*** 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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