFECTS AND SYMPTOMS:
BASED ON AVAILABLE DATA, THE CLASSIFICATION CRITERIA ARE NOT MET.
SYMPTOMS/EFFECTS: MAY DAMAGE FERTILITY OR THE UNBORN CHILD.
SYMPTOMS/EFFECTS AFTER INHALATION: MAY CAUSE RESPIRATORY IRRITATION.
SYMPTOMS/EFFECTS AFTER SKIN CONTACT: SLIGHT IRRITATION.
SYMPTOMS/EFFECTS AFTER EYE CONTACT: MAY CAUSE SLIGHT IRRITATION.
SYMPTOMS/EFFECTS AFTER INGESTION:
NAUSEA. VOMITING. DIARRHOEA. MAY CAUSE CYANOSIS.
CHRONIC SYMPTOMS: CRACKING OF THE SKIN.
4.3. IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION AND SPECIAL TREATMENT, IF NECESSARY:
OBTAIN MEDICAL ASSISTANCE.
| SECTION 5: FIRE-FIGHTING MEASURES | |
5.1. SUITABLE (AND UNSUITABLE) EXTINGUISHING MEDIA:
SUITABLE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA:
FOAM. DRY POWDER. CARBON DIOXIDE. WATER SPRAY. SAND.
UNSUITABLE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA: DO NOT USE A HEAVY WATER STREAM.
5.2. SPECIFIC HAZARDS ARISING FROM THE CHEMICAL:
FIRE HAZARD: NOT FLAMMABLE.
EXPLOSION HAZARD: NOT APPLICABLE.
REACTIVITY IN CASE OF FIRE: NONE.
5.3. SPECIAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND PRECAUTIONS FOR FIRE-FIGHTERS:
FIREFIGHTING INSTRUCTIONS:
USE WATER SPRAY OR FOG FOR COOLING EXPOSED CONTAINERS. EXERCISE CAUTION
WHEN FIGHTING ANY CHEMICAL FIRE. PREVENT FIRE-FIGHTING WATER FROM ENTERING
ENVIRONMENT.
PROTECTION DURING FIREFIGHTING:
DO NOT ENTER FIRE AREA WITHOUT PROPER PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT, INCLUDING
RESPIRATORY PROTECTION.
| SECTION 6: ACCIDENTAL RELEASE MEASURES | |
6.1. PERSONAL PRECAUTIONS, PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND EMERGENCY PROCEDURES:
6.1.1. FOR NON-EMERGENCY PERSONNEL:
EMERGENCY PROCEDURES: EVACUATE UNNECESSARY PERSONNEL.
6.1.2. FOR EMERGENCY RESPONDERS:
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT: EQUIP CLEANUP CREW WITH PROPER PROTECTION.
EMERGENCY PROCEDURES: VENTILATE AREA.
6.2. ENVIRONMENTAL PRECAUTIONS:
PREVENT ENTRY TO SEWERS AND PUBLIC WATERS. NOTIFY AUTHORITIES IF LIQUID
ENTERS SEWERS OR PUBLIC WATERS.
6.3. METHODS AND MATERIAL FOR CONTAINMENT AND CLEANING UP:
METHODS FOR CLEANING UP:
ON LAND, SWEEP OR SHOVEL INTO SUITABLE CONTAINERS. MINIMIZE GENERATION OF
DUST. STORE AWAY FROM OTHER MATERIALS.
6.4. REFERENCE TO OTHER SECTIONS:
SEE HEADING 8. EXPOSURE CONTROLS AND PERSONAL PROTECTION.
| SECTION 7: HANDLING AND STORAGE | |
7.1. PRECAUTIONS FOR SAFE HANDLING:
PRECAUTIONS FOR SAFE HANDLING:
WASH HANDS AND OTHER EXPOSED AREAS WITH MILD SOAP AND WATER BEFORE EATING,
DRINKING OR SMOKING AND WHEN LEAVING WORK. PROVIDE GOOD VENTILATION IN
PROCESS AREA TO PREVENT FORMATION OF VAPOR. DO NOT HANDLE UNTIL ALL SAFETY
PRECAUTIONS HAVE BEEN READ AND UNDERSTOOD. OBTAIN SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS
BEFORE USE.
