Sulfur Molten Train grave yard
Living or visiting
in Florida?
Would this be
Central Florida?
Well, ever travel on
route 19 through Umatilla and Eustis Florida?
A disposal of
hundreds of old train cars the carried Sulfur Molten is being chopped and
milted daily.
SULFUR, MOLTEN
General Description
A pale yellow
crystalline solid with a faint odor of rotten eggs. Insoluble in water. A fire
and explosion risk above 450° F. Transported as a yellow to red liquid. Handled
at elevated temperature (typically 290°F) to prevent solidification and makes
transfers easier. Hot enough that plastic or rubber may melt or lose strength.
Causes thermal burns to skin on contact. Cools rapidly and solidifies if
released. Equipment designed to protect against ordinary chemical exposure is
ineffective against the thermal hazard. Exercise caution walking on the surface
of a spill to avoid breakthrough into pockets of molten sulfur below the crust.
Do not attempt to remove sulfur impregnated clothing because of the danger of
tearing flesh if a burn has resulted. May be irritatin to skin, eyes and mucous
membranes. Used in sulfuric acid production, petroleum refining, and pulp and
paper manufacturing.