------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MSDS for AMMONIUM SULFIDE, (46-52% SOLUTION) Page 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1 - PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ PRODUCT NAME: AMMONIUM SULFIDE, (46-52% SOLUTION) FORMULA: (NH4)2S FORMULA WT: 68.10 CAS NO.: 12135-76-1 NIOSH/RTECS NO.: BS4920000 COMMON SYNONYMS: AMMONIUM HYDROGEN SULFIDE SOLUTION; AMMONIUM BISULFIDE SOLUTION PRODUCT CODES: 9746,9745,9747 EFFECTIVE: 01/27/87 REVISION #03 PRECAUTIONARY LABELLING BAKER SAF-T-DATA(TM) SYSTEM HEALTH - 2 MODERATE FLAMMABILITY - 4 EXTREME (FLAMMABLE) REACTIVITY - 2 MODERATE CONTACT - 3 SEVERE (CORROSIVE) HAZARD RATINGS ARE 0 TO 4 (0 = NO HAZARD; 4 = EXTREME HAZARD). LABORATORY PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT GOGGLES & SHIELD; LAB COAT & APRON; VENT HOOD; PROPER GLOVES; CLASS B EXTINGUISHER PRECAUTIONARY LABEL STATEMENTS DANGER CAUSES BURNS EXTREMELY FLAMMABLE MAY BE FATAL IF SWALLOWED OR INHALED LIBERATES POISONOUS AND FLAMMABLE HYDROGEN SULFIDE GAS KEEP AWAY FROM HEAT, SPARKS, FLAME. DO NOT GET IN EYES, ON SKIN, ON CLOTHING. DO NOT BREATHE VAPOR. KEEP IN TIGHTLY CLOSED CONTAINER. LOOSEN CLOSURE CAUTIOUSLY. USE WITH ADEQUATE VENTILATION. WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING. IN CASE OF FIRE, USE WATER SPRAY, ALCOHOL FOAM, DRY CHEMICAL OR CARBON DIOXIDE. IN CASE OF SPILL, FLUSH SPILLAREA WITH WATER. SAF-T-DATA(TM) STORAGE COLOR CODE: RED STRIPE (STORE SEPARATELY) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2 - HAZARDOUS COMPONENTS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ COMPONENT % CAS NO. AMMONIUM SULFIDE 46-52 12135-76-1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3 - PHYSICAL DATA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MSDS for AMMONIUM SULFIDE, (46-52% SOLUTION) Page 2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ BOILING POINT: 40 C ( 104 F) VAPOR PRESSURE(MM HG): 450 MELTING POINT: -18 C ( 0 F) VAPOR DENSITY(AIR=1): 2.3 SPECIFIC GRAVITY: 1.00 EVAPORATION RATE: N/A (H2O=1) (BUTYL ACETATE=1) SOLUBILITY(H2O): COMPLETE (IN ALL PROPORTIONS) % VOLATILES BY VOLUME: 100 APPEARANCE & ODOR: YELLOW TO ORANGE FUMING SOLUTION WITH SULFIDE & AMMONIA ODOR ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4 - FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARD DATA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ FLASH POINT (CLOSED CUP: 22 C ( 72 F) FLAMMABLE LIMITS: UPPER - 46 % LOWER - 4 % FIRE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA USE WATER SPRAY, ALCOHOL FOAM, DRY CHEMICAL OR CARBON DIOXIDE. SPECIAL FIRE-FIGHTING PROCEDURES FIREFIGHTERS SHOULD WEAR PROPER PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS WITH FULL FACEPIECE OPERATED IN POSITIVE PRESSURE MODE. MOVE CONTAINERS FROM FIRE AREA IF IT CAN BE DONE WITHOUT RISK. USE WATER TO KEEP FIRE-EXPOSED CONTAINERS COOL. UNUSUAL FIRE & EXPLOSION HAZARDS GIVES OFF FLAMMABLE VAPORS. VAPORS MAY FORM EXPLOSIVE MIXTURE WITH AIR. CLOSED CONTAINERS EXPOSED TO HEAT MAY EXPLODE. CONTACT WITH STRONG OXIDIZERS MAY CAUSE FIRE. TOXIC GASES PRODUCED HYDROGEN SULFIDE, AMMONIA, SULFUR DIOXIDE, NITROGEN OXIDES ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5 - HEALTH HAZARD DATA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ TLV, STEL, AND PEL ARE LISTED FOR HYDROGEN SULFIDE. TOXICITY TEST RESULTS ARE LISTED FOR PURE AMMONIUM SULFIDE. THRESHOLD LIMIT VALUE (TLV/TWA): 14 MG/M3 ( 10 PPM) SHORT-TERM EXPOSURE LIMIT (STEL): 21 MG/M3 ( 15 PPM) PERMISSIBLE EXPOSURE LIMIT (PEL): 14 MG/M3 ( 10 PPM) TOXICITY: LD50 (SCU-MOUSE)(MG/KG) - 132 CARCINOGENICITY: NTP: NO IARC: NO Z LIST: NO OSHA REG: NO EFFECTS OF OVEREXPOSURE INHALATION OF VAPOR MAY CAUSE HEADACHE, NAUSEA, VOMITING, DIZZINESS, ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MSDS for AMMONIUM SULFIDE, (46-52% SOLUTION) Page 3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ GASTROINTESTINAL IRRITATION, UNCONSCIOUSNESS. INHALATION OF VAPORS MAY CAUSE SEVERE IRRITATION OR BURNS OF THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM, PULMONARY EDEMA, OR LUNG INFLAMMATION. LIQUID MAY CAUSE BURNS TO SKIN AND EYES. SKIN ABSORPTION MAY BE HARMFUL OR FATAL. INHALATION AND INGESTION