Guidance

Acetonitrile: properties and incident management

Information about acetonitrile for use in responding to chemical incidents.

• From: UK Health Security Agency
• Published: 1 July 2014
• Last updated: 26 May 2022 — See all updates

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Acetonitrile: incident management

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Acetonitrile: general information

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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 26 May 2022 + show all updates

1. 26 May 2022

   Updated incident management and general information.

2. 12 May 2017

   Added general information document.

3. 8 November 2016

   Updated incident management document.

4. 22 January 2016

   Updated incident management guidance.

5. 1 July 2014

   First published.