Guidance

Acrylonitrile: health effects, incident management and toxicology

Information on acrylonitrile (2-propenenitrile; cyanoethylene; vinyl cyanide) for use in responding to chemical incidents.

• From: UK Health Security Agency
• Published: 1 July 2014
• Last updated: 25 April 2024 — See all updates

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Acrylonitrile: general information

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Acrylonitrile: incident management

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Acrylonitrile: toxicological overview

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These documents provide information on the health effects of exposure to acrylonitrile, the chemical’s toxicity, and how to respond to an accident involving acrylonitrile.

On 25 March 2024, format updates were made to Acrylonitrile: general information and Acrylonitrile: toxicological overview. No significant changes were made to the content.

Published 1 July 2014
Last updated 25 April 2024 + show all updates

1. 25 April 2024

   On 25 March 2024, the format of this page was updated. No significant changes were made to the content.

2. 25 March 2024

   Updated the general information, toxicological overview and incident management documents.

3. 16 November 2017

   Updated general information document.

4. 13 June 2017

   Updated incident management.

5. 1 July 2014

   First published.