Product ID:SODIUM SULFIDE
MSDS Date:01/01/1985
FSC:6750
NIIN:00-200-2403
MSDS Number: BDJFR

Emergency Phone: 215-999-6000

Info Phone: 215-999-6000

Cage: 0TYC8

Telephone: 800-468-3853

Cage: 0TYC8

SODIUM SULFIDE (CAS #1313-82-2)

CAS: 1313-82-2

RTECS: WE1905000

Fraction By Weight: 60%.

ACGIH TLV: UNK

Effects of Overexposure:EYES/SKIN/RESPIRATORY: SEVERE CAUSTIC BURNS
OCCUR;MAY LIBERATE HYDROGEN SULFIDE

First Aid:EYES:HOLD EYE LIDS APPART-IRRIGATE W/RUNNING WATER FOR 15
MIN.,CALL PHYSICIAN;SKIN:REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING UNDER
SHOWER-WASH SKIN W/WATER,CALL PHYSICIAN;INHALATION:REMOVE TO FRESH
AIR-APPLY ARTIF ICIAL RESPIRATION OR OXYGEN,CALL PHYSICIAN.

Extinguishing Media:WATER OR DRY CHEMICAL EXTINGUISHER
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR PROPER BREATHING APPARATUS
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:HYDROGEN SULFIDE,SULFUR DIOXIDE GAS CAN
BE EVOLVED IN FIRE

Spill Release Procedures:RECOVER IN DRY STATE,USE APPROVED TOXIC DUST
RESPIRATOR

Handling and Storage Precautions:MAXIMUM STORAGE TEMP.262F/128C;KEEP
COOL & DRY, NO OXIDANT OR ACIDS.
Other Precautions:NO SMOKING, NO OPEN FLAMES OR SPARKS.

Respiratory Protection:U.S.B.M.-APPROVED TOXIC DUST RESPIRATOR OR GAS
MASK & APPROP.CANISTR
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST REQUIRED
Protective Gloves:LIQ.PROOF RUBBR
Eye Protection:CUP TYPE CHEM.SAFETY GOGG
Other Protective Equipment:FULL COVER CLOTHING,HEAD GEAR-SAFETY SHOWERS
IN WORK AREA.
Supplemental Safety and Health
PRODUCT WAS PURCHASED FROM CHEMICAL COMMODITIES AGENCY, AND WAS
APPARENTLY MANUFACTURED BY FMC CORP. HOWEVER THE WRONG CAGE CODE
WAS USED. CHANGE WILL BE MADE (20DEC91) IN CAGE CODE AND MFR TO
REFLE CT THE ASSUMED CORRECT ADDRESS ETC.

HCC:F8
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:347F /175C
Vapor Pres:NIL
Spec Gravity:1.81
Solubility in Water:APPRECIABLE
Appearance and Odor:YELLOW FLAKE,SOLID MATERIAL,SLIGHT H*2S ODOR

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ACIDS,OXIDANTS,FLAME,DIMINERALIZED WATER(PH < 8.)
Stability Condition to Avoid:ACCESSIBILITY TO ACIDS OR OXIDIZING
AGENTS,WILL REACT:H*2S,
Hazardous Decomposition Products:HYDROGEN SULFIDE,& SULFUR DIOXIDE

Waste Disposal Methods:DISSOLVE IN ALKALINE WATER & AERATE SOLUTION TO
CONVERT TO SULFATE,THIOSULFATE & CARBONATE.DO NOT AERATE IN CLOSED
AREA.

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