COPPER BRITE INC -- ROACH PRUFE -- - 
=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:ROACH PRUFE
MSDS Date:03/15/1994
FSC:NIIN:Submitter:D RV
Status Code:A
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:COPPER BRITE INC
Address:1482 EAST VALLEY ROAD SUITE 29
City:SANTA BARBARA
State:CA
ZIP:93108
Country:US
Info Phone Num:805-565-1566
Emergency Phone Num:800-226-5635 EXT-144
Chemtrec Ind/Phone:(800)424-9300
CAGE:2S473
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:COPPER BRITE INC
Address:1482 EAST VALLEY ROAD SUITE 29
Box:City:SANTA BARBARA
State:CA
ZIP:93108
Country:US
Phone:805-565-1566
CAGE:2S473
Company Name:SDB CONSULTANTS LTD
Address:401 WHITNEY AVE SUITE 120
Box:City:GRETNA
State:LA
ZIP:70056
Country:US
Phone:504-366-9105
Contract Num:SP0413-00-M-0663
CAGE:0PGK2

=============  Composition/Information on Ingredients  =============

Ingred Name:BORIC ACID (H3BO3)
CAS:10043-35-3
RTECS #:ED4550000
= Wt:99.

=====================  Hazards Identification  =====================

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50 (RAT) > 3500 MG/KG.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:NO	Skin:NO  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ROACH PRUFE PRESENTS LITTLE OR NO
    HAZARD (TO HUMANS) AND HAS LOW ACUTE ORAL AND DERMAL TOXICITIES.
    CARE SHOULD BE TAKEN TO MINIMIZE THE AMOUNT OF PRODUCT RELEASED TO
    THE ENVIRONMENT TO AVOID ECOLOGICA L EFFECTS. INHALE: OCCASIONAL
    MILD IRRITATION TO NOSE AND THROAT FROM INHALATION OF ROACH PRUFE
    AT LEVELS ABOVE 10 MG/CUM. EYE: NON-IRRITATING TO EYES IN NORMAL
    INDUSTRIAL USE. SKIN: DOES NOT CAUSE IR RITATION TO INTACT SKIN.
    INGEST: SMALL AMOUNTS ARE NOT LIKELY TO CAUSE EFFECTS. LARGE
    AMOUNST MAY CAUSE GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOMS.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE LISTED.
Effects of Overexposure:SYMPTOMS OF ACCIDENTAL OVER-EXPOSURE TO ROACH
    PRUFE HAVE BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH INGESTION OR BY ABSORPTION THROUGH
    LARGE AREAS OF DAMAGED SKIN. THESE MAY INCLUDE NAUSEA, VOMITING,
    AND DIARRHEA WITH DELA YED EFFECTS OF SKIN REDNESS AND PEELING.

=======================  First Aid Measures  =======================

First Aid:INHALE: NO SPECIFIC TREATMENT, NOT LIKELY TO BE HAZARDOUS BY
    INHALATION. EYE: USE EYE WASH FOUNTAIN OR FRESH WATER TO CLEAN EYE.
     IF IRRITATION PERSISTS FOR MORE THAN 30 MINUTES, SEEK MEDICAL
    ATTENTIO N. SKIN: NO TREATMENT NEEDED. INGEST: IF LARGE AMOUNTS ARE
    SWALLOWED, GIVE TWO GLASSES OF WATER TO DRINK AND SEEK MEDICAL
    ATTENTION. SWALLOWING LESS THAN ONE TEASPOON WILL CAUSE NO HARM TO
    HEALTHY ADU LTS.

=====================  Fire Fighting Measures  =====================

Extinguishing Media:ANY FIRE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA MAY BE USED ON NEARBY
    FIRES.

==================  Accidental Release Measures  ==================

Spill Release Procedures:VACUUM, SHOVEL OR SWEEP UP ROACH PRUFE AND
    PLACE IN CONTAINERS FOR DISPOSAL IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE
    LOCAL REGULATIONS. AVOID CONTAMINATION OF WATER BODIES DURING CLEAN
    UP AND DISPOSAL. ROACH PRU FE WILL CAUSE LOCALIZED CONTAMINATION OF
    SURROUNDING WATERS DEPENDING ON THE QUANTITY DISSOLVED IN THESE
    WATERS.

