CAS 592-04-1|Mercury cyanide

CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION

RTECS NUMBER :

OW1515000

CHEMICAL NAME :

Mercury(II) cyanide

CAS REGISTRY NUMBER :

592-04-1

BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. :

4652800

LAST UPDATED :

199712

DATA ITEMS CITED :

32

MOLECULAR FORMULA :

C2-Hg-N2

MOLECULAR WEIGHT :

252.63

WISWESSER LINE NOTATION :

HG CN2

HEALTH HAZARD DATA

ACUTE TOXICITY DATA

TYPE OF TEST :

TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Oral

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Human - man

DOSE/DURATION :

71400 ug/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Cardiac - pulse rate increase, without fall in BP Vascular - BP lowering not characterized in autonomic section Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - urine volume decreased

REFERENCE :

ICMED9 Intensive Care Medicine. (Springer-Verlag New York, Inc., Service Center, 44 Hartz Way, Secaucus, NJ 07094) V.3- 1977- Volume(issue)/page/year: 21,1051,1995

TYPE OF TEST :

LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Oral

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Human

DOSE/DURATION :

10 mg/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value

REFERENCE :

YAKUD5 Gekkan Yakuji. Pharmaceuticals Monthly. (Yakugyo Jihosha, Inaoka Bldg., 2-36 Jinbo-cho, Kanda, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101, Japan) V.1- 1959- Volume(issue)/page/year: 22,291,1980

TYPE OF TEST :

TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Oral

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Human

DOSE/DURATION :

27 mg/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Gastrointestinal - hypermotility, diarrhea Gastrointestinal - nausea or vomiting Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - other changes

REFERENCE :

CTOXAO Clinical Toxicology. (New York, NY) V.1-18, 1968-81. For publisher information, see JTCTDW. Volume(issue)/page/year: 11,301,1977

TYPE OF TEST :

TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Oral

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Human - woman

DOSE/DURATION :

10 mg/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity) Gastrointestinal - hypermotility, diarrhea Gastrointestinal - nausea or vomiting

REFERENCE :

JAMAAP JAMA, Journal of the American Medical Association. (AMA, 535 N. Dearborn St., Chicago, IL 60610) V.1- 1883- Volume(issue)/page/year: 66,1694,1916

TYPE OF TEST :

LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Oral

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - rat

DOSE/DURATION :

26 mg/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value

REFERENCE :

AMRL** Aerospace Medical Research Laboratory Report. (Aerospace Technical Div., Air Force Systems Command, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, OH 45433) Volume(issue)/page/year: TR-72-62,1972

TYPE OF TEST :

LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Intraperitoneal

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - rat

DOSE/DURATION :

7500 ug/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value

REFERENCE :

NCNSA6 National Academy of Sciences, National Research Council, Chemical-Biological Coordination Center, Review. (Washington, DC) Volume(issue)/page/year: 5,28,1953

TYPE OF TEST :

LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Oral

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - mouse

DOSE/DURATION :

33 mg/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value

REFERENCE :

NTIS** National Technical Information Service. (Springfield, VA 22161) Formerly U.S. Clearinghouse for Scientific & Technical Information. Volume(issue)/page/year: PB214-270

TYPE OF TEST :

LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Subcutaneous

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Mammal - dog

DOSE/DURATION :

2710 ug/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Gastrointestinal - other changes

REFERENCE :

PSEBAA Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine. (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E. First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1- 1903/04- Volume(issue)/page/year: 116,371,1964

TYPE OF TEST :

LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Intravenous

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - rabbit

DOSE/DURATION :

2 mg/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 TOXICOLOGY REVIEW AJMEAZ American Journal of Medicine. (Technical Pub., 875 Third Ave., New York, NY 10022) V.1- 1946- Volume(issue)/page/year: 38,409,1965 *** 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 : NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983) NOES Hazard Code - M2765 No. of Facilities: 3 (estimated) No. of Industries: 1 No. of Occupations: 1 No. of Employees: 3 (estimated)

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