Safety data for acetonitrile
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Toxicity data
(The meaning of any abbreviations which appear in this section is given
here.)
ORL-RAT LD50 2460 mg kg-1
IHL-RBT LC50 2828 ppm/4h.
ORL-RBT LD50 50 mg kg-1
SCU-RAT LD50 5000 mg kg-1
IVN-RAT LD50 1680 mg kg-1
SCU-MUS LD50 4480 mg kg-1
ORL-CAT LD50 200 mg kg-1
IHL-CAT LC50 18 g/m3
Irritation data
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here.)
SKN-RBT 500 mg open mld
EYE-RBT 100 microl/24h mod
Risk phrases
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here.)
R11 R23 R24 R25.
Safety phrases
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here.)
S16 S27 S44 S45.
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