HYDROGEN SULFIDE
Material Safety Data Sheet
Synonyms: Sulfuretted Hydrogen; Hepatic Gas; Hydrosulfuric Acid
Chemical Name: Hydrogen Sulfide
Chemical Family: Inorganic Acid
Acute Effects of Overexposure:
Eye: May be irritating to eyes at levels near the permissible exposure
limit. Liquid may cause freeze burns.
Subchronic and Chronic Effects of Overexposure:
Humans breathing up to 8 ppm of hydrogen sulfide over a two month period
experienced nausea, headache, shortness of breath, sleep disturbance,
eye and throat irritation.
DOT Transportation
Shipping Name: Hydrogen sulfide, liquefied
Hazard Class: 2.3 (Poisonous gas)
ID Number: UN 1053
Packing Group: Not applicable
Marking: Hydrogen Sulfide, liquefied, UN1053, RQ* Inhalation
hazard
Label: Poison gas and Flammable gas
Placard: Poisonous gas/1053
Hazardous Substance/RQ: Hydrogen sulfide/100#
Shipping Description: Hydrogen sulfide, liquefied, 2.3 (Poisonous gas),
UN 1053, RQ*, Poison - Inhalation Hazard Zone B
Packaging References: 49 CFR 173.304, 173.314, 173.315
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