mercuric oxycyanide

MOLECULAR FORMULA :

C2-Hg2-N2-O

MOLECULAR WEIGHT :

469.22

WISWESSER LINE NOTATION :

HG2 O CN2

HEALTH HAZARD DATA

ACUTE TOXICITY DATA

TYPE OF TEST :

LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Intravenous

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - rabbit

DOSE/DURATION :

2500 ug/kg

REFERENCE :

JPETAB Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. (Williams & Wilkins Co., 428 E. Preston St., Baltimore, MD 21202) V.1- 1909/10- Volume(issue)/page/year: 41,21,1931 *** REVIEWS *** ACGIH TLV-TWA 0.01 mg(Hg)/m3; STEL 0.03 mg/m3 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: TLV/BEI,1997 *** U.S. STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS *** MSHA STANDARD-air:TWA 0.05 mg(Hg)/m3 DTLWS* "Documentation of the Threshold Limit Values for Substances in Workroom Air," Supplements. For publisher information, see 85INA8. Volume(issue)/page/year: 3,22,1973 *** OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS *** OEL-AUSTRALIA:TWA 0.05 mg(Hg)/m3;Skin JAN 1993 OEL-BELGIUM:TWA 0.05 mg(Hg)/m3;Skin JAN 1993 OEL-DENMARK:TWA 0.05 mg(Hg)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-FINLAND:TWA 0.05 mg(Hg)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-FRANCE:TWA 0.05 mg(Hg)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-GERMANY:TWA 0.01 ppm (0.1 mg(Hg)/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-HUNGARY:TWA 0.02 mg(Hg)/m3;STEL 0.04 mg(Hg)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-JAPAN:TWA 0.05 mg(Hg)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 0.05 mg(Hg)/m3;STEL 0.15 mg(Hg)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-THE PHILIPPINES:TWA 0.05 mg(Hg)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-POLAND:TWA 0.01 mg(Hg)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-RUSSIA:TWA 0.05 mg(Hg)/m3;STEL 0.01 mg(Hg)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-SWEDEN:TWA 0.05 mg(Hg)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-THAILAND:STEL 0.05 mg(Hg)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 0.05 mg(Hg)/m3;STEL 0.15 mg(Hg)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL IN BULGARIA, COLOMBIA, JORDAN, KOREA check ACGIH TLV OEL IN NEW ZEALAND, SINGAPORE, VIETNAM check ACGIH TLV *** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA *** NIOSH RECOMMENDED EXPOSURE LEVEL (REL) : NIOSH REL TO MERCURY, ARYL AND INORGANIC-air:CL 0.1 mg/m3 (Sk) 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 : NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974) NOHS Hazard Code - 84624 No. of Facilities: 17 (estimated) No. of Industries: 1 No. of Occupations: 1 No. of Employees: 34 (estimated)