*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : VZ2540000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Sodium borate, pentahydrate
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 12179-04-3
LAST UPDATED            : 199712
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 12
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : B4-O7.2Na.5H2-O
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 360.29
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Primary Irritant
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Borates, tetra, sodium salt, pentahydrate
   * Boric acid(H2B4O7), disodium salt, pentahydrate
   * Boron sodium oxide(B4Na2O7), pentahydrate
   * Sodium tetraborate pentahydrate
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                      ** SKIN/EYE IRRITATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Standard Draize test
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Administration into the eye
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : 100 mg
REACTION SEVERITY       : Severe
REFERENCE :
   NTIS** National Technical Information Service.  (Springfield, VA 22161)
   Formerly U.S. Clearinghouse for Scientific & Technical Information.
   Volume(issue)/page/year: OTS0536624

                              *** REVIEWS ***
 
   ACGIH TLV-TWA 1 mg/m3
   DTLVS* The Threshold Limit Values (TLVs) and Biological Exposure Indices
   (BEIs) booklet issues by American Conference of Governmental Industrial
   Hygienists (ACGIH), Cincinnati, OH, 1996  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   TLV/BEI,1997

                    *** OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS ***
 
   OEL-AUSTRALIA:TWA 1 mg/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-BELGIUM:TWA 1 mg/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-DENMARK:TWA 1 mg/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-FRANCE:TWA 1 mg/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 1 mg/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 1 mg/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 1 mg/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL IN BULGARIA, COLOMBIA, JORDAN, KOREA check ACGIH TLV
   
   OEL IN NEW ZEALAND, SINGAPORE, VIETNAM check ACGIH TLV

         *** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA ***

NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - X9788
       No. of Facilities: 499 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 8
       No. of Occupations: 4
       No. of Employees: 8315 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 5763 (estimated)

 
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