| Agent Name |
Barium cyanide |
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| CAS Number |
542-62-1 |
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| Formula |
C2-Ba-N2 |
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| Major Category |
Toxic Gases & Vapors |
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| Synonyms |
Barium dicyanide; Cianuro barico [Spanish]; Cyanure de baryum [French]; [ChemIDplus] UN1565 |
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| Category |
Chemical Asphyxiants |
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| Description |
White solid; [Hawley] Very soluble in water; [Sullivan, p. 707] |
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| Sources/Uses |
Used in electroplating and metallurgy; [Merck Index] |
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| Comments |
Very toxic by ingestion or inhalation; Readily absorbed through skin; [MSDSonline] See "Barium and soluble compounds" and "CYANIDES." |
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| Exposure Assessment |
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| TLV (ACGIH) |
0.5 mg/m3, as Ba |
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| PEL (OSHA) |
5 mg/m3, as CN ( 0.5 mg/m3, as Ba) |
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| MAK |
2 mg/m3, inhalable fraction, as CN ( 0.5 mg/m3, inhalable fraction, as Ba) |
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| IDLH (NIOSH) |
25 mg/m3, as CN |
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| Explanatory Notes |
mp = about 600 deg C; [Ullmann] |
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| Adverse Effects |
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| Other Poison |
Chemical Asphyxiant |
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| Links to Other NLM Databases |
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| Health Studies |
Human Health Effects from Hazardous Substances Data Bank: BARIUM CYANIDE
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