MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET (MSDS)

BORATE FERTILIZER

I. PRODUCT AND COMPANY IDENTIFICATION

a. Product Identification:

Commercial Name: BORATE

45.00 - 47.00% B2O3
Formula: B2O3
N° EINECS: 296-662-5
REACH registration number: Not required

b. Relevant applications and unadvisable uses:

Recommended use:
- Agriculture
- Ceramic
- Metallurgical
- Glass
Unadvisable uses:
- Unspecified

c. Supplier information:

PT. HERBIVOR SATU NUSA

Surabaya – East Java – Indonesia

II. HEALTH HAZARD INFORMATION

a. Product classification:

The product does not meet the criterion to be classified as dangerous with accordance to the
EC and the decree 67/548/CEE in its amended version.

b. Main side effects:

- Breathing: It may cause some irritation to the nose and throat.

- Eye contact: Borate is slightly irritating for human eye.
- Skin contact: It does not irritate the skin. Avoid contact with injured skin.
- Ingestion: The accidental ingestion of small amounts may cause minimal effects.
However, the ingestion of great quantities of this product may cause side effects to the
digestive apparatus.
- Carcinogenicity: Not carcinogen.
- Potential ecological effects: Although boron is an essential micronutrient for the growth
of plants, it may be harmful to vegetables that are sensitive to high quantities of boron.
The quantity of Borate exposed to the environment should be minimized.

c. Label elements:

- Unspecified

III. COMPOSITION

- Chemical name: Borate

- N º EINECS: 296-662-5
- Molecular formula: B2O3
- Molecular weight: 261.11 g/mol
- Concentration: 45 00 - 47.00% B2O3
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IV. FIRST AID

a. First aid description:

In case of manifest or suspected exposure: consult a doctor.

- Inhaling: If there is a case of symptoms such as nose or throat irritations, provide clear
air and rest. If respiration is irregular or has stopped, proceed with artificial respiration
and seek medical advice.
- Eye contact: Wash eyes with abundant water and clean for 15 minutes by keeping eyes
wide open. If irritation persists for more than 30 minutes, seek medical advice.
- Skin contact: Wash the area with a lot of water and soap.
- Ingestion: Induce vomiting. Rinse mouth. Drink one or two glasses of water. Assure
that the victim is in an open air space and provide complementary medical care.

b. Main symptoms and acute and delayed effects:

- Oral intoxication: Nausea, vomiting, gastric annoyance.

- Irritation: Eye irritation, mouth, nose and throat dryness, sore throat and cough.

c. Medical attention indication and special treatment to be undertaken immediately:

No need for medical attention, follow the advice given in section 4.1

V. FIRE FIGHTING MEASURES

a. Extinguishing means:

All extinguishing agents are allowed in firefighting.

b. Specific dangers deriving from the substance or mix:

None, non-flammable product, non-combusting, non-explosive.

c. Recommendations for fire fighters:

Personal protection equipment: overall, boots, gloves, eye protection, breather.

VI. ACCIDENTAL SPILLING MEASURES

a. Personal precautions, protection equipment and emergency procedures

1. Personal precautions:
- Avoid making dust. In the case of prolonged exposure or high levels of dust in the air,
use a personal breather in accordance to the national laws.
- Avoid inhaling dust.
- Assure an adequate ventilation.
2. Personal protection equipment:
- Breathers that abide to EN149 are recommended
- The use of gloves and safely glasses in very dusty areas.
3. Emergency procedures:
Not required

b. Relevant environmental precautions:

- Avoid the product entering sewers or running water.

- Place bins to discard residues according to the law.
- If the product pollutes groundwater, rivers or sewers, inform local authorities in
accordance with the regulation procedures.
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c. Containment and cleaning material and methods:

1. Cleaning:
Hoover or sweep with a broom and spade without lifting dust and use a container which
abides by the law to discard it. Avoid polluting surrounding water and spilling when
cleaning.
2. Water spills:
- Take the solution to a neutralization pond. Prevent the solution from being consumed or
from polluting water sources or effluents.
- Warn local authorities so that none of the effected water is used for irrigation or as
drinking water until natural dilution brings boron back to the normal environmental
level.

d. References to other sections:

See section 8, 12 y 13.

VII. HANDLING AND STORAGE

a. Precautions for secure handling:

- Avoid dust formation and handle in ventilated areas.

- For personal safety see section 8.
- Avoid exposure and seek specific instructions before use.
- Handle product away from sewers, surface and underground water and human
consumption water sources.
- Eating, drinking and smoking are prohibited in working areas.

b. Safe storage conditions and possible incompatibilities:

- It is recommended to store the product in a closed area under dry conditions. In order to
maintain the characteristics of the product and the integrity of the packing and to
minimize possible caking, apply the FIFO (first-in first-out) rotation system.
- Store the product in a dry place.
- Apply dust prevention procedures in order to minimize the formation and accumulation
of dust.

c. Specific final uses:

None.

