Sodium Tetraborate AR Anhydrous – Identification of Product
Chemical Code: CHE-S37
Chemical Name: di-Sodium Tetraborate Anhydrous
Chemical Grade: AR
Chemical Formula: B₄Na₂O₇
Chemical Weight: 201,22 g/mol
CAS No: 1330-43-4
Chemical Synonyms: Borax, Fused
Sodium Tetraborate AR ANHY – Hazards Identification
REACH No: 01-2119490790-32-XXXX
Signal Word: Danger
Supplemental Hazard Information:
Additional Hazard Information: This substance/mixture contains no components considered to be either persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic (PBT), or very persistent and very bioaccumulative (vPvB) at levels of 0.1% or higher.
Sodium Tetraborate Anhydrous AR – Hazards statements
H319 – Causes serious eye irritation.
H360 – May damage fertility or the unborn child.
Sodium Tetraborate Anhydrous AR- Precautionary statements
P201 – Obtain special instructions before use.
P305 + P351 + P338 – IF IN EYES: Rinse cautiously with water for several minutes. Remove contact lenses, if present and easy to do. Continue rinsing.
P308 + P313 – IF exposed or concerned: Get medical advice/ attention.
Sodium Tetraborate Anhydrous AR – Composition of Chemical
Chemical Formula: B₄Na₂O₇
EC No 1272/2008: 01-2119490790-32-XXXX
Sodium Tetraborate Anhydrous AR – First Aid Measures
General Advice: Consult a physician. Show this safety data sheet to the doctor in attendance.
If: Inhaled: If breathed in, move person into fresh air. If not breathing, give artificial respiration. Consult a physician.
If: Skin Contact: Wash off with soap and plenty of water. Consult a physician.
If: Eye Contac: Rinse thoroughly with plenty of water for at least 15 minutes and consult a physician.
If: Swallowed: Never give anything by mouth to an unconscious person. Rinse mouth with water. Consult a physician.
Important Symptoms: The most important known symptoms and effects are described in the labelling.
Immediate Medical Attention: No Data Available
Firefighting Measures
Extinguishing Media: Use water spray, alcohol-resistant foam, dry chemical or carbon dioxide.
Hazards Arising: Borane/boron oxides, Sodium oxides
Advice for Firefighters: Wear self-contained breathing apparatus for firefighting if necessary.
Info for Firefighting: No Data Available
Accidental Release Measures
Personal Precautions: Use personal protective equipment. Avoid dust formation. Avoid breathing vapours, mist or gas. Ensure adequate ventilation. Evacuate personnel to safe areas. Avoid breathing dust.
Enviromental Precautions: Prevent further leakage or spillage if safe to do so. Do not let product enter drains. Discharge into the environment must be avoided.
Method for Containment: Pick up and arrange disposal without creating dust. Sweep up and shovel. Keep in suitable, closed containers for disposal.
Handling and Storage
Personal Precautions: Avoid contact with skin and eyes. Avoid formation of dust and aerosols.Avoid exposure – obtain special instructions before use.
Provide appropriate exhaust ventilation at places where dust is formed.
Enviromental Precautions: Store in cool place. Keep container tightly closed in a dry and well-ventilated place.
Storage class (TRGS 510): Non-combustible, acute toxic Cat.3 / toxic hazardous materials or hazardous materials causing chronic effects
Exposure Controls | Personal Protection
Derived No Effect Level (DNEL)
Workers | Application Area | Exposure Routes | Health Effect | Value
No Data Available
Consumers | Application Area | Exposure Routes | Health Effect | Value
No Data Available
Predicted No Effect Concentration (PNEC)
No Data Available
Engineering Controls: Handle in accordance with good industrial hygiene and safety practice. Wash hands before breaks and at the end of workday.
Eye/Face Protection: Safety glasses with side-shields conforming to EN166 Use equipment for eye protection tested and approved under appropriate government standards such as NIOSH (US) or EN 166(EU).
Skin Protection: Handle with gloves. Gloves must be inspected prior to use. Use proper glove removal technique (without touching glove’s outer surface) to avoid skin contact with this product. Dispose of contaminated gloves after use in accordance with applicable laws and good laboratory practices. Wash and dry hands.
The selected protective gloves have to satisfy the specifications of EU Directive 89/686/EEC and the standard EN 374 derived from it.
Full contact:
Material: Nitrile rubber
Minimum layer thickness: 0,11 mm
Break through time: 480 min
Material tested:Dermatril® (KCL 740 / Size M)
Splash contact:
Material: Nitrile rubber
Minimum layer thickness: 0,11 mm
Break through time: 480 min
Material tested:Dermatril® (KCL 740 / Size M)
test method: EN374
If used in solution, or mixed with other substances, and under conditions which differ from EN 374, contact the supplier of the CE approved gloves. This recommendation is advisory only and must be evaluated by an industrial hygienist and safety officer familiar with the specific situation of anticipated use by our customers. It should not be construed as offering an approval for any specific use scenario.
Body Protection: impervious clothing, The type of protective equipment must be selected according to the concentration and amount of the dangerous substance at the specific workplace.
Respiratory Protection: Where risk assessment shows air-purifying respirators are appropriate use a full-face particle respirator type N100 (US) or type P3 (EN 143) respirator cartridges as a backup to engineering controls. If the respirator is the sole means of protection, use a full-face supplied air respirator. Use respirators and components tested and approved under appropriate government standards such as NIOSH (US) or CEN (EU).
