*  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  *
Respiratory Protection:USE NIOSH/MSHA CERTIFIED DUST RESPIRATOR WHERE
    DUST OCCURS.
Ventilation:USE WITH ADEQUATE VENTILATION.
Other Protective Equipment:SAFETY SHOWER AND EYEWASH FOUNTAIN SHOULD BE
    WITHIN DIRECT ACCESS.
Work Hygienic Practices:AVOID BREATHING DUST. WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER
    HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
*  Product Identification  *
Preparer's Name:JOHN G. BLUMBERG
*  Composition/Information on Ingredients  *
Ingred Name:SILICIC ACID, SODIUM SALT
OSHA PEL:N/K 
ACGIH TLV:N/K 
Ingred Name:BORIC ACID, MONOSODIUM SALT; (BORIC ACID, SODIUM SALT)
ACGIH TLV:5 MG BORATES/M3
*  Hazards Identification  *
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NOOSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:EYE CONTACT:CAUSES IRRITATION. SKIN
    CONTACT:MAY CAUSE DEHYDRATION AND IRRITATION. INHAL:CAUSES
    IRRITATION TO RESPIRATORY TRACT. INGEST:NO KNOWN HAZARDS. SIGNS &
    SYMPTOMS OF EXPOS:SNEEZING AND DRYNESS  OF MUCOUS MEMBRANES
    (INHAL). REDNESS AND TEARING (EYE EXPOSURE). DRYNESS, ITCHING OR
    BURNING (SKIN EXPOSURE).
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:SEE HEALTH HAZARDS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:ASTHMA AND LUNG DISEASES.
*  First Aid Measures  *
First Aid:EYES:IMMEDIATELY FLUSH EYES WITH PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST
    INHAL:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. INGEST:CALL MD IMMEDIATELY . SKIN:FLUSH
    WITH CO PIOUS AMOUNTS OF WATER .
*  Fire Fighting Measures  *
Flash Point:NONCOMBUSTIBLE
Extinguishing Media:USE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA SUITABLE FOR SURROUNDING
    FIRE .
Fire Fighting Procedures:NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA AND FULL PROTECTIVE
    EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:
*  Accidental Release Measures  *
Spill Release Procedures:SWEEP, SCOOP, OR VACCUM DISCHARGED MATERIAL.
Neutralizing Agent:
*Handling and Storage  *
Handling and Storage Precautions:BORATE CONTENT MAY CAUSE DAMAGE TO
    PLANTS, PARTICULARLY CITRUS CROPS. NOT A LISTED TOXIC CHEMICAL
Other Precautions:
*  Physical/Chemical Properties  *
Evaporation Rate & Reference:NOT KNOWN
Solubility in Water:NEGLIGIBLE
Appearance and Odor:DRY WHITE POWDER. ODORLESS.
*  Stability and Reactivity Data  *
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
NONE KNOWN
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE KNOWN
Hazardous Decomposition Products:NONE
*  Disposal Considerations  *
Waste Disposal Methods:LANDFILL ACCORDING TO LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL
    REGULATIONS. DISPOSED MATERIAL IS NOT AN RCRA HAZARDOUS WASTE.
