SPECTRUM CHEMICAL MFG CORP -- SULFUR  -- 6810-00N082128
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:SULFUR
MSDS Date:04/12/1991
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N082128
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:SPECTRUM CHEMICAL MFG CORP
Address:14422 SOUTH SAN PEDRO ST
City:GARDENA
State:CA
ZIP:90248
Country:US
Info Phone Num:310-516-8000
Emergency Phone Num:310-516-8000;800-414-9300(CHEMTREC)
CAGE:63415
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:SPECTRUM LABORATORY PRODUCTS INC
Address:14422 S SAN PEDRO ST
Box:City:GARDENA
State:CA
ZIP:90248-2027
Country:US
Phone:310-516-8000/FAX: 310-516-9843
CAGE:63415

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

Ingred Name:SULFUR
CAS:7704-34-9
RTECS #:WS4250000
Fraction by Wt: 100%
OSHA PEL:N/K 
ACGIH TLV:N/K 

Ingred Name:SUPDAT: AS FAR A DISTANCE AS POSSIBLE. AVOID BREATHING
    VAPORS OR DUST; KEEP UPWIND.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:EFTS OF OVEREXP: IMPERVIOUS. EYES: 8PPM HAS CAUSED IRRIT OF
    HUMAN EYES. DUST MAY CAUSE IRRIT, REDNESS & PAIN WITH(ING 4)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 3: LACRIM, PHOTOPHOBIA, CONJ & BLEPHAROCONJ. RPTS OF
    CASES OF DMG TO CRYSTALLINE LENS W/FORM OF OPACITIES & (ING 5)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 4: EVEN CATARACT & FOCAL CHORIORETINITIS. INGEST:MAN
    HAS SURVIVED INGEST OF 60G OF SULFUR OVER 24-HR PERIOD. (ING 6)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 5:LG DOSES (15G) BY MOUTH MAY LEAD TO HYDROGEN SULFIDE
    PRODUCTION CHIEFLY DUE TO BACTERIAL ACTION W/IN COLON.(ING 7)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 6: W/LESSER AMTS THIS IS RARE & UNLIKELY IN ABSENCE OF
    MECH DESTRUCTION. SM PARTICLES GENERALLY MORE TOX THAN(ING 8)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 7: LG ONES. IN RABBITS DOSE OF 175 MG/KG CAUSED CONVLS,
    UNCON, HYDROGEN SULFIDE ODOR OF BRTH, FALL IN BLOOD (ING 9)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 8: PRESS, BRADYCARDIA STIMULATION OF RESPIRATION
    FOLLOWED BY RESP ARREST & DEATH. PATHOLOGIC FINDINGS INCLD (ING 10)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 9: PULM EDEMA & HEMORR. CHRONIC: INHAL: RPTD/PRLNGD
    EXPOS TO DUST MAY CAUSE MUC MEMB IRRIT. BRONCHOPULM (ING 11)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 10:DISEASE MAY OCCUR WHICH, AFTER SEVERAL YRS, MAY BE
    COMPLICATED BY EMPHYSEMA & BRONCHIECTASIS. EARLY SYMPS(ING 12)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 11: IN SULFUR MINERS OFTEN INCL UPPER RESP TRACT
    CATARRH W/COUGH & EXPECTORATION WHICH IS MUCOID & MAY EVEN (ING 13)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 12: CNTN GRANULES OF SULFUR. ASTHMA IS FREQUENT
    COMPLICATION. MAXILLARY & FRONTAL SINUSES MAY BE AFFECTED; (ING 14)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 13: INVOLVEMENT IS USUALLY BILATERAL & PANSINUITIS MAY
    OCCUR. PULM FUNC MAY BE REDUCED. RADIOLOGICAL EXAMS (ING 15)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 14: REVEALED IRREGULAR OPACITIES IN LUNGS & OCCASNLY
    NODULATION REPORTED BUT NOT TRUE NODULAR FIBROSIS. (ING 16)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 15: SKIN:RPTD/PRLNGD CNTCT MAY CAUSE DERM POSS
    W/ERYTHEMATOUS & ECZEMATOUS LESIONS & SIGNS OF ULCERATION. (ING 17)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 16: EYES:RPTD/PRLNGD EXPOS MAY CAUSE CONJ. INGEST:
    VOLUNTEERS WHO INGESTED DAILY DOSES OF 500 OR 750 MG OF (ING 18)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 17: COLLODIAL SULFUR ABSORBED IT COMPLETELY, TOLERATED
    IT EASILY & EXCRETED MOST OF IT WITHIN 24 HRS.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:FIRST AID:UNTIL NO EVID OF CHEM REMAINS (@ LST 15-20 MIN).
    GET MED ATTN IMMED. INGEST:TREAT SYMP & SUPPORTIVELY.(ING 20)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 19: GET MED ATTN IMMED. IF VOMITING OCCURS, KEEP HEAD
    LOWER THAN HIPS TO PREVENT ASPIRATION. NO SPECIFIC ANTIDOTE.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:SPILL PROC: IN HAZARD AREA. KEEP UNNECESSARY PEOPLE AWAY.
    ISOLATE HAZARD AREA & DENY ENTRY.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:RESP PROT: OPERATION, MUST NOT EXCEED WORKING LIMS OF RESP
    & MUST BE NIOSH APPRVD. ANY DUST & MIST RESP. ANY (ING 23)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 22: AIR-PURIFYING RESP W/HIGH-EFFICIENCY PARTICULATE
    FILTER. ANY POWERED AIR-PURIFYING RESP W/DUST & MIST (ING 24)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 23: FILTER. ANY POWERED AIR-PURIFYING RESP
    W/HIGH-EFFICIENCY PARTICULATE FILTER. ANY TYPE 'C' SUPPLIED-AIR
    (ING 25)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 24: RESP OPERATED IN PRESSURE-DEMAND OR OTHER POSITIVE
    PRESSURE OR CONTINUOUS-FLOW MODE. ANY SCBA.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

