Note: Ingredients listed on restricted chemical lists
EC/CAS
10043-35-3
Name of the chemical
Borsäure Borsäure
Concentration
N/A
General Information
Revision date
2010-11-17
Product name
Boric Acid
Product Synonyms
boracic acid, orthoboric acid, boron trihydroxide
CAS No.
10043-35-3
1.2.1 Relevant identified uses
component of “fracking” fluids, fire-retardant in fabrics, weather-proofing wood, ant poison, high temperature (borosilicate) glass, soldering/brazing flux, & others
Icons in SDS
GHS Information
Signal word
Danger
Hazard Codes
Hazard statements (CLP)
H360
Hazard statements
Code
Statements
H360
May damage fertility or the unborn child
Section 2
SECTION 2: Hazards identification
HMIS Classification GHS Class reproductive toxin (Category) (1B)
Signal word
DANGER*
Hazard statements
ingestion* may damage fertility (H360) Canada – WHMIS D 2A* Key: B 2 – Flash Point <38oC, B 3 – Flash Point >38oC & <93oC D 1 – Immediately Toxic, D 2 – Chronic Toxicity C – Oxidising Substance, E - Corrosive * NOTE: Reduces male fertility, but only on repeated ingestion – not a route of industrial exposure. Probably doesn’t warrant the signal word “DANGER” or the D 2A WHMIS classification.
