MSDS

Superfund: CERCLA/SARA. Disodium Octaborate Tetrahydrate is not listed under CERCLA (the
Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act) or its 1986 amendments, SARA,
(the Superfund Amendments and Reqauthorization Act), including substances listed under Section 313 of
SARA, Toxic Chemicals, 42 USC 11023, 40 CFR 372.65; Section 302 of SARA, Extremely Hazardous
Substances, 42 USC 11002, 40 CFR 355; or the CERCLA Hazardous Substances list, 42 USC 9604, 40
CFR 302.
Safe Drinking Water Act:
Disodium Octaborate Tetrahydrate is not regulated under the SDWA, 42 USC
300g-1, 40 CFR 141 et seq. Consult state and local regulations for possible water quality advisories
regarding boron.
Clean Water Act (Federal Water Pollution Control Act):
33 USC 1251 et seq.
a.) Disodium Octaborate Tetrahydrate is not itself a discharge covered by any water quality criteria
of Section 304 of the CWA, 33USC 1314
b.) It is not on the Section 307 List of Priority Pollutants, 33 USC 1317, 40 CFR 129
c.) It is not
on the Section 311 List of Hazardous Substances, 33 USC 1321, 40 CFR 116.
OSHA/Cal OSHA:
This MSDS document meets the requirements of both OSHA (29 CFR 1910.1200) and
Cal OSHA (Title 8 CCR 5194(g)) hazard communication standards. Refer to Exposure Control/Personal
Protection for regulatory exposure limits.
IARC:
The International Agency for Research on Cancer (of the World Health Organization) does not list or
categorize Disodium Octaborate Tetrahydrate as a carcinogen.
NTP Annual Report on Carcinogens: Disodium Octaborate Tetrahydrate is not listed.
OSHA Carcinogen:
Disodium Octaborate Tetrahydrate is not listed.
California Proposition 65:
Disodium Octaborate Tetrahydrate is not listed on any Proposition 65 lists of
carcinogens or reproductive toxicants.
SECTION 16 - OTHER INFORMATION
Product Label Text Hazard Information: Refer to EPA approved product label for additional product
Hazard and Precautionary information.
National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Classification:
Health - 0, Flammability - 0, Reactivity 0*
Hazardous Materials Information Systems (HMIS):
Red: (Flammability) - 0, Yellow: (Reactivity) - 0, Blue: (Acute Health) - 1*
*Chronic Effects
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