CALCIUM CYANIDE

DATA ITEMS CITED :

8

MOLECULAR FORMULA :

C2-Ca-N2

MOLECULAR WEIGHT :

92.12

WISWESSER LINE NOTATION :

CA CN2

HEALTH HAZARD DATA

ACUTE TOXICITY DATA

TYPE OF TEST :

LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Oral

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - rat

DOSE/DURATION :

39 mg/kg

REFERENCE :

AIHAAP American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal. (AIHA, 475 Wolf Ledges Pkwy., Akron, OH 44311) V.19- 1958- Volume(issue)/page/year: 30,470,1969 *** REVIEWS *** ACGIH TLV-CL 5 mg(Cn)/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: TLV/BEI,1997 *** U.S. STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS *** EPA FIFRA 1988 PESTICIDE SUBJECT TO REGISTRATION OR RE-REGISTRATION FEREAC Federal Register. (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt. of Documents, Washington, DC 20402) V.1- 1936- Volume(issue)/page/year: 54,7740,1989 *** 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 : NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974) NOHS Hazard Code - M2865 No. of Facilities: 287 (estimated) No. of Industries: 2 No. of Occupations: 2 No. of Employees: 12607 (estimated) NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983) NOES Hazard Code - M2865 No. of Facilities: 242 (estimated) No. of Industries: 2 No. of Occupations: 2 No. of Employees: 3606 (estimated)