*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : GT2100000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Cyanogen bromide
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 506-68-3
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 1697296
REFERENCE               : 4-03-00-00092 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199710
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 7
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C-Br-N
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 105.93
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION :  E   CN
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Human
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Bromine cyanide
   * Bromocyan
   * Bromocyanide
   * Bromocyanogen
   * Bromure de cyanogen
   * Campilit
   * Cyanobromide
   * Cyanogen monobromide
   * RCRA waste number U246
   * TL 822
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LCLo - Lowest published lethal concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Human
DOSE/DURATION           : 92 ppm/10M
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            : LCLo - Lowest published lethal concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 500 mg/m3/10M
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   NDRC** National Defense Research Committee, Office of Scientific Research
   and Development, Progress Report.  Volume(issue)/page/year: No.9-4-1-9,1943

         *** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA ***

NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974)
     NOHS Hazard Code - 84594
       No. of Facilities: 231 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 4
       No. of Occupations: 4
       No. of Employees: 2222 (estimated)
   
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - 84594
       No. of Facilities: 54 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 3
       No. of Occupations: 5
       No. of Employees: 2172 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 605 (estimated)

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY
   
   On EPA IRIS database
   
   EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, JUNE 1998

 
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