VIII. EXPOSURE CONTROL

a. Control parameters:

1. Exposure limit in the environment:

- OSHA Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL): 15 mg/m3 of total dust, 5 mg/m3 breathable
fraction by dust interference.
- ACGIH Threshold Limit Value (TLV): 10 mg/m3 of total dust.

b. Exposure controls:

1. Particulate matter emission control:

- Provide a particulate emission control system (confinement, collecting, filtering,
solution, etc.).
- Respect the local regulations on dust (total and respiratory).
2. Personal protection:
- Provide special instructions before use.
- Do not handle substance before having read and understood all the safety instructions.
- Use local escape ventilation.
- It is recommended to use breathers that abide to EN149.
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- The use of personal protection equipment is mandatory. Use gloves (rubber, nitrile or
butyl are recommended) and safety glasses in very dusty areas.
- Provide eyewash in operational areas.
- Apply hand-washing protocols (before break and at the end of the working day) as well
as clothing change and washing.
3. Environmental preservation:
Provide particulate emission monitoring data that gives value to the presence or
concentration of particulate matter in relation to the permissible limits.

IX. PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES

a. Basic physical and chemical property information:

- Physical Appearance: Fine Powder

- Molecular weight: 261.11 g/mol
- Color: Light Gray
- pH at 20ºC (Sol. Saturated): 9.02
- Odor: Odorless
- Density: 600 – 680 kg/m3
- Boiling point: Not applicable
- Fusion point: 960°C
- Inflammability: Non-inflammable
- Ignition point: Not applicable
- Partition coefficient (22 ºC): Not available

X. STABILITY AND REACTIVITY

a. Reactivity:

Stable product.

b. Chemical stability:

Stable: Under normal usage, storage and transportation conditions.

c. Dangerous reaction possibility:

None. Polymerization is inexistent.

d. Conditions to be avoided:

- Avoid exposure to humidity during storage and transport.

- Avoid contact with strong acids such as sulfuric and nitric acid. The product will
decompose and there will be the formation of boric acid.

e. Incompatible matter:

It is incompatible with the presence of certain compounds of a basic character.

f. Dangerous decomposition products:

None

XI. TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION

a. Acute toxicity:

- Ingestion: Low acute oral LD50 in rats is 3200 mg / kg body weight.

- Skin: Low acute dermal LD50 in rabbits is greater than 2,000 mg / kg of body weight.
Poorly absorbed through intact skin.
- Inhaling: Low acute inhalation toxicity.
- Skin irritation: No skin irritation.
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- Eye irritation: No eye irritation. Fifty years of occupational exposure indicate no

adverse effects on the human eye.
- Sensibility: It is not a cutaneous sensitizer.

b. Reproduction toxicity:

Unspecified

c. Carcinogenicity / mutagenicity:

Is not carcinogen. / It is not mutagen.

d. Data on humans:

None

XII. ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION

a. Toxicity:

1. Animal ecotoxicity:
Toxic to birds and mammals if swallowed in great quantities.
2. Plant ecotoxicity:
Great quantities may kill plants. Boron is used in small concentrations as a
micronutrient.
3. Air ecotoxicity:
Borate does not evaporate and the particulate emission pollution will depend on thesize
and the concentration of the particle, mobility and degradability.

b. Persistency and degradability:

Boron appears in a natural way and is omnipresent in the environment.

c. Bio-accumulation possibility:

Not bio-accumulative.

d. Soil mobility:

Borate is partially soluble in water. Water contains low concentrations of boron that varies
between a range of 0.001 and 0.1 mg/L

e. PBT and mPmB value results:

It is not persistent or bio-accumulative.

f. Other side effects:

None

XIII. ELIMINATION POSSIBILITY CONSIDERATIONS

- Eliminate the content/container according to applicable local, regional, national or

international regulations.
- Dumping the product is not recommended.
- In the case of great quantities of Borate, reusing it for adequate applications is
recommended.

a. Waste treatment methods:

The application of adequate methods or hiring the services of companies specializing in this
issue is suggested.
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XIV. INFORMATION REFERRING TO TRANSPORTATION

Borate does not have a UN number and is not regulated by international laws referring torailway,
overland, maritime, or air transportation.

XV. STATUTORY INFORMATION

a. Specific substance or mix safety, health and environmental regulations and

legislations:

Assure that all national and local regulations are enforced.

- Clean air act (Montreal protocol): Borate was not manufactured with nor does it
contain any class I or class II substances that deplete the ozone layer.

b. Chemical safety evaluation:

Borate is exempted from the REACH register in accordance with Annex V.7.

XVI. OTHER INFORMATION

a. MSDS modifications

Version Control Amendment

01 Not applicable

b. Abbreviations:

- REACH: Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals.

c. References:

- Clansky, Kenneth B., Ed. Suspect Chemicals Sourcebook: A Guide to Industrial

Chemicals Covered Under Major Federal Regulatory and Advisory Programs. Roytech
Publications, Inc. Burlingame, CA. 1990. Update, p. il.
- Lewis, R.J., Sr. and R.L. Tatken, Eds. Registry of Toxic Effects of Chemical
Substances. Microfiche Ed. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.
Cincinnati, OH.
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Environmental Mutagen Information Center (EMIC),
Bibliographic Data Base. Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Oak Ridge, TN. Listed.

d. Security risk phrases (According to directive 67/548/CEE):

Irrelevant

e. Recommendations for employees:

- The product must not be used for any purpose other than the ones specified in rubric 1
without having previously obtained handling instructions.
- It is at all times the user own responsibility to take all the necessary measures in order
to abide to the legal requirements and local regulations.
- The information on this safety data sheet needs to be considered as a description of the
safety requirements relevant to our product and not as a guarantee of its properties.