Catering to keywords: Liver of Sulfur

I've been trying out Google Analytics and I must say, it's a great tool to have. It seems like a lot of people are concerned about inhaling Liver of Sulfur. It's known by another name: Potash Sulfurated and I found the MSDS (Material Safety Data Sheet) for this compound.

You can take a look here.

Basically, "Inhalation of dust can irritate the respiratory tract. Production of hydrogen sulfide from reaction with acids or high temperature hydrolysis is a significant secondary hazard."

"Irritate". That's not very specific though, is it?

Here is a much better MSDS from Fisher Scientific. You can trust Fisher. I say so. Well, relatively at least.

"Ingestion: May cause severe gastrointestinal tract irritation with nausea, vomiting and possible burns. May cause central nervous system depression, characterized by excitement, followed by headache, dizziness, drowsiness, and nausea. Advanced stages may cause collapse, unconsciousness, coma and possible death due to respiratory failure. May form hydrogen sulfide in the stomach, which if absorbed, may be harmful and paralyze the respiratory center.
Inhalation: May cause severe irritation of the upper respiratory tract with pain, burns, and inflammation. May cause effects similar to those described for ingestion."

Suffice it to say, it's best to avoid the fumes! I wish I had my own fume hood at home.