HYGIENE MEASURES:
WASH CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE REUSE. DO NOT EAT, DRINK OR SMOKE WHEN
USING THIS PRODUCT.
7.2. CONDITIONS FOR SAFE STORAGE, INCLUDING ANY INCOMPATIBILITIES:
STORAGE CONDITIONS:
KEEP ONLY IN THE ORIGINAL CONTAINER IN A COOL, WELL VENTILATED PLACE AWAY
FROM : INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS. KEEP CONTAINER CLOSED WHEN NOT IN USE.
INCOMPATIBLE PRODUCTS: STRONG BASES. STRONG OXIDIZERS.
INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS: SOURCES OF IGNITION. DIRECT SUNLIGHT.
| SECTION 8: EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION | |
8.1. CONTROL PARAMETERS:
BORIC ACID (10043-35-3):
USA - ACGIH - OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS:
LOCAL NAME: BORIC ACID
ACGIH OEL TWA: 2 MG/M3
ACGIH STEL (MG/M3): 6 MG/M3 (I - INHALABLE PARTICULATE MATTER)
REMARK (ACGIH):
TLV(R*) BASIS: URT IRR.
NOTATIONS: A4 (NOT CLASSIFIABLE AS A HUMAN CARCINOGEN)
REGULATORY REFERENCE: ACGIH 2021
8.2. APPROPRIATE ENGINEERING CONTROLS:
APPROPRIATE ENGINEERING CONTROLS:
EMERGENCY EYE WASH FOUNTAINS SHOULD BE AVAILABLE IN THE IMMEDIATE VICINITY
OF ANY POTENTIAL EXPOSURE.
8.3. INDIVIDUAL PROTECTION MEASURES/PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT:
PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT:
SAFETY GLASSES. GLOVES. DUST FORMATION: DUST MASK.
HAND PROTECTION: WEAR PROTECTIVE GLOVES.
EYE PROTECTION: CHEMICAL GOGGLES OR SAFETY GLASSES
RESPIRATORY PROTECTION:
DUST FORMATION: DUST MASK
PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT SYMBOL(S):
SAFETY GLASSES
GLOVES
DUST MASK
OTHER INFORMATION: DO NOT EAT, DRINK OR SMOKE DURING USE.
| SECTION 9: PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES | |
9.1. INFORMATION ON BASIC PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES:
PHYSICAL STATE: SOLID
APPEARANCE: POWDER.
COLOR: WHITE
ODOR: ODORLESS
ODOR THRESHOLD: NO DATA AVAILABLE
PH: 3.8 - 4.8 3.3% SOLUTION
MELTING POINT: 169 DEG. C
FREEZING POINT: NO DATA AVAILABLE
BOILING POINT: 300 DEG. C
FLASH POINT: NO DATA AVAILABLE
RELATIVE EVAPORATION RATE (BUTYL ACETATE=1): NO DATA AVAILABLE
FLAMMABILITY (SOLID, GAS): NON FLAMMABLE.
VAPOR PRESSURE: 2.7 MBAR 20 DEG. C
RELATIVE VAPOR DENSITY AT 20 DEG. C: NO DATA AVAILABLE
RELATIVE DENSITY: NO DATA AVAILABLE
DENSITY: 1.435 G/CM3
MOLECULAR MASS: 61.83 G/MOL
SOLUBILITY: SOLUBLE IN WATER.
WATER: 6.35 G/100 ML
ETHANOL: 5.56 G/100 ML
ETHER: 0.0078 G/100 ML
LOG POW: -0.757
AUTO-IGNITION TEMPERATURE: NO DATA AVAILABLE
DECOMPOSITION TEMPERATURE: 100 DEG. C: NO DATA AVAILABLE
VISCOSITY, KINEMATIC: NO DATA AVAILABLE
VISCOSITY, DYNAMIC: NO DATA AVAILABLE
EXPLOSION LIMITS: NO DATA AVAILABLE
EXPLOSIVE PROPERTIES: NOT APPLICABLE.
