Methyl isocyanate (MIC)

Safety Summary

Regulatory Status

Sources

No citations are recorded specifically for the human adult context, so the record-wide source list is shown. It backs the record, not this particular band.

• Indian Council of Medical Research: Health Effects of the Bhopal Gas Tragedy — Mortality Data, Pulmonary Effects, Reproductive Outcomes, Neurological Effects, Long-term Survivor Cohort STUDY · 2004
• ATSDR Medical Management Guidelines: Methyl Isocyanate -- Bhopal Disaster Review, Acute Pulmonary Toxicity, Ocular Effects, Chronic Health Effects, Exposure Limits (document-type corrected: no dedicated ATSDR "Toxicological Profile" exists for methyl isocyanate specifically -- ATSDR's in-depth profiles cover other isocyanates, e.g. HDI/TDI/MDI; the actual MIC document is the Medical Management Guidelines) REGULATORY · 2002
• Dhara & Dhara: The Union Carbide Disaster in Bhopal — A Review of Health Effects — International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health; Long-term Epidemiology, Reproductive Effects, Immune Dysregulation STUDY · 2002
• NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards — Methyl isocyanate (CAS 624-83-9) REGULATORY · 2019
• OSHA PEL — Methyl isocyanate (29 CFR 1910.1000 Table Z-1) REGULATORY · 2020
• EPA Acute Exposure Guideline Levels (AEGL) — Methyl isocyanate REGULATORY · 2010
• Mishra PK, Samarth RM, Pathak N, Jain SK, Banerjee S, Maudar KK. Bhopal Gas Tragedy: review of clinical and experimental findings after 25 years. International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health (2009) -- author/citation corrected: no real "Mukherjee 2008" paper matching this claim could be located after an extensive multi-angle search (PubMed author search, Google Scholar-style queries); the topically-identical claim (chronic respiratory/ocular morbidity, 25 years post-disaster) is this real, verified paper STUDY · 2009
• Immediately Dangerous to Life or Health (IDLH) Value Profile: Methyl Isocyanate | Publications | CDC REGULATORY
• § 1910.1000 Air contaminants. REGULATORY
• ECHA Annex VI to CLP: the unofficial Excel table (up to and including the 23rd ATP) (secondary: unofficial by its own statement) REGULATORY
• where to look PubChem: Toxicity section (CID 12228) PUBCHEM
• Industry Code of Practice on Chemicals Classification and Hazard Communication (DOSH Malaysia) REGULATORY
• Computational Toxicology and Exposure APIs: Data Domains (EPA CCTE) REGULATORY
• CompTox Chemicals Dashboard: Release Notes (EPA) REGULATORY
• Consolidated TEXT: 32009L0161 — EN — 21.08.2018 REGULATORY
• PubChem computed properties for CID 12228 (computed, not measured; as recorded by PubChem) DATABASE · 2026
• OEHHA Proposition 65 List of Carcinogens or Reproductive Toxicants (CSV, list date 31-Jul-26) REGULATORY
• Permissible Exposure Limits – OSHA Annotated Table Z-1 REGULATORY
• where to look CAMEO Chemicals, as recorded by PubChem (Experimental Properties, CID 12228; where-to-look, not a source of this value) DATABASE · 2026
• EPA CompTox CTX API: predicted properties for DTXSID1023786 (Methyl isocyanate (MIC)) REFERENCE
• PubChem computed structure descriptors for CID 12228 (computed, not measured; as recorded by PubChem) DATABASE · 2026

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