*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***
RTECS NUMBER : GS7175000
CHEMICAL NAME : Cyanide
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 57-12-5
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 1900509
LAST UPDATED : 199710
DATA ITEMS CITED : 31
MOLECULAR FORMULA : C-N
MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 26.02
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : H CN
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
* Carbon nitride ion (CN(sup 1-))
* Cyanide(1-)
* Cyanide, dry (UN1588)
* Cyanide anion
* Cyanide (CN(sup 1-))
* Cyanide ion
* Cyanide(1-) ion
* Cyanure
* Isocyanide
* RCRA waste number P030
*** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 3 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Behavioral - tremor
Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold
Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - dyspnea
REFERENCE :
NATUAS Nature. (Nature Subscription Dept., POB 1018, Manasguan, NJ 08736)
V.1- 1869- Volume(issue)/page/year: 228,1315,1970
*** REVIEWS ***
TOXICOLOGY REVIEW
CLCHAU Clinical Chemistry (Winston-Salem, NC). (American Assoc. for
Clinical Chemistry, 1725 K St., NW, Washington, DC 20006) V.1- 1955-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 19,361,1973
*** U.S. STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS ***
MSHA STANDARD-air:TWA 5 mg/m3 (skin)
DTLVS* The Threshold Limit Values (TLVs) and Biological Exposure Indices
(BEIs) booklet issues by American Conference of Governmental Industrial
Hygienists (ACGIH), Cincinnati, OH, 1996 Volume(issue)/page/year: 3,64,1971
OSHA PEL (Gen Indu):8H TWA 5 mg(CN)/m3
CFRGBR Code of Federal Regulations. (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt.
of Documents, Washington, DC 20402) Volume(issue)/page/year:
29,1910.1000,1994
OSHA PEL (Construc):8H TWA 5 mg(CN)/m3
CFRGBR Code of Federal Regulations. (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt.
of Documents, Washington, DC 20402) Volume(issue)/page/year:
29,1926.55,1994
OSHA PEL (Shipyard):8H TWA 5 mg(CN)/m3
CFRGBR Code of Federal Regulations. (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt.
of Documents, Washington, DC 20402) Volume(issue)/page/year:
29,1915.1000,1993
OSHA PEL (Fed Cont):8H TWA 5 mg(CN)/m3
CFRGBR Code of Federal Regulations. (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt.
of Documents, Washington, DC 20402) Volume(issue)/page/year:
41,50-204.50,1994
*** OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS ***
OEL-ARAB Republic of Egypt:TWA 5 mg/m3;Skin JAN 1993
OEL-AUSTRALIA:TWA 5 mg/m3;Skin JAN 1993
OEL-AUSTRIA:TWA 5 mg/m3;Skin JAN 1993
OEL-DENMARK:TWA 5 mg/m3;Skin JAN 1993
OEL-FINLAND:TWA 5 mg/m3;STEL 10 mg/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-FRANCE:TWA 5 mg/m3;Skin JAN 1993
OEL-GERMANY:TWA 5 mg/m3;Skin JAN 1993
OEL-HUNGARY:TWA 0.3 mg/m3;STEL 0.6 mg/m3;Skin JAN 1993
OEL-INDIA:TWA 4 mg/m3;Skin JAN 1993
OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 5 mg/m3;Skin JAN 1993
OEL-THE PHILIPPINES:TWA 5 mg/m3;Skin JAN 1993
OEL-POLAND:TWA 0.3 mg/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-SWEDEN:STEL 5 mg/m3;Skin JAN 1993
OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 5 mg/m3;STEL 10 mg/m3;Skin JAN 1993
OEL-THAILAND:TWA 5 mg/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 5 mg/m3;Skin JAN 1993
*** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA ***
NIOSH RECOMMENDED EXPOSURE LEVEL (REL) :
NIOSH REL TO CYANIDE-air:CL 4.7 ppm(CN)/10M
REFERENCE :
NIOSH* National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, U.S. Dept. of
Health, Education, and Welfare, Reports and Memoranda.
Volume(issue)/page/year: DHHS #92-100,1992
NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
NOES Hazard Code - X3010
No. of Facilities: 8 (estimated)
No. of Industries: 1
No. of Occupations: 1
No. of Employees: 367 (estimated)
No. of Female Employees: 120 (estimated)
*** STATUS IN U.S. ***
ATSDR TOXICOLOGY PROFILE
NTIS** National Technical Information Service. (Springfield, VA 22161)
Formerly U.S. Clearinghouse for Scientific & Technical Information.
Volume(issue)/page/year: PB/90/162058/AS
EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY
EPA TSCA Section 8(d) unpublished health/safety studies
On EPA IRIS database
EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, JUNE 1998
OSHA ANALYTICAL METHOD #ID-120
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