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<br /> Neobor Borax 5 Mol
<br /> 15 Regulatory information
<br /> OSHA/Cal OSHA: This MSDS document meets the Clean Water Act(CWA)(Federal Water Pollution Control
<br /> requirements of both OSHA(29 CFR 1910.1200) and Cal OSHA Act): 33 USC 1251 et seq.
<br /> (Title 8 CCR 5194 (g))hazard communication standards- Refer a) Sodium tetraborate pentahydrate is ml itself a
<br /> to Section 8 for regulatory exposure limits. discharge covered by any water quality criteria of
<br /> WHMIS classification: Sodium tetraborate pentahydrate Section 304 of the CWA,33 USC 1314.
<br /> (Neobos) is classified as Class D-Division 2A under Canadian b) It is not on the Section 307 List of Priority Pollutants,
<br /> WHMIS guidelines. 33 USC 1317,40 CFR 129.
<br /> Chemical inventory listing: Sodium tetraborate pentahydrate c) It is not on the Section 311 List of Hazardous
<br /> (Neobot),12179-04-3,appears on several chemical inventory fists Substances,33 USC 1321,40 CFR 116.
<br /> (including the EPA TSCA inventory,Canadian DSL,European Canadian drinking water guideline: An"Interim Maximum
<br /> EINECS,Japanese MITI,Australian and Korean lists) under the Acceptable Concentration"(LMAC)for boron is currently set at
<br /> CAS No.representing the anhydrous form of this inorganic salt. 5 mg B/L
<br /> U.S. EPA TSCA Inventory 1330-43-4 IARC The International Agency for Research on Cancer(IARC)
<br /> Canadian DSL 133013-4 (a unit of the World Health Organization)does not list or
<br /> EINECS 215-540-4 categorize sodium tetraborate pentahydrate as a carcinogen.
<br /> South Korea 1-760 NTP Biennial Report on Carcinogens: Sodium tetraborate
<br /> Japanese MITI (l)-09 pentahydrate is not listed.
<br /> RCRA: Sodium tetraborate pentahydrate is not listed as a OSHA carcinogen: Sodium tetraborate pentahydrate is not
<br /> hazardous waste under any sections of the Resource listed.
<br /> Conservation and Recovery Act(RCRA) or regulations (40 CFR California Proposition 65: Sodium tetraborate pentahydrate
<br /> 261 et seq). (Neobot) is not listed on the Proposition 65 list of carcinogens or
<br /> Superfund: CERCLA/SARA Sodium tetraborate pentahydrate reproductive toxicants.
<br /> is not listed under CERCLA or its 1986 amendments,SARA, Federal Food,Drug and Cosmetic Act: Pursuant to 21 CFR
<br /> including substances listed under Section 313 of SARA,Toxic 175.105,176.180 and 181.30,Neoboris approved by the FDA for
<br /> Chemicals,42 USC 11023,40 CFR 372.65,Section 302 of SARA, use in adhesive components of packaging materials,as a
<br /> Extremely Hazardous Substances,42 USC 11002,40 CFR 355, component of paper coatings on such materials,or for use in the
<br /> or the CERCLA Hazardous Substances list,42 USC 9604,40 manufacture thereof,which materials are expected to come in
<br /> CFR 302. contact with dry food products.
<br /> Safe Drinking Water Act(SDWA): Sodium tetraborate Clean Air Act(Montreal Protocol): Neoborwas not
<br /> pentahydrate is not regulated under the SDWA,42 USC 300g-1, manufactured with and does not contain any Class I or Class If
<br /> 40 CFR 141 etseq. Consult state and local regulations for ozone depleting substances.
<br /> possible water quality advisories regarding boron compounds.
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<br /> References Product label text hazard information•:
<br /> • Do not ingest
<br /> 1. Utovitz T L,Norman S A,Veltri J C,Annual Report of the American . Ingestion may cause reproductive harm or birth defects
<br /> Association of Poison Control Centers Data Collection System.Am based on animal data.
<br /> J.Emerg.Med.4:427-458(1986). • Avoid contamination of food or feed.
<br /> 2. Weir R J,Fisher R S,Toxicol.Appl.Pharmacot.23:351-364(1972). . Not for use in food,drugs,or pesticides*.
<br /> 3. Fail et al.,Fund.Appl.Toxicol. 17:225-239(1991). • Refer to MSDS.
<br /> 4. Price et al.,J.Am ColL Toxicol.14:(2),173(Abst.P-17) (1995). • KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN.
<br /> 5. Murray F J,Regul.Toxicol.Pharmacol.(Dec.1995). -The WHMIS panel format is used for Canadian product
<br /> 6. National Toxicology Program(NCP)-Toxicology and *Except for NF(pharmaceutical grade) products.
<br /> carcinogenesis studies of boric acid in B6C3Fl mice,Tech.Report National Fire Protection Assoc.(NFPA)Classification:
<br /> Ser.No.324,U.S.Dept.of Health and Human Services.NIH Publ. Health 0
<br /> No.88-2580(1987). Flammability 0
<br /> 7. Whorton et al.,Occup.Environ.Med.51:761-767(1994). Reactivity 0
<br /> 8. Schoberl et al,Tenside Surfactants Detergents 25:99-107(1988). Hazardous Materials Information Systems(HMIS):
<br /> Red: (Flammability) 0
<br /> 9. Hugman S J,Mance G,Water Research Centre Report 616-M Yellow: (Reactivity) 0
<br /> (1983). Blue: (Acute Health) 1•
<br /> 10. Butterwick L.de Oude N,Raymond K,Ecotoxicol.Environ.Safety *Chronic Effects
<br /> 17:339-371 (1989).
<br /> For general information on the toxicology of inorganic borates, For further information contact:
<br /> see Patty's Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology,4th Ed.Vol.II, U.S. Borax Inc
<br /> (1994),Chap.42,Boron;ECETOC Tech.Report No.63 (1995). Occupational Health &Product Safety Department
<br /> (661)287-6050
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