PPG INDUSTRIES INC CHEMICAL DIVISION -- SODIUM SULFIDE  -- 6810-00N001369
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:SODIUM SULFIDE
MSDS Date:03/01/1993
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N001369
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:PPG INDUSTRIES INC CHEMICAL DIVISION
Address:ONE GATEWAY CENTER
City:PITTSBURGH
State:PA
ZIP:15222-1416
Country:US
Info Phone Num:304-843-1300
Emergency Phone Num:304-843-1300
Preparer's Name:R KENNETH LEE
CAGE:93915
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:PPG INDUSTRIES INC CHEMICAL DIVISION
Address:ONE GATEWAY CENTER
City:PITTSBURGH
State:PA
ZIP:15222-1416
Country:US
Phone:304-843-1300
CAGE:93915

=============  Composition/Information on Ingredients  =============

Ingred Name:ING 14: RESP PROT PROGRAMS MUST BE IN ACCORDANCE W/29 CFR
    1910.134.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:OTHER PROT EQUIP: WHEN NEC TO PREVENT SKIN CONTACT. PERS
    PROT CLTHG & USE OF EQUIP MUST BE I/A/W 29CFR 1910.132 & 133.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:SUP DAT: AREA. PRODUCT MUST NOT COME IN CONTACT WITH ACIDS.
    DO NOT FLUSH SPILLS TO SEWERS!
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:SODIUM SULFIDE
CAS:1313-82-2
RTECS #:WE1910000
Fraction by Wt: 60-62%
OSHA PEL:N/K 
ACGIH TLV:N/K 

Ingred Name:EFTS OF OVEREXP:OF LONG TERM, LOW LEVEL EXPOS TO THIS PROD
    HAVE NOT BEEN DETERMINED. SAFE HNDLG OF MATL ON LONG(ING 3)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Other REC Limits:NONE RECOMMENDED

Ingred Name:ING 2: ON LONG TERM BASIS SHOULD EMPHASIZE AVOIDANCE OF ALL
    EFFECTS FROM REPETITIVE ACUTE EXPOS.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:FIRST AID PROC: FAR BACK IN THROAT. ADMIN ADDTNL WATER.
    TAKE IMMED TO HOSP/MD. IF UNCON/IN CONVULS, TAKE IMMED TO(ING 5)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 4:HOSPITAL. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO INDUCE VOMITING/GIVE
    ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO AN UNCONSCIOUS PERSON. NOTE TO MD:(ING 6)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 5:TREAT SYMPTOMATICALLY.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:WASTE DISP METH:WELL AS ANY OTHER RELEVANT FEDERAL, STATE
    OR LOCAL LAWS/REGULATIONS REGARDING DISPOSAL.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:HNDLG/STOR: OR COPPER CONTAINERS. KEEP CHIPPING CNTNRS CLSD
    WHEN NOT IN USE. WEAR GOGGLES, RUBBER GLOVES, APRON & BOOTS.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:OTHER PREC: MINIMIZE EMPLOYEE EXPOS. DO NOT SWALLOW. DO NOT
    EAT, DRINK/SMOKE IN WORK AREA. NOTE: SINCE POTNTLY (ING 10)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 9: CRITICAL HAZARD IN WORKING W/PROD MAY RESULT BECAUSE
    OF GENERATING OF HYDROGEN SULFIDE GAS UNDER CERTAIN(ING 11)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 10: CNDTNS, MFR RECOMMS CONSIDERING INSTALLATION OF
    CONTINUOUS MONITORING HYDROGEN SULFIDE GAS DETECTION & (ING 12)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 11: ALARM SYSTEM IN AREA WHERE GENERATION OF SULFIDE
    GAS MAY OCCUR. DETAILS PERTAINING TO THE OPERATION & (ING 13)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 12: MAINTENANCE OF THE HYDROGEN SULFIDE GAS MONITORING
    SYSTEM, AS WELL AS EMPLOYEE TRAINING ARE OUTLINED BY NIOSH.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:RESP PROT:IN CASE OF HYDROGEN SULFIDE GENERATION. RESP USE
    LIMITS MAY BY NIOSH/MSHA OR MFR MUST BE OBSERVED.(ING 15)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

=====================  Hazards Identification  =====================

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50: (RATS) 200 MG/KG
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE: INHAL:IRRIT OF MUC MEMBS, EYES
    & RESP TRACT IS POSS FOLLOWING EXPOS TO DECOMP PROD, HYDROGEN
    SULFIDE GAS WHICH IS POTNTLY LETHAL. EYE/SKIN: MAY CAUSE IRRIT &
    SEV BURNS TO SKIN. MATL IS CONSIDER ED CORR & HAS CAPABILITY OF
    BEING ABSORB THRU SKIN PRDCG TOX TYPICAL OF HYDROGEN SULFIDE
    POISONING. (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT.
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: SIMILAR EFTS AS ALKALIES FOLLOWING
    DIRECT EXPOS TO EYE & CAN CAUSE IRREVERSIBLE DMG, INCLG BLINDNESS.
    INGEST: GASTRIC ACIDITY WOULD CONVERT MATL TO HYDROGEN SULFIDE GAS
    WHICH IS POTNTLY LETH AL. MATL IS QUITE CORR & WOULD PRDCE BURNS OF
    STOM LINING CAPABLE OF CAUSING SEV INJURY & DEATH. CHRONIC:
    EFTS(ING 2)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

