Boron Links

1. Factual links

   Some of the websites providing factual information on Boron:

   • 1.1 Some Q&As and FAQs on boron
   • 1.2 More information for the non-specialist
   • 1.3 Some policy-related websites
2. Other Views

1. Factual links

1.1 Some Q&As and FAQs on boron

• ToxFAQs on boron by the American Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR): www.atsdr.cdc.gov/tfacts26.html 
• Q&As on boron provided by the UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) at: www.eatwell.gov.uk/healthydiet/nutritionessentials/vitaminsandminerals/boron/ 

1.2 More information for the non-specialist

• The American Chemical Society (American Chemical Society) describes boron at a glance, at: http://pubs.acs.org/cen/80th/boron.html 

• The Jefferson Lab provides general information on boron's chemistry at: http://education.jlab.org/itselemental/ele005.html 

• The "Boronweb" by the Department of Chemistry of the University of Leeds (UK) (ULEEDS) provides extensive information on boron at: www.chem.leeds.ac.uk/boronweb/ 

• AETNA's Intelihealth website addresses uses and potential dangers of boron in alternative medicine at: www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WSIHW000/8513/31402/348951.html?d=dmtContent 

1.3 Some policy-related websites

• Health canada provides guidelines for boron in drinking water at: www.hc-sc.gc.ca/ewh-semt/pubs/water-eau/boron-bore/index-eng.php 

2. Other Views

Links in this section have been selected as examples of other views on Boron. This list of links is only a sample and it is not suggested that it is complete nor that it is fully representative of all the existing views. GreenFacts asbl takes no position concerning the views expressed in these linked documents.

• A 2003 risk assessment on boron by the Expert Group on Vitamins and Minerals from the UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) at:
   www.foodstandards.gov.uk/multimedia/pdfs/evm_boron.pdf

• A recent (August 2004) IRIS review on boron by the US EPA sets a Tolerable Upper Intake Level (UL) of Boron at 20 mg/kg body weight per day in adults:
  www.epa.gov/iris/subst/0410.htm 

• A May 2004 opinion of the EU Scientific Committee on Toxicity, Ecotoxicity and the Environment (CSTEE) on the EU draft Risk Assessment report on sodium perborate, identifies potential risks to humans due to contact with sodium perborate, an oxidative boron-containing compound:
   http://ec.europa.eu/comm/health/ph_risk/committees/sct/documents/

• The link below suggests that risks to humans due to contact with sodium perborate, an oxidative boron-containing compound, in household detergent and cleaning products would be low.
  www.heraproject.com/RiskAssessment.cfm