Guidance

Acetonitrile: properties and incident management

Information about acetonitrile for use in responding to chemical incidents.

Published 1 July 2014
Last updated 12 May 2017 — see all updates
From:
Public Health England

Documents

Acetonitrile: incident management

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Acetonitrile: general information

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Details

These documents provide information on the health effects of exposure and how to respond to a chemical incident.

Acetonitrile is also known as methyl cyanide and cyanomethane.

Published 1 July 2014
Last updated 12 May 2017 + show all updates

  1. Added general information document.

  2. Updated incident management document.

  3. Updated incident management guidance.

  4. First published.

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