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

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
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:LG AMTS OF DUST MAY CAUSE
    CATARRHA INFLAM OF NASAL MUCOSA; MAY LEAD TO HYPERPLASIA W/ABUNDANT
    NASAL SECRETIONS. TRACHIOBRONCH IS FREQUENT OCCURRENCE W/DYSPNEA,
    PERSISTENT COUGH & EXPECTORA TION WHICH MAY SOMETIMES BE STREAKED
    W/BLOOD. SKIN:MAY CAUSE IRRIT, REDNESS & PAIN. SENSITIVITY (EFTS OF
    OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: TO SULFUR, PARTICULARLY WHEN USED AS
    TOPICAL AGENT IS RARE. TWO CASES OF ALLERGIC HYPERSENS TO SULFUR
    REPORTED. ABSORPTION OF SULFUR USED TO TREAT SCABIES & OTHER SKIN
    DISORDERS MAY OCCUR &  CAUSE POIS W/SHOCK, SYNCOPE, FEVER & POSS
    DEATH. ABSORPTION DEPENDS ON DEGREE OF INJURY; INTACT SKIN IS
    ALMOST (ING 3)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

First Aid:INHAL:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR IMMED. IF BRTHG STOPS, PERFORM ARTF
    RESP. KEEP WARM & AT REST. TREAT SYMP & SUPPORTIVELY. GET MED ATTN
    IMMED. SKIN:REMOVE CONTAMD CLTHG & SHOES IMMED. WASH AFFECTED AREA
    W/SO AP/MILD DETERGENT & LG AMTS OF WATER UNTIL NO EVID OF CHEM
    REMAINS (APPROX 15-20 MIN). GET MED ATTN IMMED. EYES:WASH IMMED
    W/LG AMTS OF WATER/NORM SALINE OCCASNLY LIFTING UPPER & LOWER LIDS
    (ING 19)

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

Flash Point Method:CC
Flash Point:405F,207C
Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL, SAND, EARTH, WATER SPRAY OR REGULAR
    FOAM. FOR LARGER FIRES, USE WATER SPRAY, FOG OR REGULAR FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH APPRVD SCBA & FULL PROT EQUIP . MOVE
    CNTNR FROM FIRE AREA IF YOU DO IT W/OUT RISK. APPLY COOLING WATER
    TO SIDES OF CNTNRS THAT ARE EXPOS(SUPDAT)
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:SLIGHT FIRE HAZARD WHEN EXPOSED TO HEAT
    OR FLAME.