OXIDIZING PROPERTIES: NONE.
9.2. OTHER INFORMATION: NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AVAILABLE
| SECTION 10: STABILITY AND REACTIVITY | |
10.1. REACTIVITY: NONE.
10.2. CHEMICAL STABILITY: STABLE UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS.
10.3. POSSIBILITY OF HAZARDOUS REACTIONS: NOT ESTABLISHED.
10.4. CONDITIONS TO AVOID:
DIRECT SUNLIGHT. EXTREMELY HIGH OR LOW TEMPERATURES.
10.5. INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS: STRONG BASES.
10.6. HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS: BORON.
| SECTION 11: TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION | |
11.1. INFORMATION ON TOXICOLOGICAL EFFECTS:
ACUTE TOXICITY (ORAL): NOT CLASSIFIED
ACUTE TOXICITY (DERMAL): NOT CLASSIFIED
ACUTE TOXICITY (INHALATION): NOT CLASSIFIED
BORIC ACID (10043-35-3):
LD50 ORAL RAT: 2660 MG/KG
LD50 DERMAL RABBIT: >2000 MG/KG
SKIN CORROSION/IRRITATION: NOT CLASSIFIED
PH: 3.8 - 4.8 3.3% SOLUTION
SERIOUS EYE DAMAGE/IRRITATION: NOT CLASSIFIED
PH: 3.8 - 4.8 3.3% SOLUTION
RESPIRATORY OR SKIN SENSITIZATION: NOT CLASSIFIED
GERM CELL MUTAGENICITY: NOT CLASSIFIED
CARCINOGENICITY: NOT CLASSIFIED
REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY: MAY DAMAGE FERTILITY OR THE UNBORN CHILD.
STOT-SINGLE EXPOSURE: NOT CLASSIFIED
STOT-REPEATED EXPOSURE: NOT CLASSIFIED
ASPIRATION HAZARD: NOT CLASSIFIED
VISCOSITY, KINEMATIC: NO DATA AVAILABLE
LIKELY ROUTES OF EXPOSURE: INHALATION. SKIN AND EYE CONTACT.
POTENTIAL ADVERSE HUMAN HEALTH EFFECTS AND SYMPTOMS:
BASED ON AVAILABLE DATA, THE CLASSIFICATION CRITERIA ARE NOT MET.
SYMPTOMS/EFFECTS: MAY DAMAGE FERTILITY OR THE UNBORN CHILD.
SYMPTOMS/EFFECTS AFTER INHALATION: MAY CAUSE RESPIRATORY IRRITATION.
SYMPTOMS/EFFECTS AFTER SKIN CONTACT: SLIGHT IRRITATION.
SYMPTOMS/EFFECTS AFTER EYE CONTACT: MAY CAUSE SLIGHT IRRITATION.
SYMPTOMS/EFFECTS AFTER INGESTION:
NAUSEA. VOMITING. DIARRHOEA. MAY CAUSE CYANOSIS.
CHRONIC SYMPTOMS: CRACKING OF THE SKIN.
| SECTION 12: ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION | |
12.1. TOXICITY:
BORIC ACID (10043-35-3):
LC50 FISH 1: 5600 MG/L GAMBUSIA AFFINIS
EC50 DAPHNIA 1: 115 MG/L 48H, DAPHNIA MAGNA
EC50 DAPHNIA 2: 658 - 875 MG/L
12.2. PERSISTENCE AND DEGRADABILITY:
BORIC ACID (10043-35-3):
PERSISTENCE AND DEGRADABILITY: NOT ESTABLISHED.
12.3. BIOACCUMULATIVE POTENTIAL:
BORIC ACID (10043-35-3):
LOG POW: -0.757
BIOACCUMULATIVE POTENTIAL: NOT ESTABLISHED.
