Product ID:SULFUR,POWDER,41498-0
MSDS Date:06/01/1994
FSC:6810
NIIN:00-264-6577
MSDS Number: BXCNF

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Cage: EO236

Telephone: 814-725-8103

Cage: EO236

SULFUR

CAS: 7704-34-9

RTECS: WS4250000

Fraction By Weight: 99.99%

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50 (ORAL, RAT) IS NOT KNOWN.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:NO Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:TARGET ORGANS: EYE, SKIN, RESPIRATORY
& GI TRACTS. ACUTE- MAY BE HARMFUL BY INHALATION OR INGESTION.
MATERIAL IS IRRITATING TO EYES, SKIN, MUCOUS MEMBRANES & UPPER
RESPIRATORY TRACT. MAY CAUSE DERMATI TIS. THE CHEMICAL, PHYSICAL
AND TOXICOLOGICAL PROPERTIES HAVE NOT BEEN THOROUGHLY INVESTIGATED.
CHRONIC- UNKNOWN.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:IRRITATION, BURNING SENSATION, COUGHING,
WHEEZING, LARYNGITIS, SHORTNESS OF BREATH, HEADACHE, NAUSEA,
VOMITING, DERMATITIS
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PERSONS WITH SENSITIVITY TO SULFUR

First Aid:GET MEDICAL HELP IF SYMPTOMS PERSIST. INHALED: MOVE TO FRESH
AIR. PROVIDE CPR/OXYGEN IF NEEDED. EYES: FLUSH WITH WATER FOR 15
MINUTES, HOLDING EYELIDS OPEN. SKIN: FLUSH WITH WATER FOLLOWED BY
WASHING SKIN WITH SOAP & WATER. ORAL: IF CONSCIOUS, WASH OUT MOUTH
WITH WATER. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION IMMEDIATELY.

Flash Point:FLAMMABLE SOLID
Extinguishing Media:WATER SPRAY, CARBON DIOXIDE, SAND, FOAM/DRY
CHEMICAL. WATER SPRAY MAY BE USED TO KEEP FIRE EXPOSED CONTAINERS
COOL.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR PROTECTIVE CLOTHING AND NIOSH-APPROVED
SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS. AVOID STRAIGHT STREAM OF WATER
WHICH WILL SCATTER MOLTEN SULFUR AND DUST.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:DUST OR VAPOR FORMS EXPLOSIVE MIXTURES
WITH AIR. IT EMITS TOXIC GASES OF SULFUR OXIDES.

Spill Release Procedures:WEAR PROPER PROTECTIVE CLOTHING AND
EQUIPMENTS. VENTILATE AREA. SWEEP UP AND PLACE IN A SUITABLE
CONTAINER FOR RECYCLING OR DISPOSAL. AVOID GENERATING DUST. WASH
SPILL SITE AFTER MATERIAL PICK UP IS C OMPLETE.
Neutralizing Agent:NOT RELEVANT

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN COOL, DRY, VENTILATED PLACE
AWAY FROM FIRE, SPARK, INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS. ALL ELECTRIC MOTORS
IN THE AREA SHOULD BE OF EXPLOSIVE PROOF TYPE.
Other Precautions:AVOID BREATHING DUSTS. DO NOT GET IN EYES, ON SKIN OR
ON CLOTHING. WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING. KEEP OUT OF REACH OF
CHILDREN. USE IN WELL VENTILATED AREA. WASH CONTAMINATED CLOTHING
BEFORE REUSE. KEEP CONTAINER TIGHTLY CLOSED.

Respiratory Protection:NONE SHOULD BE NEEDED IN NORMAL LABORATORY
HANDLING. IF DUSTY CONDITIONS PREVAIL, WORK IN FUME HOOD OR WEAR A
NIOSH- APPROVED RESPIRATOR FOR DUST OR FUMES.
Ventilation:USE GENERAL OR LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION TO KEEP FUME OR
DUST LEVELS AS LOW AS POSSIBLE.
Protective Gloves:RUBBER
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL GOGGLES/SAFETY GLASSES
Other Protective Equipment:PROTECTIVE CLOTHING AS NEEDED TO PREVENT
PROLONGED/REPEATED SKIN CONTACT, EYE WASH STATION AND SAFETY
SHOWER.
Work Hygienic Practices:OBSERVE GOOD INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE PRACTICES AND
RECOMMENDED PROCEDURES. WASH THOROUGHLY BEFORE EATING,
DRINKING/SMOKING.
Supplemental Safety and Health

HCC:V4
NRC/State Lic Num:NOT RELEVANT
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:833F,445C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:234F,112C
Spec Gravity:2.070
Viscosity:NOT RELEVANT
Solubility in Water:INSOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:YELLOW CRYSTALLINE POWDER - CHARACTERISTIC SULFUR
ODOR

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
OXIDIZING AGENTS
Stability Condition to Avoid:MOISTURE
Hazardous Decomposition Products:SULFUR OXIDES

Waste Disposal Methods:OBSERVE LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS.
MATERIAL SHOULD BE IGNITED IN PRESENCE OF SODIUM CARBONATE AND
CALCIUM HYDROXIDE. MIX WITH VERMICULITE. THEN WITH DRY CAUSTICS.
INCINERATE IN A CHEMICAL I NCINERATOR WITH AN AFTERBURNER AND
SCRUBBER.

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