Uses in Today's World

      If you've looked at some of my other posts, you'll see that sulfur is mined a lot and for a lot of different purposes.  

  Sulfur occurs in natural gases and petroleum that are important to our every day commutes, but sulfur is not actually used in these. The sulfur must be extracted from the gases in order for them to be used.
      Sulfuric acid, an extremely common form of sulfur, is found many things. This includes fertilizers, matches, cellophane, animal feed, cement, explosives, glass, fumigants, and as a preservative in dried fruit products.
      One of the main uses for sulfur throughout history was for gunpowder. There is an online site dedicated to taking precautions when using sulfuric acid and pure sulfur in industrial factories. As you probably know
by now, sulfur is extremely dangerous in all its forms. It can cause disease, burning, and infection.

  Sulfur is put into animal feed for many reasons. In cattle and dairy cows, it improves digestion, weight gain, and carcass grading. It also improves resistance to parasites, urinary excretion, production of milk, and the bicarbonate levels in blood. In hogs it also improves digestion, resistance to parasites, and feed intake. And finally, in sheep and goats it improves digestion, resistance to parasites, strength of wool, survival rates for lambs, and resistance to poisons from acid in grasses. But the use of sulfur in animal feed if being challenge, due to a study at Iowa State University that shows Polio in cattle may be caused by the sulfur toxicity. For more information, click here.