Sodium cyanide

Safety Summary

Regulatory Status

Sources

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• Sodium Cyanide NaCN Cytochrome c Oxidase Inhibitor Histotoxic Hypoxia; Gold Mining Cyanide Heap Leach 78% Global Use; Hydroxocobalamin Cyanokit Antidote FDA Approved; Sodium Nitrite Thiosulfate Methemoglobin; EU CLP Acute Tox 2 H300 H310 H330 Aquatic Acute 1; OSHA Ceiling 5 mg/m3 CN Skin; Baia Mare Cyanide Spill 2000 Aquatic Disaster; ICMC International Cyanide Management Code; Fire Smoke HCN Combustion Byproduct REGULATORY · 2020
• NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards — Sodium cyanide / Potassium cyanide / HCN REGULATORY · 2019
• OSHA PEL — cyanide salts (29 CFR 1910.1000 Table Z-1) REGULATORY · 2020
• ATSDR Toxicological Profile for Cyanide (HCN, NaCN, KCN) REGULATORY · 2006
• Subpart D—Occupational Health and Environmental Controls REGULATORY
• § 1910.1000 Air contaminants. REGULATORY
• Permissible Exposure Limits – OSHA Annotated Table Z-1 | Occupational Safety and Health Administration REGULATORY
• Sodium cyanide | CASRN 143-33-9 | DTXSID4024309 | IRIS | US EPA, ORD REGULATORY
• CDC - NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards - Sodium cyanide (as CN) REGULATORY
• Computational Toxicology and Exposure APIs: Data Domains (EPA CCTE) REGULATORY
• CompTox Chemicals Dashboard: Release Notes (EPA) REGULATORY
• identity database ECHA CHEM, Download all substances: REACH registrations (ECHA's own list of REACH-registered substances) REGULATORY · 2026
• L_2017027EN.01011501.xml REGULATORY
• PubChem computed properties for CID 8929 (computed, not measured; as recorded by PubChem) DATABASE · 2026
• where to look EPA ECOTOX Knowledgebase ASCII release ecotox_ascii_09_15_2026 DATABASE
• OEHHA Proposition 65 List of Carcinogens or Reproductive Toxicants (CSV, list date 31-Jul-26) REGULATORY
• where to look CAMEO Chemicals, as recorded by PubChem (Experimental Properties, CID 8929; where-to-look, not a source of this value) DATABASE · 2026
• where to look PAC Chemical Database, U.S. Department of Energy, as recorded by PubChem (Experimental Properties, CID 8929; where-to-look, not a source of this value) DATABASE · 2026
• EPA CompTox CTX API: predicted properties for DTXSID4024309 (Sodium cyanide) REFERENCE
• PubChem computed structure descriptors for CID 8929 (computed, not measured; as recorded by PubChem) DATABASE · 2026

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