005 04/12/99 DRAX ANT KIL GEL - ALL SIZES
PRODUCT NAME:
DRAX ANT KIL GEL - ALL SIZES
MSDS #: WB8020RV
SECTION I -- GENERAL INFORMATION
EPA REG. # 9444-131
HAZARD RATING (NFPA 704):
HEALTH: - 1 - FIRE: - 0
REACTIVITY: - 0 - SPECIAL: - NONE -
NOTE: NFPA 704 HAZARD RATINGS ARE GENERAL - NOT COMPREHENSIVE, AND ARE
SUBJECT TO INTERPRETATION. ALL MSDS INFORMATION MUST BE CONSIDERED
WHEN EVALUATING SAFE MATERIAL HANDLING PROCEDURES.
SHIPPING INFORMATION - PER US DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (DOT)
REGULATIONS:
DOT STATUS: NOT REGULATED (NON-HAZARDOUS)
PROPER SHIPPING NAME (OR DESCRIPTION IF NOT REGULATED BY DOT): SODIUM
BORATE, NON-HAZARDOUS.
HAZARD CLASS: N/A
ID#: N/A
PACKING GROUP: N/A
LABEL REQUIRED: N/A
NATIONAL MOTOR FREIGHT CLASSIFICATION # AND LTL CLASS: 43520 - CLASS
55
EXPORT SHIPMENTS: NOT REGULATED BY INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING STANDARDS.
SHIP AS NON-HAZARDOUS MATERIAL WHEN EXPORTING.
SECTION II -- HAZARDOUS INGREDIENTS/IDENTITY INFORMATION
HAZARDOUS COMPONENTS GREATER THAN 1.0% (0.1% FOR CARCINOGENS OR SUSPECTED
CARCINOGENS).
ORTHOBORIC ACID (BORIC ACID)
CAS # 10043-35-3 5.000% BY WEIGHT
OSHA PEL: N.E.
ACGIH TLV: N.E.
OTHER LIMITS: N.E.
NONHAZARDOUS COMPONENTS
CAS: N/A 85-100% BY WEIGHT
OSHA PEL: N/A
ACGIH TLV: N/A
OTHER LIMITS: N/A
SECTION III - SARA TITLE III SECTION 313 SUPPLIER NOTIFICATION
THIS PRODUCT CONTAINS NO TOXIC CHEMICALS WHICH ARE SUBJECT TO THE REPORTING
REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 313 OF THE EMERGENCY PLANNING AND COMMUNITY
RIGHT-TO-KNOW ACT OF 1986 AND 40 CFR 372.
CAS# N/A COMPONENT: N/A PERCENT BY WEIGHT: N/A
THIS INFORMATION MUST BE INCLUDED IN ALL MSDS'S THAT ARE COPIED AND
DISTRIBUTED FOR THIS MATERIAL.
SECTION IV - PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS
BOILING POINT: 212 DEG. F
SPECIFIC GRAVITY (H2O = 1): 1.0
VAPOR PRESSURE (MM HG): N/A
MELTING POINT: N/A
VAPOR DENSITY (AIR = 1): N/A
EVAPORATION RATE (BUTYL ACETATE = 1): N/A
SOLUBILITY IN WATER: SOLUBLE
APPEARANCE AND ODOR: CLEAR AMBER JELLY WITH GREEN APPLE ODOR.
SECTION V - FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARD DATA
FLASH POINT (METHOD USED): NOT APPLICABLE.
FLAMMABLE LIMITS: N/A
LEL: N/A
UEL: N/A
EXTINGUISHING MEDIA: CO2, DRY CHEMICAL, FOAM.
SPECIAL FIRE FIGHTING PROCEDURES: NONE REQUIRED.
UNUSUAL FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARDS: NONE KNOWN - PRODUCT IS AN INHERENT
FIRE RETARDANT.
SECTION VI - REACTIVITY DATA
STABILITY: UNSTABLE: --- STABLE: -YES-
CONDITIONS TO AVOID: CONTACT WITH ACETIC ANHYDRIDE OR ELEMENTAL POTASSIUM.
INCOMPATIBILITY (MATERIALS TO AVOID): ACETIC ANHYDRIDE, ELEMENTAL POTASSIUM.
HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION OR BY-PRODUCTS: NONE KNOWN.
HAZARDOUS POLYMERIZATION: MAY OCCUR: --- WILL NOT OCCUR: -X-
CONDITIONS TO AVOID: NONE KNOWN.
SECTION VII - HEALTH HAZARD
ROUTE(S) OF ENTRY: INHALATION? -YES- SKIN? -YES- INGESTION? -YES-
HEALTH HAZARDS (ACUTE AND CHRONIC): LARGE AMOUNTS ABSORBED INTO BLOOD STREAM
FROM INGESTION OR THROUGH DAMAGED SKIN MAY RESULT IN ERYTHEMA, MACULAR RASH,
NAUSEA, DIARRHEA, DIZZINESS, DEPRESSION, CNS EFFECTS AFTER 24 HOURS, THROUGH
BROKEN SKIN OR 36-72 HOURS FROM INGESTION. MAY CAUSE SLIGHT IRRITATION TO
BROKEN SKIN. ANIMAL STUDIES HAVE SHOWN THAT INGESTION OF LARGE AMOUNTS OF
BORATES OVER PROLONGED PERIODS OF TIME CAUSES A DECREASE IN SPERM PRODUCTION
AND TESTICLE SIZE IN MALE LABORATORY ANIMALS AND DEVELOPMENTAL EFFECTS IN
FETUSES OF PREGNANT FEMALE LABORATORY ANIMALS. NO EVIDENCE OF SUCH EFFECTS IN
HUMANS.
