NIOSH Pocket Guide entry: Calcium cyanamide CaCN2 156-62-7 GS6000000 N.D.. Physical description: Colorless, gray, or black crystals or powder. [fertilizer] [Note: Commercial grades may contain calcium carbide.]
Source: CDC/NIOSH: NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards ↗Dust entry
Calcium cyanamide CaCN2 156-62-7 GS6000000 N.D.
Colorless, gray, or black crystals or powder. [fertilizer] [Note: Commercial grades may contain calcium carbide.]
Airborne form
dust
The form describes what is suspended in air at the point of exposure. A material can produce more than one form, such as dust during handling and fume during heating.
Health effects
Irrit eyes, skin, resp sys; head, dizz, rapid breath, low BP, Skin: Soap flush immedTarget organs: Eyes, skin, resp sys, vasomotor sys Swallow: Medical attention immed
Evidence
Controls
- follow the applicable NIOSH REL and OSHA PEL
- use exposure monitoring
- use engineering and work-practice controls
- use appropriate respiratory protection