CYANIDE COMPOUNDS

CHEMICAL PROFILES|Chemical Profile

Chemical:	CYANIDE COMPOUNDS
CAS Number:	1073

Chemical Profile for CYANIDE COMPOUNDS (CAS Number: 1073)

Human Health Hazards

Hazard Rankings

Chemical Use Profile

Rank Chemicals by Reported Environmental Releases in the United States

Regulatory Coverage

Basic Testing to Identify Chemical Hazards

Information Needed for Safety Assessment

Links

Human Health Hazards

Health Hazard Reference(s)

Recognized: --
Suspected: Cardiovascular or Blood Toxicant EPA-HEN

Endocrine Toxicant EPA-HEN

Neurotoxicant DAN EPA-HEN KLAA LU STAC

Respiratory Toxicant EPA-HEN

Skin or Sense Organ Toxicant EPA-HEN

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Hazard Rankings

More hazardous than most chemicals in 4 out of 5 ranking systems.

Ranked as one of the most hazardous compounds (worst 10%) to ecosystems and human health.

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Chemical Use Profile

No data on industrial or consumer use in Scorecard.

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Rank Chemicals by Reported Environmental Releases in the United States

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Regulatory Coverage

On at least 4 federal regulatory lists.

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Basic Testing to Identify Chemical Hazards

Information on whether basic tests to identify chemical hazards have been conducted on this chemical is not available in US EPA's 1998 hazard data availability study.

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Information Needed for Safety Assessment

Possesses all the data required for safety assessment.

See risk assessment data for this chemical from U.S. EPA or Scorecard.

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Links

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Notes

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