Sulfide a cikin ruwa yana da saurin kamuwa da hydrolysis, yana sakin H₂S cikin iska. Shaƙar H₂S mai yawa na iya haifar da tashin zuciya, amai, wahalar numfashi, shaƙewa, da kuma mummunan tasirin guba. Fuskantar yawan iska na 15-30 mg/m³ na iya haifar da conjunctivitis da lalacewar jijiyar gani. Shaƙar H₂S na dogon lokaci na iya hulɗa da cytochrome, oxidase, disulfide bonds (-SS-) a cikin sunadarai da amino acid, yana kawo cikas ga tsarin oxidation na ƙwayoyin halitta da kuma haifar da hypoxia na ƙwayoyin halitta, wanda zai iya zama barazana ga rayuwa.

Kowace rukunin sodium sulfide ana yin nazarin sassan da kuma gano ƙazanta don kawar da haɗarin ƙazanta daga tushen. Danna nan don samun ayyukan ƙwararru.