*  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  *
Respiratory Protection:NONE NORMALLY REQUIRED. IF DUSTY CONDITIONS
    PREVAIL, WORK IN VENTILATION HOOD OR WEAR NIOSH-APPROVED DUST/FUME
    RESPIRATOR.
Ventilation:LOCAL/GENERAL RECOMMENDED
Other Protective Equipment:EYE WASH FOUNTAIN, SAFETY SHOWER AND
    IMPERVIOUS CLOTHING TO PREVENT SKIN CONTACT
Work Hygienic Practices:OBSERVE GOOD PERSONAL HYGIENE PRACTICES AND
    RECOMMENDED PROCEDURES. WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING. AVOID
    CONTACT.
Supplemental Safety and Health
*  Product Identification  *
Preparer's Name:ALEXANDER A. PICCIRILLI
*  Composition/Information on Ingredients  *
Ingred Name:SODIUM SULFIDE NONAHYDRATE
Other REC Limits:NONE RECOMMENDED
*  Hazards Identification  *
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:NO  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NOOSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:TARGET ORGANS:EYES, SKIN, RESPIRATORY
    AND GASTROINTESTINAL TRACTS. ACUTE- CORROSIVE. INHALATION OF
    HYDROGEN SULFIDE GAS CAN BE FATAL. INGESTION OF SMALL AMOUNTS CAN
    BE RAPIDLY FATAL. EXTREMELY DESTRUC TIVE TO THE TISSUE OF THE UPPER
    RESPIRATORY TRACT, EYES AND SKIN. CAUSES UNCONSCIOUSNESS AND DEATH.
    CHRONIC- UNKNOWN.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:SEVERE IRRITATION, COUGHING, PULMONARY EDEMA,
    SHORTNESS OF BREATH, VOMITING, DIZZINESS, DEATH, PAIN, BLURRED
    VISION, UNCONSCIOUSNESS, DIARRHEA
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PERSONS WITH PRE-EXISTING SKIN
    DISORDERS OR EYE PROBLEMS OR IMPAIRED RESPIRATORY FUNCTION MAY BE
    MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE EFFECTS OF THE SUBSTANCE.
*  First Aid Measures  *
First Aid:GET IMMEDIATE MEDICAL HELP FOR ALL CASES OF EXPOSURE.
    OPEN. INHALED:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. PROVIDE CPR/OXYGEN IF NECESSARY.
    ORAL:DO NOT I NDUCE VOMITING. IF CONSCIOUS, DRINK 1-2GLASSES OF
    MILK/WATER. NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO AN UNCONSCIOUS PERSON.
    IF VOMITING OCCURS SPONTANEOUSLY, KEEP HEAD BELOW HIPS TO PREVENT
    ASPIRATION.
*  Fire Fighting Measures  *
Flash Point:NONE
Lower Limits:NOT RELEVANT
Upper Limits:NOT RELEVANT
Extinguishing Media:WATER SPRAY, CARBON DIOXIDE, FOAM OR DRY CHEMICAL
    FOR SUPPORTING FIRE. USE WATER SPRAY TO COOL FIRE EXPOSED
    CONTAINERS.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR PROTECTIVE CLOTHING AND NIOSH-APPROVED
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:ANHYDROUS MATERIAL IS UNSTABLE AND MAY
    EXPLODE. CAN YIELD VERY TOXIC GAS OF HYDROGEN SULFIDE.
*  Accidental Release Measures  *
Spill Release Procedures:RECOVER FOR USE IF NOT CONTAMINATED. WEAR
    PROTECTIVE SAFETY EQUIPMENT AND USE ADEQUATE VENTILATION. AVOID
    MAKING DUST. SWEEP UP AND PLACE IN A SUITABLE CONTAINER FOR
    DISPOSAL. FLUSH SPILL AREA WITH WA TER. DO NOT ALLOW WASH WATER TO
    POLLUTESTREAMS.
Neutralizing Agent:ACETIC ACID
*Handling and Storage  *
Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN COOL, VENTILATED AREA AWAY
    FROM LIGHT & INCOMPATIBLES. KEEP CONTAINER TIGHTLY CLOSED. DO NOT
    STORE IN ZINC, ALUMINUM OR COPPER CONTAINERS.
Other Precautions:DO NOT GET IN EYES, ON SKIN OR ON CLOTHING. AVOID
    INHALATION OF DUSTS. KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN. OBEY HAZARD
    WARNING LABEL. FOR LABORATORY USE ONLY. NOT FOR DRUG,
    FOOD/HOUSEHOLD USE. USE WITH ADE QUATE VENTILATION.
*  Physical/Chemical Properties  *
HCC:B1
NRC/State Lic Num:NOT RELEVANT
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:DECOMPOSES
pH:ALKALI
Viscosity:NOT RELEVANT
Evaporation Rate & Reference:NOT RELEVANT
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS TO SLIGHTLY YELLOW DELIQUESCENT CRYSTALS,
    HYDROGEN SULFIDE ODOR
*  Stability and Reactivity Data  *
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG ACIDS, STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS
Stability Condition to Avoid:LIGHT, EXCESSIVE HEAT AND TEMPERATURES
Hazardous Decomposition Products:OXIDES OF SULFUR AND TOXIC AND
    FLAMMABLE HYDROGEN SULFIDE GAS
*  Disposal Considerations  *
Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IN AN APPROVED INCINERATOR OR
    CONTRACT WITH LICENSED CHEMICAL WASTE DISPOSAL SERVICE. DISCHARGE,
    TREATMENT OR DISPOSAL IS SUBJECT TO FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL LAWS.
