FERRIC FERROCYANIDE
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Function/use(s): Colorant; COSMETIC COLORANT
About FERRIC FERROCYANIDE: Ferric ferrocyanide is an iron-based inorganic colorant also known as Prussian blue; one of the first synthetic pigments.
Synonym(s): FERRATE (4-) , HEXAKIS (CYANO-K C) -, IRON (3+) (3:4) , (OC-6-11) -; IRON BLUE; IRON (3+) FERROCYANIDE; PIGMENT BLUE 27; PRUSSIAN BLUE; CI 77510; FERRATE (4-) , HEXAKIS (CYANO-C) -, IRON (3+) ; (OC-6-11) - FERRATE (4-) , HEXAKIS (CYANO-K C) -, IRON (3+) (3:4) ; IRON (3+) FERRATE (4-) , HEXAKIS (CYANO-C) -; IRON (3+) (3:4) (OC-6-11) - FERRATE (4-) , HEXAKIS (CYANO-K C) -; HEXAKIS (CYANO-C) - IRON (3+) FERRATE (4-)
Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive) |
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| Known human respiratory toxicant |
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EPA Hazardous Air Pollutants |
| Classified as expected to be toxic or harmful |
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Environment Canada Domestic Substance List |
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| Limited evidence of respiratory toxicity |
products that may be aerosolized (airborne) |
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Ecotoxicology |
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| Suspected to be an environmental toxin and be persistent or bioaccumulative |
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| Suspected to be an environmental toxin |
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Data gaps |
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| 1,141 studies in PubMed science library may include information on the toxicity of this chemical
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Persistence and bioaccumulation |
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| Not suspected to be bioaccumulative |
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Government, industry, academic studies and classifications |
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| FDA Color Additive Status | FERRIC FERROCYANIDE | Cosmetics: Y; Food: U; Drugs: Y; Eye: Y |
| Environment Canada Domestic Substance List | FERRATE(4-), HEXAKIS(CYANO-C)-, IRON(3++) (3:4), (OC-6-11)- | Y-Categorization,,,Y-Persistent,,Y-AquaticTox,,,, |
| CTFA International Cosmetic Ingredient Dictionary and Handbook | FERRIC FERROCYANIDE | Color Additives - Exempt from Batch Certification by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration |
| EPA Hazardous Air Pollutants | CYANIDE COMPOUNDS1 | Hazardous Air Pollutant |
| US EPA, Air Risk Information Support Center | CYANIDE COMPOUNDS | Respiratory Toxicity Hazards: suspected |
Other RTECS® classifications [shown for informational purposes only] |
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| RTECS®- TLV/BEI,2006 | FERRIC FERROCYANIDE | • occupationally related - ACGIH TLV (human TWA)
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| RTECS®- TLV/BEI,2007 | FERRIC FERROCYANIDE | • occupationally related - ACGIH TLV (human TWA)
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| RTECS®- "Spravochnik po Toksikologii i Gigienicheskim Normativam (PDK) Potentsial'no Opasnykh Khimicheskikh Veshchestv" Kushneva, V 1999 | FERRIC FERROCYANIDE | • metabolic - Weight loss or decreased weight gain (rat TDLo)
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| RTECS®- Gigiena Truda i Professional'nye Zabolevaniya 1991 | FERRIC FERROCYANIDE | • blood - Changes in spleen (mouse LD50)
• respiratory - Dyspnea (rat LDLo)
• kidney or renal system - Other changes (rat LDLo)
• brain, nervous system, or behavioral effect - Somnolence (general depressed activity) (rat LDLo)
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| FDA Color Additive Status | FDA (U.S. Food and Drug Administration) 2006. Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition. Color Additive Status List. September 2006. |
| Environment Canada Domestic Substance List | EC (Environment Canada). 2008. Domestic Substances List Categorization. Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA) Environmental Registry. |
| CTFA International Cosmetic Ingredient Dictionary and Handbook | CTFA (Cosmetic, Toiletry and Fragrance Association). 2006. International Cosmetic Ingredient Dictionary and Handbook, 11th Edition. Color Additive Information. Washington, DC. |
| EPA Hazardous Air Pollutants | EPA (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency). 2005. Office of Air. The 112(b)1 Hazardous Air Pollutants List (as modified). Last modified: 12 Dec 2005. |
| Scorecard.org Toxicity Information | US EPA, Air Risk Information Support Center. Health Effects Notebook for Hazardous Air Pollutants. http://www.epa.gov/ttnatw01/hlthef/hapindex.html |
| RTECS®- TLV/BEI,2006 [shown for informational purposes only] | RTECS®- TLV/BEI,2006 |
| RTECS®- TLV/BEI,2007 [shown for informational purposes only] | RTECS®- TLV/BEI,2007 |
| RTECS®- "Spravochnik po Toksikologii i Gigienicheskim Normativam (PDK) Potentsial'no Opasnykh Khimicheskikh Veshchestv" Kushneva, V 1999 [shown for informational purposes only] | RTECS®- "Spravochnik po Toksikologii i Gigienicheskim Normativam (PDK) Potentsial'no Opasnykh Khimicheskikh Veshchestv" Kushneva, V.S., and R.B. Gorshkova, eds. 46, Zhivopisnaya St., 123182, Moscow, Russia, IzdAT 1999 -,230,1999 |
| RTECS®- Gigiena Truda i Professional'nye Zabolevaniya 1991 [shown for informational purposes only] | RTECS®- Gigiena Truda i Professional'nye Zabolevaniya. Labor Hygiene and Occupational Diseases. (V/O Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR) V.1-36, 1957-1992. For publisher information, see MTPEEI 35(1),35,1991 |
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