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Dimethyl Disulfide Dimethyl Disulfide
Dimethyl Disulfide Dimethyl Disulfide
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Hazardous Chemical
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Purpose
Dimethyl disulfide (DMDS) is a toxic, flammable chemical. If not stored and handled properly, this can
pose a serious threat to the health and safety of laboratory personnel, emergency responders and
chemical waste handlers. Hence, it is important to follow safety protocols to handle this chemical.
DMDS is used as a food additive in onion, garlic, cheese, meats, soups, savory flavors, and fruit flavors.
Industrially, DMDS is used in oil refineries as a sulfiding agent and also useful as an intermediate in
chemical reactions
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Potential Hazards/Toxicity
Fire Hazard, Acute Health Hazard, Chronic Health Hazard. Inhalation and skin contact are expected to be
the primary routes of occupational exposure to this material. Based on single exposure animal tests, it is
considered to be moderately toxic if swallowed, no more than slightly toxic if absorbed through skin,
harmful if inhaled, and slightly irritating to eyes and skin. This material has a strong objectionable odor
that may cause nausea, headache, or dizziness. The odor threshold is approximately 8 ppb.
Oral LD50
LD50 Oral - rat - > 300 mg/kg
Inhalation LC50
LC50 Inhalation - rat - 4 h - 1167 - 1471 ppm
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Eye Protection
Safety glasses or goggles that are ANSI approved.
Skin and Body Protection
Flame resistant lab coat, closed-toe shoes, and long pants.
Hygiene Measures
Avoid contact with skin, eyes and clothing. Wash hands before breaks and immediately after handling the
product.
Engineering Controls
Work with this chemical in a certified ducted fume hood. Facilities storing or utilizing this material should
be equipped with an eyewash facility and a safety shower.
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Small (<1 Liter) Follow the Hazardous Materials Incident guidance in the posted Emergency
Response Guide.
Large (>1 Liter) Dial 911. Follow guidance for major spill or leak in the posted Emergency Response
Guide
Chemical Spill on Body or Clothes Remove clothing and rinse body thoroughly in emergency shower
for at least 15 minutes. Seek medical attention. Notify supervisor and ASU EH&S at 480-965-1823.
Chemical Splash Into Eyes Immediately rinse eyeball and inner surface of eyelid with water from the
emergency eyewash station for 15 minutes by forcibly holding the eye open. Seek medical attention.
Notify supervisor and ASU EH&S at 480-965-1823.
Attach a completed ASU Hazardous Waste tag to all waste containers as soon as the first drop of
waste is added to the container.
Store Waste
Store hazardous waste in closed containers, in secondary containment and in a designated
location
Double-bag dry waste using transparent bags
Waste must be under the control of the person generating & disposing of it
Dispose of Waste
Dispose of regularly generated chemical waste within 90 days
Call EH&S at 480-965-8554 for questions
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Empty Containers
o Dispose as hazardous waste if it once held extremely hazardous waste (irrespective of
the container size)
o Consult waste pick-up schedule
Prepare for transport to pick-up location
Check on-line waste tag
Write date of pick-up on the waste tag
Use secondary containment
NOTE
Any deviation from this SOP requires approval from PI.
Prior to conducting any work regarding this SOP, Principal Investigator or designee must provide
to his/her laboratory personnel specific to the hazards involved in working with this substance,
work area decontamination, and emergency procedures.
The Principal Investigator must provide his/her laboratory personnel with a copy of this SOP and
a copy of the MSDS provided by the manufacturer.
The Principal Investigator must ensure that his/her laboratory personnel have attended
appropriate/required safety training (i.e. Biosafety, Fire Safety & Prevention, Hazardous Waste
Management, Laboratory Safety ) or refresher training within the last one year.
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