Physical and Chemical Properties
Appearance: Colourless to white, odourless, efflorescent crystals or granules
Odour: odourless
Odour Threshold: No Data Available
pH: No Data Available
Melting Point: Melting point/range: 741 °C
Boiling Point: No Data Available
Flash Point: Not applicable
Evaporation: No Data Available
Flammability: No Data Available
Upper/Lower Flammability or Explosive Limits: No Data Available
Vapour pressure: No Data Available
Vapour density: No Data Available
Relative density: 2,367 g/cm3
Water solubility: No Data Available
Partition Coefficien: log Pow: -1,529 at 22 °C
Auto-ignition Temperature: No Data Available
Decomposition Temperature: No Data Available
Viscosity: No Data Available
Explosive properties: No Data Available
Oxidizing properties: No Data Available
Other Safety Info: No Data Available
Stability and Reactivity
Reactivity: No Data Available
Chemical Stability: Stable under recommended storage conditions.
Possibility of hazardous reactions: No Data Available
Conditions to Avoid: No Data Available
Incompatible Materials: Potassium, Acid anhydrides
Hazardous Decomposition Products: No Data Available
Toxicological Information
Acute Toxicity: LD50 Oral – Rat – 2.400 – 2.600 mg/kg
LD50 Dermal – Rabbit – > 2.000 mg/kg
Skin Corrosion/Irritation: Skin – Rabbit
Result: No skin irritation
Serious Eye damage | Eye Irritation: Eyes – Rabbit
Result: Moderate eye irritation
(OECD Test Guideline 405)
Cell Mutagenicity: No Data Available
Carcinogenicity: IARC: No component of this product present at levels greater than or equal to 0.1% is identified as probable, possible or confirmed human carcinogen by IARC.
Reproductive toxicity: fetotoxicity Presumed human reproductive toxicant
Reproductive toxicity – Rat – Oral
Paternal Effects: Testes, epididymis, sperm duct. Paternal Effects: Prostate, seminal vessicle, Cowper’s gland, accessory glands.
Presumed human reproductive toxicant
Specific Target Organ Toxicity – Single Exposure: No Data Available
Specific Target Organ Toxicity – Repeated Exposure: No Data Available
Aspiration Hazard: No Data Available
Ecological Information
Ecological Toxicity: Toxicity to fish LC50 – Limanda limanda – 74 mg/l – 96 h
Ecological Persistence and degradability: The methods for determining the biological degradability are not applicable to inorganic substances.
Bioaccumulative Potential: Due to the distribution coefficient n-octanol/water, accumulation in organisms is not expected.
Mobility in Soil: No Data Available
Results of PBT and vPvB Assessment: This substance/mixture contains no components considered to be either persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic (PBT), or very persistent and very bioaccumulative (vPvB) at levels of 0.1% or higher.
Other Adverse Effect: Harmful to aquatic life with long lasting effects.
Disposal Considerations
Waste Treatment Methods: Product – Offer surplus and non-recyclable solutions to a licensed disposal company. Dissolve or mix the material with a combustible solvent and burn in a chemical incinerator equipped with an afterburner and scrubber.
Contaminated packaging – Dispose of as unused product.
Transport Information
UN Number: ADR/RID: –
IMDG: –
IATA: –
UN Shipping Hazard: ADR/RID: Not dangerous goods
IMDG: Not dangerous goods
IATA: Not dangerous goods
Transport Hazard Class: ADR/RID: –
IMDG: –
IATA: –
Packaging Group: ADR/RID: –
IMDG: –
IATA: –
Enviromental Hazards: ADR/RID: no
IMDG Marine pollutant: no
IATA: no
Special Precautions: No Data Available
Regulatory Information
Safety, Health and environmental regulations: Authorisations and/or restrictions on use:
Disodium tetraborate – CAS-No.: 1330-43-4
REACH – Candidate List of Substances of Very High Concern for Authorisation (Article 59).
Toxic for reproduction (article 57c)
ED/30/2010
Chemical Safety Assessment: For this product a chemical safety assessment was not carried out
Additional Info: Full text of H-Statements:
Eye Irrit. – Eye irritation
H319 – Causes serious eye irritation.
H360 – May damage fertility or the unborn child.
Repr. – Reproductive toxicity
Full text of R-phrases:
T – Toxic
R60 – May impair fertility.
R61 – May cause harm to the unborn child.
Repr.Cat.2 – Toxic to Reproduction Category 2
Control of environmental exposure:
Prevent further leakage or spillage if safe to do so. Do not let product enter drains. Discharge into the environment must be avoided.
Additional Information:
RTECS: ED4588000
Toxicity reported for borates in humans: ingestion or absorption may cause nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal cramps, anderythematous lesions on the skin and mucous membranes. Other symptoms include: circulatory collapse, tachycardia, cyanosis, delirium, convulsions, and coma. Death has been reported to occur in infants from less than 5 grams and in adults from 5 to 20
grams., To the best of our knowledge, the chemical, physical, and toxicological properties have not been thoroughly investigated.
Disclaimer
The information stated above is considered to be correct, but does not claim to be inclusive and shall only be used as a guideline. The information provided by this document is confirmed by our continuous updating of knowledge and adheres to the products appropriate safety precautions. It does not represent any guarantee of the product’s
properties. RLS Chemicals and its Associates shall not be held accountable for any damage’s consequent of handling the above product.