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

Spill Release Procedures:SHUT OFF IGNIT SOURCES. DO NOT TOUCH SPILLED
    MATL. FOR SM SPILLS, W/CLEAN SHOVEL, PLACE MATL INTO CLEAN, DRY
    CNTNR & COVER; MOVE CNTNRS FROM SPILL AREA. FOR LARGER SPILLS, WET
    DOWN W/WATER & DIKE FOR  LATER DISP. NO SMOKING, FLAMES OR FLARES
    (ING 21)
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE AWAY FROM INCOMPATIBLE
    SUBSTANCES.
Other Precautions:AVOID CONTACT WITH HEAT, SPARKS, FLAMES OR OTHER
    SOURCES OF IGNITION. MATERIAL IS EXTREMELY FLAMMABLE AND MAY BURN
    RAPIDLY WITH FLARE-BURNING EFFECT.

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

Respiratory Protection:FOLLOWING RESPS ARE RECOMD BASED ON INFO IN
    PHYSICAL DATA, TOXICITY & HEALTH EFTS SECTIONS. THEY AR RANKED IN
    ORDER FROM MIN TO MAX RESP PROT. SPECIFIC RESP SELECTED MUST BE
    BASED ON CONTAM LEVELS FOU ND IN WORK PLACE, SPECIFIC (ING 22)
Ventilation:PROVIDE LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION. VENTILATION EQUIPMENT
    MUST BE EXPLOSION PROOF.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPROVED EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER .
    APPROP PROT (IMPERVIOUS) CLTHG & EQUIP TO PVNT RPTD/PRLNGD SKIN
    CNTCT.
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
FIRE FIGHT PROC: TO FLAMES UNTIL WELL AFTER FIRE IS OUT. STAY AWAY FROM
    ENDS OF TANKS. FOR MASSIVE FIRE IN CARGO AREA, USE UNMANNED HOSE
    HOLDER/MONITOR NOZZS; IF THIS IS IMPOSS, W/DRAW FROM AREA & LET 
    FIRE BURN. APPLY WATER IN FLOODING QTYS AS FOG. COOL FIRE-EXPOS
    CNTNRS W/FLOODING AMTS OF WATER APPLIED FROM (ING 2)

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

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:832F,444C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:235F,113C
Vapor Pres:1 @ 184C
Spec Gravity:2.07
Solubility in Water:INSOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:ODORLESS, TASTELESS, PALE YELLOW SOLID.

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
AMMONIA, CALCIUM, FLUORINE, METALS, OXIDIZERS, POTASSIUM. FOR A
    COMPLETE LIST OF MATLS TO AVOID CNTCT NEHC .
Stability Condition to Avoid:STABLE UNDER NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND
    PRESSURES.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:THERMAL DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS MAY
    INCLUDE TOXIC OXIDES OF SULFUR.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:OBSERVE ALL FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS
    WHEN STORING OR DISPOSING OF THIS SUBSTANCE. FOR ASSISTANCE,
    CONTACT DISTRICT DIRECTOR OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY.

 Disclaimer (provided with this information by the compiling agencies):
 This information is formulated for use by elements of the Department
 of Defense.  The United States of America in no manner whatsoever,
 expressly or implied, warrants this information to be accurate and
 disclaims all liability for its use.  Any person utilizing this
 document should seek competent professional advice to verify and
 assume responsibility for the suitability of this information to their
 particular situation.