General Information
Revision date
2014-01-10
Product name
SULFUR DIOXIDE
Product Synonyms
Sulfurous Acid Anhydrous
CAS No.
7446-09-5
Icons in SDS
Company Information
company name
Refrigeration & Oxygen Co. Ltd
Section 2
SECTION 2: Hazards identification
EMERGENCY OVERVIEW * * * Corrosive liquid and gas under pressure. Can cause eye, skin, and respiratory tract burns.
Principle Routes of Exposure
Inhalation, Eye, Skin ACUTE EFFECTS: Sulfur dioxide is corrosive and irritating to respiratory tract, skin, and eyes. Symptoms include burning sensation, coughing, wheezing, shortness of breath, headache, nausea, and vomiting. May produce bronchitis, chemical pneumonitis, and pulmonary edema. Contact with liquid can cause severe burns of skin and eyes. Eye contact may result in destruction of eye tissue. Excessive exposure can be fatal.
Potential chronic health
Pulmonary disease or loss of pulmonary functions
Medical Conditions Generally Aggravated by Exposure
OVEREXPOSURE Respiratory problems OTHER EFFECTS OF OVEREXPORSURE: None CARCINOGENICITY (US ONLY): NTP - No IARC MONOGRAPHS - No OSHA REGULATED - No