12.4. MOBILITY IN SOIL: NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AVAILABLE
12.5. OTHER ADVERSE EFFECTS:
OTHER INFORMATION: AVOID RELEASE TO THE ENVIRONMENT.
| SECTION 13: DISPOSAL CONSIDERATIONS | |
13.1. DISPOSAL METHODS:
WASTE DISPOSAL RECOMMENDATIONS:
DISPOSE IN A SAFE MANNER IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL/NATIONAL REGULATIONS.
DISPOSE OF CONTENTS/CONTAINER TO COMPLY WITH LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL
REGULATIONS.
ECOLOGY - WASTE MATERIALS: AVOID RELEASE TO THE ENVIRONMENT.
| SECTION 14: TRANSPORT INFORMATION | |
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (DOT):
IN ACCORDANCE WITH DOT: NOT REGULATED
TRANSPORT BY SEA (IMDG): NOT REGULATED
AIR TRANSPORT (IATA/ICAO): NOT REGULATED
| SECTION 15: REGULATORY INFORMATION | |
15.1. US FEDERAL REGULATIONS:
BORIC ACID (10043-35-3):
LISTED ON THE UNITED STATES TSCA (TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACT) INVENTORY
SARA SECTION 311/312 HAZARD CLASSES: HEALTH HAZARD - REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY
ALL COMPONENTS OF THIS PRODUCT ARE LISTED AS ACTIVE, OR EXCLUDED FROM
LISTING, ON THE UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY TOXIC
SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACT (TSCA) INVENTORY
BORIC ACID CAS-NO. 10043-35-3 100%
15.2. INTERNATIONAL REGULATIONS:
CANADA:
BORIC ACID (10043-35-3):
LISTED ON THE CANADIAN DSL (DOMESTIC SUBSTANCES LIST)
EU-REGULATIONS: NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AVAILABLE
NATIONAL REGULATIONS: NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AVAILABLE
15.3. US STATE REGULATIONS:
CALIFORNIA PROPOSITION 65:
THIS PRODUCT DOES NOT CONTAIN ANY SUBSTANCES KNOWN TO THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA TO CAUSE CANCER, DEVELOPMENTAL AND/OR REPRODUCTIVE HARM
| SECTION 16: OTHER INFORMATION | |
ACCORDING TO FEDERAL REGISTER / VOL. 77, NO. 58 / MONDAY, MARCH 26, 2012 /
RULES AND REGULATIONS
REVISION DATE: 09/09/2021
OTHER INFORMATION: NONE.
FULL TEXT OF H- AND EUH-STATEMENTS: SEE SECTION 16:
H360: MAY DAMAGE FERTILITY OR THE UNBORN CHILD
NFPA HEALTH HAZARD 2 - MATERIALS THAT, UNDER EMERGENCY CONDITIONS, CAN
CAUSE TEMPORARY INCAPACITATION OR RESIDUAL INJURY.
NFPA FIRE HAZARD 0 - MATERIALS THAT WILL NOT BURN UNDER TYPICAL FIRE
CONDITIONS, INCLUDING INTRINSICALLY NONCOMBUSTIBLE
MATERIALS SUCH AS CONCRETE, STONE, AND SAND.
NFPA REACTIVITY 1 - MATERIALS THAT IN THEMSELVES ARE NORMALLY STABLE BUT
CAN BECOME UNSTABLE AT ELEVATED TEMPERATURES AND
PRESSURES.
HAZARD RATING:
HEALTH 2 MODERATE HAZARD - TEMPORARY OR MINOR INJURY MAY OCCUR
FLAMMABILITY 0 MINIMAL HAZARD - MATERIALS THAT WILL NOT BURN
PHYSICAL 1 SLIGHT HAZARD - MATERIALS THAT ARE NORMALLY STABLE
BUT CAN BECOME UNSTABLE (SELF-REACT) AT HIGH
TEMPERATURES AND PRESSURES. MATERIALS MAY REACT
NON-VIOLENTLY WITH WATER OR UNDERGO HAZARDOUS
POLYMERIZATION IN THE ABSENCE OF INHIBITORS.
PERSONAL PROTECTION E
E - SAFETY GLASSES, GLOVES, DUST RESPIRATOR
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