Sodium pentaborate
Last updated: 20/08/2023
(Also known as: boron sodium oxide)
The following alerts are based on the data in the tables below. An absence of an alert does not imply the substance has no implications for human health, biodiversity or the environment but just that we do not have the data to form a judgement.
Environmental fate
Ecotoxicity
Human health
 
A plant growth regulator used to reduce russetting in apples, especially Golden Delicious
Russetting
Apples
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Current
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Not approved
Not applicable
No UK approval for use
EC Regulation 1107/2009 (repealing 91/414)
Not approved
Not applicable
Not applicable
Not applicable
Yes
ATAustria
BEBelgium
BGBulgaria
CYCyprus
CZCzech Republic
DEGermany
DKDenmark
EEEstonia
ELGreece
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
ESSpain
FIFinland
FRFrance
HRCroatia
HUHungary
IEIreland
ITItaly
LTLithuania
LULuxembourg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
LVLatvia
MTMalta
NLNetherlands
PLPoland
PTPortugal
RORomania
SESweden
SISlovenia
SKSlovakia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
ISIceland
NONorway
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
None
B₅NaO₈
B([O-])([O-])[O-].B([O-])([O-])[O-].B([O-])([O-])[O-].B([O-])([O-])[O-].B([O-])([O-])[O-].[Na+]
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PJEIEBXVQQSCGZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI=1S/5BO3.Na/c5*2-1(3)4;/q5*-3;+1
Yes
Plant Growth Regulator
Inorganic compound
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Natural
Multi-site activity.
12007-92-0
234-522-7
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16204494
No data found
317.03
sodium pentaborate
sodium pentaborate
sodium pentaborate
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None allocated
None allocated
8D
Not applicable
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Colourless crystals
Usually supplied as a wettable powder
113000
L3 L = Pesticide manuals and hard copy reference books / other sources 3 = Unverified data of known source
High
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750
L3 L = Pesticide manuals and hard copy reference books / other sources 3 = Unverified data of known source
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Soil adsorption and mobility
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Cannot be calculated
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None
Terrestrial ecotoxicology
> 4500
L3 L = Pesticide manuals and hard copy reference books / other sources 3 = Unverified data of known source
Rat
Low
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13.0
Q3 Q = Miscellaneous data from online sources 3 = Unverified data of known source
Oncorhynchus mykiss
Moderate
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40.2
Q3 Q = Miscellaneous data from online sources 3 = Unverified data of known source
Daphnia magna
Moderate
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> 81.3
Q3 Q = Miscellaneous data from online sources 3 = Unverified data of known source
Desmodesmus subspicatus
Low
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HUMAN HEALTH AND PROTECTION
High (class III)
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> 4500
L3 L = Pesticide manuals and hard copy reference books / other sources 3 = Unverified data of known source
Rat
Low
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EU MRL pesticide database 
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Carcinogen
Endocrine disruptor
No data found
A0 A = Chromosome aberration (EFSA database) 0 = No data
; B0 B = DNA damage/repair (EFSA database) 0 = No data
; C0 C = Gene mutation (EFSA database) 0 = No data
; D0 D = Genome mutation (EFSA database) 0 = No data
; E0 E = Unspecified genotoxicity type (miscellaneous data source) 0 = No data
No data found
Reproduction / development effects
Acetyl cholinesterase inhibitor
Neurotoxicant
?Possibly, status not identified
XNo, known not to cause a problem
No data found
Respiratory tract irritant
Skin irritant
Skin sensitiser
No data found
✓Yes, known to cause a problem
No data found
Eye irritant
Phototoxicant
 
?Possibly, status not identified
No data found
 
May cause nausea, vomiting & diarrhoea if ingested
No information available
Health: H318, H332, H361d, H373 Environment: H411
Not listed (Not listed)
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sodium pentaborate
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Record last updated:
20/08/2023
Contact:
aeru@herts.ac.uk
Please cite as:
Lewis, K.A., Tzilivakis, J., Warner, D. and Green, A. (2016) An international database for pesticide risk assessments and management. Human and Ecological Risk Assessment: An International Journal , 22 (4), 1050-1064. DOI: 10.1080/10807039.2015.1133242