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Borax and Boric Acid toxicity
by Trihalo42
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New to the forums. First post.
Do not confuse Boric Acid with Sodium Tetraborate. Comparing the toxicity is like comparing Chlorine Bleach with Sodium Chloride (table salt). Also beware of the new formula for 20 Mule Team Borax which is not Sodium Tetraborate. Always read the label.
(npic. orst. edu / factsheets / borictech.html)
”The U.S. EPA considers boric acid to be low in acute toxicity based on studies in rats with an oral LD50 of 3450 mg/kg for male rats and 4080 mg/kg for female rats.1 Sodium tetraborate decahydrate (borax) is also low in toxicity based on acute oral toxic ...
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