======================	Handling and Storage  ======================

Handling and Storage Precautions:NO SPECIAL HANDLING PRECAUTIONS ARE
    REQUIRED, BUT DRY, INDOOR STORAGE IS RECOMMENDED. TO MAINTAIN
    PACKAGE INTEGRITY AND TO MINIMIZE CAKING OF THE PRODUCT, CANS/CASES
    SHOULD BE HANDLED ON A "FIRST-IN,  FIRST-OUT" BASIS.

=============  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  =============

Respiratory Protection:WHERE AIRBORNE CONCENTRATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO
    EXCEED EXPOSURE LIMITS, NIOSH/MSHA CERTIFIED RESPIRATORS MUST BE
    USED.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST.
Protective Gloves:GLOVES
Eye Protection:EYE GOGGLES
Work Hygienic Practices:AVOID DUSTY ENVIRONMENT.
Supplemental Safety and Health

==================  Physical/Chemical Properties  ==================

HCC:N1
Melt/Freeze Pt:=170.9C, 339.6F
Spec Gravity:1.51
pH:6.1 (0.1% SOLU)
Appearance and Odor:BLUE, ODORLESS CRYSTALLINE SOLID.

=================  Stability and Reactivity Data  =================

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
BORIC ACID REACTS AS A WEAK ACID WHICH MAY CAUSE CORROSION OF BASE
    METALS. REACTION WITH STRONG REDUCING AGENTS SUCH AS METAL HYDRIDES
    OR ALKALI METALS WILL GENERATE HYDROGEN GAS WHICH COULD CREATES AN
    EXPLOSIVE HAZARD.
Stability Condition to Avoid:IF HEATED, IT LOSES WATER. FIRST FORMING
    METABORIC ACID, AND ON FURTHER HEATING, IT IS CONVERTED INTO BORIC
    OXIDE.

===================  Toxicological Information	===================

Toxicological Information:DIETARY BORIC ACID LEVELS OF 5,700 PPM IN
    CHRONIC FEEDING STUDIES IN RATS AND DOGS PRODUCED TESTICULAR
    ATROPHY. WHILE DOGS AND RATS RECEIVING 2000 PPM DID NOT DEVELOP
    TESTICULAR CHARGES. IN CHRONIC FE EDING STUDIES OF MICE ON DIETS
    CONTAINING 5000 PPM BORIC ACID, TESTICULAR ATROPHY WAS PRESENT.
    WHILE MICE FED 2500 PPM BORIC ACID SHOWED NO SIGNIFICANT INCREASES
    IN TESTICULAR ATROPHY.

=====================  Ecological Information  =====================

Ecological:ALTOUGH BORON IS AN ESSENTIAL MICRONUTRIENT FOR HEALTHY
    GROWTH OF PLANTS, IT CAN BE HARMFUL TO BORON-SENSITIVE PLANTS IN
    HIGHER QUANTITIES. ENVIRONMENTAL FATE: BORON IS NATURALLY OCCURRING
    AND UBIQUIT OUS IN THE ENVIRONMENT. BORIC ACID DECOMPOSSES IN THE
    ENVIRONMENT TO NATURAL BORATES.

====================  Disposal Considerations  ====================

Waste Disposal Methods:ROACH PRUFE IS A NON-HAZARDOUS WASTE WHEN
    SPILLED OR DISPOSED OF, AS DEFINED IN RCRA. SMALL QUANTITIES CAN
    USUALLY BE DISPOSED OF AT MUNICIPAL LANDFILL SITES. TONNAGE
    QUANTITIES ARE NOT RECOMMENDED TO  BE SENT TO LANDFILLS. SUCH
    PRODUCT SHOULD, IF POSSIBLE, BE RE-USED FOR AN APPROPRIATE
    APPLICATION.

===================  MSDS Transport Information  ===================

Transport Information:DOT: NOT REGULATED.

=====================  Regulatory Information  =====================

SARA Title III Information:ROACH PRUFE IS NOT LISTED UNDER CERCLA, BUT
    UNDER SARA.
Federal Regulatory Information:ROACH PRUFE IS LISTED UNDER TSCA
    INVENTORY LIST.

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