Substance profile
Barium sulfide
Barium sulfide: dry Powder.
01 · Identification
What Barium sulfide is
Barium sulfide: dry Powder. Its molecular formula is BaS and its molecular weight is 169.39 g/mol.
Under the GHS it carries the signal word Warning.
02 · Identifiers
Barium sulfide identifiers and molecular data
Barium sulfide CAS number and EC number
Barium sulfide molecular formula and molecular weight
Other names for Barium sulfide
- barium sulphide
03 · GHS classification
Barium sulfide hazard classification
Harmonised classification under CLP Annex VI. This is the legally binding classification in the EU; other jurisdictions may differ.
Barium sulfide pictograms and signal word
Barium sulfide hazard class and category
| Hazard class | Category | From code | Pictogram |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acute toxicity - oral GHS chapter 3.1 | Category 4 | H302 | GHS07 |
| Acute toxicity - inhalation GHS chapter 3.1 | Category 4 | H332 | GHS07 |
| Hazardous to the aquatic environment - acute GHS chapter 4.1 | Category 1 | H400 | GHS09 |
Barium sulfide hazard statements (H-codes)
| Code | Hazard statement |
|---|---|
| H332 | Harmful if inhaled. |
| H302 | Harmful if swallowed. |
| H400 | Very toxic to aquatic life. |
Barium sulfide supplemental EU statements (EUH)
| Code | Statement |
|---|---|
| EUH031 | Contact with acids liberates toxic gas. |
This page lists only the codes assigned to Barium sulfide. The full reference lives on the hazard statements hub, the precautionary statements hub and the GHS pictograms hub.
Safety Data Sheet
Getting an SDS for Barium sulfide
A Safety Data Sheet is written for a product, not for a substance: the supplier of the grade you actually buy issues it, so two suppliers of Barium sulfide issue two different sheets. That is why there is no single authoritative SDS for a substance to download — what there is, is the job of collecting the sheets for the products you hold and keeping them current as suppliers revise them.
04 · Precautionary statements
Barium sulfide precautionary statements
CLP Annex VI assigns 10 precautionary statements to Barium sulfide. They are grouped the way a label groups them: what to do before handling, what to do when something has already happened, how to store it and how to dispose of it.
Prevention
What to do before and during handling so the hazard never happens.
Response
What to do once exposure, spillage or fire has already happened.
Disposal
What has to happen to the contents and the empty container.
Reading the notation. … is a blank the supplier fills in — not a truncated sentence.· [square brackets] mark a part printed only when it applies.
05 · Names in the regulation
Barium sulfide name in 23 EU languages
CLP Annex VI Part 3 is published in every language edition of the regulation, and the identification column is written out in each of them. Nothing below is translated by us: each line is the name as that edition prints it. Under Art. 18(2) the substance name from Annex VI is a lawful product identifier, so this is the wording to put on a label going to that market — and where the cell lists several designations, any one of them qualifies.
| Language | Name in CLP Annex VI Part 3 |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian български | бариев сулфид |
| Spanish español | Sulfuro de bario |
| Czech čeština | sulfid barnatý |
| Danish dansk | bariumsulfid |
| German Deutsch | Bariumsulfid |
| Estonian eesti | baariumsulfiid |
| Greek ελληνικά | θειούχο βάριο |
| English English | barium sulphide |
| French français | sulfure de baryum |
| Croatian hrvatski | barijev sulfid |
| Italian italiano | solfuro di bario |
| Latvian latviešu | bārija sulfīds |
| Lithuanian lietuvių | bario sulfidas |
| Hungarian magyar | bárium-szulfid |
| Maltese Malti | sulfur tal-barju |
| Dutch Nederlands | bariumsulfide |
| Polish polski | siarczek baru |
| Portuguese português | sulfureto de bário |
| Romanian română | sulfură de bariu |
| Slovak slovenčina | sulfid bárnatý |
| Slovenian slovenščina | barijev sulfid |
| Finnish suomi | bariumsulfidi |
| Swedish svenska | bariumsulfid |
All 23 language editions of Annex VI carry this entry. Irish is the twenty-fourth official EU language and has no line here for a different reason: no consolidated CLP text has ever been published in Irish, so there is no Irish edition of Annex VI to quote a name from. Source: consolidated CLP, CELEX 02008R1272, language editions. © European Union, https://eur-lex.europa.eu — only the electronic Official Journal of the European Union is authentic.
06 · Label elements
Barium sulfide GHS label elements
Everything CLP Annex VI fixes for Barium sulfide, laid out the way it appears on a label. The greyed lines are the parts only the supplier can fill in.
Warning
Barium sulfide
- Harmful if inhaled.
- Harmful if swallowed.
- Very toxic to aquatic life.
- Contact with acids liberates toxic gas.
- Do not breathe dust/fume/gas/mist/vapours/spray.
- Do not eat, drink or smoke when using this product.
- Use only outdoors or in a well-ventilated area.
- Avoid release to the environment.
- IF SWALLOWED:
- IF INHALED:
- Call a POISON CENTER/doctor/… if you feel unwell.
- Rinse mouth.
- Collect spillage.
- Dispose of contents/container to …
Supplier name, address and telephone number· Product identifier·Nominal quantity
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07 · Health hazards
Barium sulfide health hazards and exposure limits
Barium sulfide hazard summary
Harmful by ingestion and inhalation; [ESIS] Reacts with acid to form hydrogen sulfide; [www.ci.tucson.az.us/arthazards/medium.html] Contact with acid liberates toxic gas; [MSDSonline] SeeBarium.
Source: Haz-Map, Information on Hazardous Chemicals and Occupational Diseases
Barium sulfide occupational exposure limits
| Limit | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| PEL | 0.5 [mg/m3], as Ba | Haz-Map, Information on Hazardous Chemicals and Occupational Diseases |
| IDLH | 50.0 [mg/m3], as Ba | Haz-Map, Information on Hazardous Chemicals and Occupational Diseases |
These are United States values. The European Union sets its own indicative and binding limits, and the figure that applies at a given workplace is the one in the local regulation — not the one shown here.
08 · Questions
Barium sulfide — frequently asked questions
What is the CAS number of Barium sulfide?
The CAS number of Barium sulfide is 21109-95-5. Its EC number is 244-214-4.
What is the chemical formula of Barium sulfide?
The molecular formula of Barium sulfide is BaS and its molecular weight is 169.39 g/mol.
What does a Barium sulfide label have to show?
Under CLP Annex VI the label for Barium sulfide carries the pictograms Exclamation mark and Environment and the signal word is Warning.
Is Barium sulfide flammable?
CLP Annex VI assigns Barium sulfide no flammability hazard class. That is not a statement that it cannot burn: the harmonised list only records the hazards that were assessed for it.
Is Barium sulfide a carcinogen?
CLP Annex VI records no harmonised carcinogenicity classification for Barium sulfide. Annex VI is a list of agreed classifications, not a list of substances found safe, so this is an absence of a classification rather than a clean bill of health.
What is the exposure limit for Barium sulfide?
The US occupational exposure limit reported for Barium sulfide is 0.5 [mg/m3], as Ba (Haz-Map, Information on Hazardous Chemicals and Occupational Diseases). Limits differ by country: the EU sets its own indicative and binding values, and the figure that applies at a given workplace is the one in the local regulation.
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