CJWRP - 84680 SULFUR

Product Identification

Product ID:84680 SULFUR
MSDS Date:06/01/1994
FSC:6810
NIIN:00D007847
Status Code:A
MSDS Number: CJWRP

Responsible Party
POST APPLE SCIENTIFIC INC
8893 GULF ROAD
NORTH EAST, PA 16428
US

Emergency Phone: 814-725-3330

Info Phone: 814-725-8103

Preparer: NOT PROVIDED.

Cage: 06JC6

Contractor
POST APPLE SCIENTIFIC INC
UNKNOW NORTH EAST, PA 16428-4298 US

Telephone: 814-725-3330

Cage: 06JC6

Ingredients

SULFUR

CAS: 7704-34-9

RTECS: WS4250000

Fraction By Weight: NOT PROVID

OSHA PEL NOT PROVIDED.

ACGIH TLV: NOT PROVIDED.

Hazards

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NOT PROVIDED.
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:TARGET ORGANS: NOT PROVIDED. ACUTE
EFFECTS: MAY BE HARMFUL BY INHALATION, INGESTION OR SKIN
ABSORPTION. CAUSES EYE AND SKIN IRRITATION. MATERIAL IS IRRITATING
TO MUCOUS MEMBRANES AND UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT. EXPOSURE CAN
CAUSE DERMATITIS. TO THE BEST OF OUR KNOWLEDE, THE CHEMICAL,
PHYSICAL AND TOXICOLOGICAL PROPERTIES HAVE NOT BEEN THOROUGHLY
INVESTIGATED. CHRONIC: NOT PROVIDED.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT PROVIDED.
Effects of Overexposure:SYMPTOMS OF EXPOSURE MAY INCLUDE IRRITATION,
BURNING SENSATION, COUGHING, WHEEZING, LARYNGITIS, SHORTNESS OF
BREATH, HEADACHE, NAUSEA AND VOMITING.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NOT PROVIDED.

First Aid

First Aid:CONTAMINATION OF THE EYES SHOULD BE TREATED BY IMMEDIATE AND
PROLONGED IRRIGATION WITH COPIOUS AMOUNT OF WATER. ASSURE ADEQUATE
FLUSHING OF THE EYES BY SEPARATING THE EYELIDS WITH FINGERS. IN
CASE OF CONTACT, IMMEDIATELY WASH SKIN WITH SOAP AND COPIOUS
AMOUNT OF WATER. IF INHALED, REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BREATHING,
GIVE ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION. IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT, GIVE
OXYGEN. IF SWALLOW ED, WASH OUT MOUTH WITH WATER PROVIDED PERSON IS
CONSCIOUS. CALL A PHYSICIAN. REMOVE AND WASH CONTAMINATED CLOTHING
PROMPTLY.

Fire Fighting

Flash Point:FLAMMABLE SOLID
Autoignition Temp:=190.C, 374.F
Extinguishing Media:WATER SPRAY, CARBON DIOXIDE, DRY CHEMICAL OR
APPROPRIATE FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS AND
PROTECTIVE CLOTHING TO PREVENT CONTACT WITH SKIN AND EYES.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:THIS MATERIAL, LIKE MOST MATERIALS IN
POWDER FORM, IS CAPABLE OF CREATING A DUST EXPLOSION. EMITS TOXIC
FUMES UNDER FIRE CONDITIONS.

Accidental Release

Spill Release Procedures:EVACUATE AREA. WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING
APPARATUS, RUBBER BOOTS AND HEAVY RUBBER GLOVES. WEAR DISPOSABLE
COVERALLS AND DISCARD THEM AFTER USE. SWEEP UP AND PLACE IN A BAG
AND HOLD FOR WASTE DISP OSAL. VENTILATE AREA AND WASH SPILL SITE
AFTER MATERIAL PICK UP IS COMPLETE.
Neutralizing Agent:NOT RELEVANT

Handling

Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP TIGHTLY CLOSED.
Other Precautions:IRRITANT. AVOID PROLONGED OR REPEATED EXPOSURE. DO
NOT BREATHE DUST. AVOID CONTACT WITH EYES, SKIN AND CLOTHING. WASH
THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.

Exposure Controls

Respiratory Protection:NIOSH/MSHA- APPROVED RESPIRATOR
Ventilation:MECHANICAL EXHAUST REQUIRED.
Protective Gloves:LONG RUBBER OR NEOPRENE GAUNTLET GLOVES.
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL SAFETY GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:IMPERVIOUS PROTECTIVE CLOTHING. SAFETY
SHOWER AND EYE BATH.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
P/N: S 295

Chemical Properties

HCC:F8
NRC/State Lic Num:NOT RELEVANT
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:NOT RELEVANT.
Melt/Freeze Pt:=112.C, 233.6F
Decomp Temp:Decomp Text:NOT PROVIDED.
Vapor Pres:10 @ 246C/1 @ 183.8C
Vapor Density:8.9
Spec Gravity:2.070
Viscosity:NOT RELEVANT
Evaporation Rate & Reference:NOT RELEVANT.
Solubility in Water:NOT PROVIDED.
Appearance and Odor:YELLOW CRYSTALLINE POWDER
Percent Volatiles by Volume:NOT RELEVANT
Corrosion Rate:NOT PROVIDED.

Stability

OXIDIZING AGENTS
Stability Condition to Avoid:MOISTURE
Hazardous Decomposition Products:SULFUR OXIDES

Disposal

Waste Disposal Methods:MATERIAL SHOULD BE IGNITED IN PRESENCE OF SODIUM
CARBONATE AND SLAKED LIME (CALCIUM HYDROXIDE). THE SUBSTANCE SHOULD
BE MIXED WITH VERMICULITE AND THEN WITH THE DRY CAUSTICS, WRAPPED
IN PAPER AND BURN ED IN A CHEMICAL INCINERATOR EQUIPPED WITH AN
AFTERBURNER AND SCRUBBER. OBSERVE ALL FEDERAL, STATE A ND LOCAL
ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS.

Toxicology

Toxicological Information:MAY BE HARMFUL BY INHALATION, INGESTION OR
SKIN ABSORPTION. CAUSES EYE AND SKIN IRRITATION. MATERIAL IS
IRRITATING TO MUCOUS MEMBRANES AND UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT.
SYMPTOMS OF EXPOSURE MAY INCLUDE IRR ITATION, BURNING SENSATION,
COUGHING, WHEEZING, LARYNGITIS, SHORTNESS OF BREATH, HEADACHE,
NAUSEA AND VOMITING. EXPOSURE CAN CAUSE DERMATITIS. TO THE BEST OF
OUR KNOWLEDE, THE CHEMICAL, PHYSICAL AND T OXICOLOGICAL PROPERTIES
HAVE NOT BEEN THOROUGHLY INVESTIGATED. CHRONIC: NOT PROVIDED.

Ecology

Ecological:DATA NOT AVAILABLE.

Transport

Transport Information:UN1350 (DOT)

Regulatory

SARA Title III Information:NOT PROVIDED.
Federal Regulatory Information:EPA TSCA CHEMICAL INVENTORY, JANUARY
1993.
State Regulatory Information:NOT PROVIDED.

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