=======================  First Aid Measures  =======================

First Aid:INHAL: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BRTHG, GIVE ARTF RESP,
    PREF MOUTH-TO-MOUTH. IF BRTHG IS DFCLT, GIVE O*2. CALL MD. HYDROGEN
    SULFIDE HAS A CHARACT ROTTEN EGG ODOR. EYE/SKIN: IMMED FLUSH
    W/PLENTY OF W ATER (SOAP & WATER FOR SKIN) FOR AT LEAST 15 MINS
    WHILE REMOVING CONTAMD CLTHG & SHOES BEFORE REUSE/DISCARD.
    INGEST:IF CONSCIOUS, DRINK LGE QTYS OF WATER. THEN INDUCE VOMIT BY
    PLACING FINGER(ING 4)

=====================  Fire Fighting Measures  =====================

Flash Point:NONFLAMMABLE
Extinguishing Media:USE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA SUITABLE FOR SURROUNDING
    FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA & FULL
    PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:CONT W/ALL ACIDS WILL LIBERATE POIS,
    FLAMM HYDROGEN SULFIDE GAS. IF HYDROGEN SULFIDE GAS IS LIBERATED,
    THE FIRE & EXPLOS HAZARD SHOULD BE HANDLED IN (SUP DAT)

==================  Accidental Release Measures  ==================

Spill Release Procedures:IMMED EVAC AREA, REMOVE IGNIT SOURCES &
    PROVIDE MAX VENT. ONLY PERS EQUIPPED W/NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD SCBA OF
    FULL FACEPIECE AIRLINE RESPS W/AUXILIARY SCBA'S OPERATED IN
    PRESS/DEMAND MODE & EYE/SKIN PROT S HOULD BE PERMITTED IN AREA.
    SWEEP SPILLED (SUPDAT)
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

======================	Handling and Storage  ======================

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE AWAY FROM STRONG OZIDIZING
    AGENTS. STORE IN COOL, VENTD AREA. STORE ONLY IN CLSD, PROPERLY
    LABELED CNTNRS. DO NOT STORE IN ZINC, ALUMINUM(ING 8)
Other Precautions:DO NOT BRTHE DUST/MISTS FROM SOLNS. INDIVIDUALS
    W/RESP &/CNS SYS DISEASES SHOULD NOT BE EXPOSED. DO NOT GET IN
    EYES, ON SKIN/ON CLTHG. MAY CAUSE SEV BURNS & PERM DMG. WASH THORO
    AFTER HANDLING. USE W/ ADEQ VENT. VENT MUST BE SUFF TO (ING 9)

=============  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  =============

Respiratory Protection:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD COMBINATION ACID GAS &
    DUST/MIST CARTRIDGE/CANISTER RESP W/FULL FACEPIECE WHENEVER
    VAP/MIST GENERATION IS LIKELY. NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD AIRLINE &/SCBA
    OPERATED IN POSITIVE PRESS DEMA ND MODE SHOULD BE READILY AVAIL(ING
    14)
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION SUFFICIENT TO MINIMIZE EMPLOYEE
    EXPOSURES.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES.
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGS (SUP DAT)
Other Protective Equipment:EMERGENCY EYEWASH & DELUGE SHOWER MEETING
    ANSI DESIGN CRITERIA. BOOTS, APRONS/CHEMICAL SUITS MUST BE USED(ING
    16)
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
SPEC GRAV: 1.858(FLAKE)(H*2O=1). PH: STRONGLY ALKALINE. %VOLAT: VERY
    LOW. EXPLO HAZ: SAME MANNER AS HYDROGEN SULFIDE. EYE PROT: & FULL
    LENGTH FSHLD . SPILL PROC: MATL INTO CNTNRS FOR DISP. SPILL ED
    SODIUM SULFIDE SHOULD BE RECLAIMED IF POSS. AFTER ALL VISIBLE
    TRACES HAVE BEEN REMOVED, THORO WET VACUUM (ING 17)

==================  Physical/Chemical Properties  ==================

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:346F,174C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:197F,92C
Spec Gravity:SUPDAT
pH:SUPDAT
Solubility in Water:15% @ 68F
Appearance and Odor:WHITE TO YELLOW FLAKES; SLIGHT ROTTEN EGG ODOR.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:SUPDAT

=================  Stability and Reactivity Data  =================

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
AVOID CONT W/STRONG OXIDIZING & ACIDS. SODIUM SULFIDE SOLNS ATTACK
    ZINC, COPPER, ALUMINUM & ALLOYS OF THESE METALS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:AVOID CONCENTRATING SOLUTIONS -- COULD
    CAUSE SPONTANEOUS IGNITION.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CONTACT W/ACIDS WILL LIBERATE
    FLAMMABLE AND POISONOUS HYDROGEN SULFIDE.

====================  Disposal Considerations  ====================

Waste Disposal Methods:MUST BE DISP OF IN APPRVD HAZ WASTE MGMT
    FACILITY. CARE MUST BE TAKEN WHEN USING/DISP OF CHEM MATLS &/THEIR
    CNTNRS TO PVNT ENVIRON CONTAM. IT IS YOUR DUTY TO DISP OF CHEM
    MATLS &/THEIR CNTNRS I/A/W/CL EAN AIR ACT, THE CLEAN WATER ACT,
    RCRA,AS(ING 7)

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