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IRIS Toxicological Review of Hydrogen Cyanide and Cyanide Salts (Interagency Science Discussion Draft)
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Contact
- Norman Birchfield
- by phone at: 703-347-0174
- by fax at: 703-347-8699
- by email at: birchfield.norman@epa.gov
- by fax at: 703-347-8699
Downloads/Related Links
- Toxicological Review of Hydrogen Cyanide and Cyanide Salts (Interagency Science Discussion Draft) (PDF) (149 pp, 971 KB, about PDF)
- Hydrogen Cyanide and Cyanide Salts Summary (Interagency Science Discussion Draft) (PDF) (21 pp, 132 KB, about PDF)
- HCN ATSDR IASD Comments (PDF) (1 pp, 41 KB, about PDF)
- HCN FDA IASD Comments (PDF) (4 pp, 2 MB, about PDF)
- HCN FDA IASD Comments Addendum (PDF) (3 pp, 26 KB, about PDF)
- HCN NIEHS IASD Comments (PDF) (1 pp, 21 KB, about PDF)
- HCN OMB IASD Comments (PDF) (4 pp, 30 KB, about PDF)
Background
The draft Toxicological Review of Hydrogen Cyanide and Cyanide Salts provides scientific support and rationale for the hazard and dose-response assessment pertaining to chronic exposure to hydrogen cyanide and cyanide salts. Cyanide compounds are used in a number of industrial processes including mining, electroplating, metallurgy, chemical manufacturing, and photography because these compounds can form stable complexes with a range of metals. Hydrogen cyanide is also a component of tobacco smoke, vehicle exhaust, and is produced by the burning of some plastics. Cyanide salts, such as potassium and sodium cyanide, are also used as rodenticides.
History/Chronology
| Jan 1987 | EPA posted an assessment for cyanide salts (RfD only). |
| Sep 1994 | EPA posted an assessment for hydrogen cyanide (RfC only). |
| Jun 2004 | The draft IRIS reassessment of hydrogen cyanide was started. |
| Sep 2009 | EPA released an external review draft of the assessment for public review and comment. |
| Oct 2009 | EPA announced a public listening session to be held on October 27, 2009. [Federal Register Notice Sep 23, 2009] |
| Nov 2009 | EPA announced an external peer review workshop to be held on December 14, 2009. [Federal Register Notice Nov 10, 2009] |
| Jan 2010 | EPA released the comments from the public comment period and external review workshop. |
| Aug 2010 | EPA hosted an interagency science discussion on the review of the draft document. |
| Sep 2010 | EPA released the final toxicological report and IRIS Summary for Hydrogen Cyanide and the interagency review draft with comments. |
Next Steps
Now that the interagency review draft has been completed and finalized, this assessment has been loaded into the IRIS Web site and Database.
Citation
U.S. EPA. IRIS Toxicological Review of Hydrogen Cyanide and Cyanide Salts (Interagency Science Discussion Draft). U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC, EPA/635/R-08/016D, 2010.