Viradon

SECTION 2: Hazards identification

This product as a whole has not been tested. This hazard information is for the individual ingredients. ***************************************************************** * EMERGENCY OVERVIEW * DANGER! Corrosive; Color Red to brown; Form Liquid; * * Odor: Smell of hydrogen sulfide (foul smelling); May cause * * eye, skin, and respiratory tract burns; Causes digestive * * tract burns; Irritating gases/fumes may be given off during * * burning or thermal decomposition. * *****************************************************************

Potential health effects

ROUTES OF ENTRY..................: Eye and skin contact, inhalation of vapors or mists, accidental ingestion. HUMAN EFFECTS AND SYMPTOMS OF OVEREXPOSURE: ACUTE INHALATION..............: Inhalation of sodium polysulfide vapors can cause respiratory tract irritation with symptoms of coughing, choking, runny nose, and possible burns of the mucous membranes. ACUTE SKIN CONTACT............: Contact with sodium polysulfide can be corrosive to the skin with symptoms of itching, reddening, swelling, and burns. ACUTE EYE CONTACT.............: Contact with sodium polysulfide can be corrosive to the eyes resulting in burns, itching, reddening, swelling of the eye and surrounding tissue and clouding of the cornea. ACUTE INGESTION...............: If ingested, sodium polysulfide is corrosive to the tissues with which it comes in contact. Ingestion may cause burning pain in the mouth, throat, esophagus and abdomen.

Potential chronic health

OF EXPOSURE... No applicable information was found concerning any adverse chronic health effects from overexposure to this product. CARCINOGENICITY...............: The components of this product are not listed by NTP, IARC or regulated as a carcinogen by OSHA. MEDICAL CONDITIONS AGGRAVATED BY EXPOSURE......: Persons with preexisting eye or skin conditions or impaired pulmonary function may be more susceptible to the effects of this product.