Ama-sulfide asemanzini athambekele ekutheni kube yi-hydrolysis, akhuphe i-H2S emoyeni. Ukuhogela inani elikhulu le-H2S kungabangela isicanucanu, ukuhlanza, ubudisi bokuphefumula, ukuphelelwa mumoya, kanye nemiphumela enobuthi obumbi khulu. Ukuvezwa emoyeni ongaphakathi kwe-15 ukuya ku-30 ​​mg/m3 kungabangela ukuvuvuka kwamehlo nokulimala kwemithambo yamehlo. Ukuphefumula isikhathi eside kwe-H2S kungasebenzisana ne-cytochrome, i-oxidase, i-disulfide bonds (-SS-) kumaphrotheyini nama-amino acid, okuphazamisa iinkambo ze-oxidation yamaseli begodu kubangele i-hypoxia yamaseli, okungaba yingozi ekuphileni.

Ibhetjhi ngayinye ye-sodium sulfide yenza ukuhlaziywa kweengcenye nokutholwa kokungcola ukuqeda ubungozi bokungcola okuvela emthonjeni. Tlika lapha ukuthola imisebenzi yobungcweti.