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RTECS NUMBER            : EV0280000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Cadmium cyanide
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 542-83-6
LAST UPDATED            : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C2-Cd-N2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 164.44
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Cadmium cyanide (Cd(CN)2)
   * Cadmium dicyanide
 
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                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 16 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   85PDAD "Evaluation of the Impact of Cadmium on the Health of Man", Oxford,
   UK.  Pergamon Press Ltd., 1978  Volume(issue)/page/year: -,67,1978

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   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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