General Information
Product name
Sodium borohydride
Product Synonyms
SODIUM BOROHYDRIDE
CAS No.
16940-66-2
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Company Information
company name
Sisco Research Laboratories Pvt. Ltd
Section 2
SECTION 2: Hazards identification
EMERGENCY OVERVIEW : Contact with water liberates extremely flammable gases. Toxic by inhalation, in contact with skin and if swallowed. Causes burns.
Potential health effects
Eye: Causes eye burns. May result in corneal injury. May cause irreversible eye injury. May cause blindness. Causes redness and pain. Skin: Causes skin burns. Toxic in contact with skin. Ingestion: Causes gastrointestinal tract burns. May cause central nervous system depression. Causes cough, sore throat, chest pain, and lightheadedness. May cause burning sensations, coughing, wheezing, laryngitis, shortness of breath and headache. Toxic if swallowed. Inhalation: May cause irritation of the respiratory tract with burning pain in the nose and throat, coughing, wheezing, shortness of breath and pulmonary edema. Causes chemical burns to the respiratory tract. May cause abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, and inflammation of the gums and mouth. Exposure produces central nervous system depression. May cause dispend (difficult or labored breathing). Inhalation may be fatal as a result of spasm, inflammation, edema of the larynx and bronchi, chemical pneumonitis and pulmonary edema. Toxic if inhaled. May cause burning sensation, coughing, wheezing, laryngitis, shortness of breath, headache, nausea, and vomiting.
