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UN 2318: SODIUM HYDROSULPHIDE

UN 2318 (SODIUM HYDROSULPHIDE) belongs to ADR class 4.2 (Substances liable to spontaneous combustion). Packing group: II. Hazard identification number: 40. Tunnel restriction code: D/E.

Classification code
S4
Packing group
II
Warning labels
4.2
Hazard identification number (Kemler)The first digit is the main hazard (2 gas, 3 flammable liquid, 4 flammable solid, 5 oxidising, 6 toxic, 8 corrosive, 9 miscellaneous), the next digits are additional hazards, a repeated digit (e.g. 33) means an intensified hazard, an X before the number means a dangerous reaction with water.
40
Tunnel restriction code
D/E: Code with a slash: the restriction depends on the way of carriage (in a tank or otherwise). See table 8.6.4 of ADR. Tunnel categories in the code: D, E.
Transport categoryThe transport category (0 to 4) sets the multiplier: according to ADR Check, category 1: multiplier 50, category 2: multiplier 3, category 3: multiplier 1, category 4: multiplier 0 (no limit), and category 0 means the exemption does not apply. Points are the net quantity (kg or L) times the multiplier.
2
Multiplier for the 1000-point limitPoints are the net quantity (kg or L) times the multiplier; a load total not exceeding 1000 points falls within the ADR 1.1.3.6 exemption.
3
Limited quantity (LQ)The largest quantity per inner packaging for which carriage can use the limited-quantity rules.
0
Excepted quantity (EQ)A code indicating the limits for excepted quantities; its content is given in the text of ADR.
E2
Packing instructionsPacking instruction codes (e.g. P, IBC, R) indicate which packagings are permitted.
P410, IBC06
Mixed packingCodes (MP) say how this substance may be packed together with others in one outer packaging.
MP14
Carriage: packagesThe codes indicate provisions on carriage, loading and unloading.
V1
Environmental hazard
yes

The content of the packing codes and the carriage provisions is in ADR, chapters 4.1 and 7.

Special provisions

  • 504: UN No. 1847 potassium sulphide, hydrated with not less than 30 % water of crystallization, UN No. 1849 sodium sulphide, hydrated with not less than 30 % water of crystallization and UN No. 2949 sodium hydrosulphide hydrated with not less than 25 % water of crystallization are substances of Class 8.

Tools

Limited quantities (LQ) · 1000-point calculator · Load compatibility

Data: ADR Check (adr.exportsy.pl). Basis: European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road (ADR). For guidance only, it does not replace the text of the Agreement or the assessment of a dangerous goods safety adviser (DGSA).