ARE HARMFUL AND MAY BE FATAL. INGESTION MAY CAUSE IRRITATION AND BURNING TO MOUTH AND STOMACH. TARGET ORGANS NONE IDENTIFIED MEDICAL CONDITIONS GENERALLY AGGRAVATED BY EXPOSURE NONE IDENTIFIED ROUTES OF ENTRY INHALATION, INGESTION, ABSORPTION, SKIN CONTACT, EYE CONTACT EMERGENCY AND FIRST AID PROCEDURES CALL A PHYSICIAN. IF SWALLOWED, DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING; IF CONSCIOUS, GIVE LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER. IF INHALED, REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BREATHING, GIVE ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION. IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT, GIVE OXYGEN. IN CASE OF CONTACT, IMMEDIATELY FLUSH EYES OR SKIN WITH PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES WHILE REMOVING CONTAMINATED CLOTHING AND SHOES. WASH CLOTHING BEFORE RE-USE. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6 - REACTIVITY DATA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ STABILITY: STABLE HAZARDOUS POLYMERIZATION: WILL NOT OCCUR CONDITIONS TO AVOID: HEAT, FLAME, OTHER SOURCES OF IGNITION INCOMPATIBLES: STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS, ALKALIES, STRONG ACIDS, COPPER, BRASS, BRONZE, STRONG BASES, ZINC, ALUMINUM DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS: HYDROGEN SULFIDE, AMMONIA, OXIDES OF SULFUR, OXIDES OF NITROGEN ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 7 - SPILL AND DISPOSAL PROCEDURES ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ STEPS TO BE TAKEN IN THE EVENT OF A SPILL OR DISCHARGE WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS AND FULL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING. STOP LEAK IF YOU CAN DO SO WITHOUT RISK. USE WATER SPRAY TO REDUCE VAPORS. TAKE UP WITH SAND OR OTHER NON-COMBUSTIBLE ABSORBENT MATERIAL AND PLACE INTO CONTAINER FOR LATER DISPOSAL. FLUSH SPILL AREA WITH WATER. J. T. BAKER SOLUSORB(R) SOLVENT ADSORBENT IS RECOMMENDED FOR SPILLS OF THIS PRODUCT. DISPOSAL PROCEDURE DISPOSE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MSDS for AMMONIUM SULFIDE, (46-52% SOLUTION) Page 4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ EPA HAZARDOUS WASTE NUMBER: D001, D002 (IGNITABLE, CORROSIVE WASTE) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 8 - PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ VENTILATION: USE ADEQUATE GENERAL OR LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION TO KEEP VAPOR AND MIST LEVELS AS LOW AS POSSIBLE. RESPIRATORY PROTECTION: RESPIRATORY PROTECTION REQUIRED IF AIRBORNE CONCENTRATION EXCEEDS TLV. AT CONCENTRATIONS ABOVE 10 PPM, A SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS IS ADVISED. EYE/SKIN PROTECTION: SAFETY GOGGLES AND FACE SHIELD, UNIFORM, PROTECTIVE SUIT, POLYVINYL ACETATE GLOVES ARE RECOMMENDED. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 9 - STORAGE AND HANDLING PRECAUTIONS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SAF-T-DATA(TM) STORAGE COLOR CODE: RED STRIPE (STORE SEPARATELY) SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS BOND AND GROUND CONTAINERS WHEN TRANSFERRING LIQUID. KEEP CONTAINER TIGHTLY CLOSED. STORE IN A COOL, DRY, WELL-VENTILATED, FLAMMABLE LIQUID STORAGE AREA. WARNING: SEVERE INHALATION HAZARD. AVOID THE INHALATION OF PRODUCT FUMES. THE VAPOR SPACE ABOVE AMMONIUM SULFIDE SOLUTIONS CONTAINS HIGH CONCENTRATIONS OF HIGHLY TOXIC HYDROGEN SULFIDE AND ALSO AMMONIA GAS. INHALATION OF THESE VAPORS IS VERY DANGEROUS. BE PARTICULARLY CAREFUL WHEN WORKING IN THE VICINITY OF OPEN TANK TRUCK DOMES OR OPEN COVERS ON STORAGE VESSELS. BRIEF EXPOSURE TO HIGH CONCENTRATIONS OF HYDROGEN SULFIDE WHICH MAY EXIST AT THESE OPENINGS CAN LEAD TO DIZZINESS OR UNCONSCIOUSNESS AND COULD RESULT IN DEATH OR A SERIOUS FALL. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 10 - TRANSPORTATION DATA AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ DOMESTIC (D.O.T.) PROPER SHIPPING NAME AMMONIUM SULFIDE SOLUTION HAZARD CLASS FLAMMABLE LIQUID LABELS FLAMMABLE LIQUID REPORTABLE QUANTITY 100 LBS. INTERNATIONAL (I.M.O.) PROPER SHIPPING NAME AMMONIUM SULPHIDE, SOLUTION HAZARD CLASS 8, 3.0 UN/NA UN2683 LABELS CORROSIVE, POISON, FLAMMABLE LIQUID