CARCINOGENICITY:
NTP? -NO-
IARC MONOGRAPHS? -NO-
OSHA REGULATED? -NO-
SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF EXPOSURE: BORIC ACID - INGESTION: ACUTE ORAL LD50
(RATS) 3.16 G/KG. MAY CAUSE NAUSEA, VOMITING, DIARRHEA IN DOSES >15GMS. EYES:
MAY CAUSE SLIGHT, REVERSIBLE CONJUNCTIVITIS. SKIN: MAY CAUSE SLIGHT
IRRITATION ON DAMAGED SKIN. ACUTE DERMAL LD50 >2G/KG (RABBITS) INHALATION:
NUISANCE DUST. MAY CAUSE TRANSITORY SNEEZING AND COUGHING.
MEDICAL CONDITIONS GENERALLY AGGRAVATED BY EXPOSURE: NONE KNOWN.
EMERGENCY AND FIRST AID PROCEDURES: IF SWALLOWED: CALL A PHYSICIAN OR POISON
CONTROL CENTER. DRINK 1 OR 2 GLASSES OF WATER AND INDUCE VOMITING BY
TOUCHING BACK OF THROAT WITH FINGER. IF PERSON IS UNCONSCIOUS, DO NOT GIVE
ANYTHING BY MOUTH AND DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING. IF IN EYES: FLUSH EYES WITH
PLENTY OF WATER. CALL A PHYSICIAN IF IRRITATION PERSISTS. NOTE TO
PHYSICIAN: AFTER INGESTION OR ABSORPTION INTO THE BLOODSTREAM OF LARGE
AMOUNTS (> 15GMS.), SYMPTOMS MAY APPEAR IN 24-72 HOURS. BORATES ARE READILY
DISSIPATED THROUGH THE URINE (70% IN THE FIRST 24 HOURS).
SECTION VIII - PRECAUTIONS FOR SAFE HANDLING AND USE
STEPS TO BE TAKEN IN CASE MATERIAL IS RELEASED OR SPILLED: SWEEP OR VACUUM.
FLUSH AREA WITH WATER.
WASTE DISPOSAL METHOD: WASTES RESULTING FROM THE USE OF THIS PRODUCT MAY BE
DISPOSED OF ON SITE OR AT AN APPROVED WASTE FACILITY.
PRECAUTIONS TO BE TAKEN IN HANDLING AND STORING: DO NOT USE IN EDIBLE PRODUCT
AREAS OF FOOD HANDLING ESTABLISHMENTS, RESTAURANTS, OR OTHER AREAS WHILE FOOD
IS EXPOSED. AVOID CONTAMINATION OF FEED AND FOODSTUFFS. APPLY ONLY IN AREAS
INACCESSIBLE TO CHILDREN AND PETS.
OTHER PRECAUTIONS: IT IS A VIOLATION OF FEDERAL LAW TO USE THIS PRODUCT IN A
MANNER INCONSISTENT WITH ITS LABELING. READ LABEL.
THIS PRODUCT IS AUTHORIZED FOR USE IN PLANTS OPERATING UNDER USDA INSPECTION
AND GRADING PROGRAMS AS A CATEGORY F2 SUBSTANCE.
SECTION IX - CONTROL MEASURES
RESPIRATORY PROTECTION (SPECIFY TYPE): N/A
VENTILATION:
LOCAL EXHAUST: NOT REQUIRED.
MECHANICAL (GENERAL): NOT REQUIRED.
SPECIAL: N/A
OTHER: N/A
PROTECTIVE GLOVES: NOT REQUIRED - AVOID CONTACT WITH SKIN.
EYE PROTECTION: NOT REQUIRED - AVOID CONTACT WITH EYES.
OTHER PROTECTIVE CLOTHING OR EQUIPMENT: NONE REQUIRED.
WORK/HYGIENIC PRACTICES: FOLLOW LABEL INSTRUCTIONS.
SECTION X - SARA TITLE III SECTION 312 TIER TWO INVENTORY REPORT INFORMATION
WHEN COMPLETING SARA TITLE III SECTION 312 TIER TWO INVENTORY REPORTS, THE
FOLLOWING INFORMATION SHOULD BE USED. SEE LOCAL REGULATIONS FOR ADDITIONAL
AND COMPLETE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE SPECIFIC SITE.
CAS #: N/A - THERE IS NO CAS# FOR THIS MIXTURE.
THIS PRODUCT SHOULD BE DESCRIBED AS:
PURE
MIXTURE X
SOLID X
LIQUID
GAS
PHYSICAL & HEALTH HAZARDS:
FIRE
SUDDEN RELEASE OF PRESSURE
REACTIVITY
IMMEDIATE X
DELAYED
SECTION XI - SUMMARY OF CHANGES
REVISED HAZARD RATING NOTES IN SECTION I.
SECTION XII - ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
FOR ADDITIONAL SAFETY INFORMATION QUESTIONS CONTACT THE WATERBURY
COMPANIES, INC. MSDS COORDINATOR AT (504) 878-6751.