Sodium sulfide ka metsing e kenyelletsa H₂S e qhibilihisitsoeng, HS⁻, S²⁻, hammoho le sulfide tsa tšepe tse qhibilihang ka asiti tse teng linthong tse tiileng tse emisitsoeng, le sulfide tse sa arohaneng tse sa tsoakoang le tse phelang. Metsi a nang le sulfide hangata a bonahala a le matšo 'me a na le monko o bohale, haholo-holo ka lebaka la ho lokolloa ho tsoelang pele ha khase ea H₂S. Batho ba ka lemoha hydrogen sulfide moeeng ka maqhubu a tlase ho 8 μg/m³, ha moeli oa H₂S ka metsing e le 0.035 μg/L. Sodium sulfide.

Ho na le matlo a polokelo a sodium sulfide likoung tsa Qingdao, Tianjin le Longkou, a ka romelloang hang-hang 'me a be le kabo e tsitsitseng lefatšeng ka bophara. Tobetsa mona ho fumana khotheishene e theotsoeng.