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All --

In response to Ken Smith's inquiry about antidotes to hydrogen sulfide
exposure, I did a quick online search with the following results:

One reference (see link below) states that there is no proven antidote to
hydrogen sulfide poisoning.

http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/Mhmi/mmg114.html

A second reference (at the link below), alluded to the apparent successful
use of sodium nitrite in a single case of H2S poisoning and suggested that
the efficacy of this treatment warranted further investigation.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9167244

I hope this response is of some value.

Best regards,

Stephen

Stephen Hemperly, MS, CIH, CSP, CLSO
Office: (408) 717-7704; Fax: (408) 717-9066
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Environmental Health and Safety
Hitachi Global Storage Technologies, Inc.
3403 Yerba Buena Road - Room 2110G
San Jose, CA 95135-1500
steve.hemperly**At_Symbol_Here**hitachigst.com

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Hi All,

I just had the question posed to me – does anyone know of an antidote to
H2S exposure?.  This is oil refinery related where a sudden exposure to H2S
could happen if something goes wrong with compressors and other pipelines
and machinery.  If anyone has knowledge of an antidote, please let me know.
I believe that this might have relevance in other places also.

Ken Smith

Retired CIH