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6. ACCIDENTAL RELEASE MEASURES
No special release measures are required for this product. Handle according to instructions in Sections 7
and 8.
7. HANDLING AND STORAGE
Keep out of reach of children and animals. Do not contaminate other pesticides, fertilizers, water, food
or feed by storage or disposal. Wash thoroughly after handling this product.
8. EXPOSURE CONTROLS / PERSONAL PROTECTION
Engineering Controls: Facilities storing or using this material should be equipped with an eyewash facility
and a safety shower.
No special clothing / personal protection measures are required when handling this product.
9. PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
Appearance: Clear, hard glass-like rods
Odor: None
pH: N/A
Specific Gravity: 2.2 (water = 1)
Solubility in Water: Soluble
10. STABILITY AND REACTIVITY
CONDITIONS TO AVOID: Avoid extremely high temperatures.
CHEMICAL STABILITY: Product is normally stable. However, product may decompose if heated.
HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS: Heat and fire may result in thermal decomposition and
the release of gaseous boron compounds.
INCOMPATIBILITY WITH OTHER MATERIALS: None known.
POLYMERIZATION: Will not occur.
11. TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION
ACUTE ORAL TOXICITY
Oral LD
50
(rat): > 2,000 mg/kg
EYE IRRITANT: Moderate
SKIN IRRITATION: Mild
SENSITIZATION: Non-Sensitizer
MEDICAL CONDITIONS AGGRAVATED BY EXPOSURE: None known.
CARCINOGENICITY:
ACGIH: Not listed
IARC: Not listed
NTP: Not listed
OSHA: Not listed
MUTAGENIC DATA: No evidence of mutagenic effects during in vivo and in vitro assays.
ADDITIONAL DATA: None.
12. ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION
Do not apply directly to water, to areas where surface water is present or to intertidal areas below the
mean high water mark. Do not contaminate water when cleaning equipment or disposing of equipment
washwaters.