# Calcium nitrite

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_dtxsid_dtxsid6065634
Categories: industrial, pharma
Functions: Corrosion inhibitor
Identifier: DTXSID6065634

> Calcium nitrite is used as corrosion inhibitor. EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 2 composition records across product categories including Construction and building materials. Compiled from 6 published data sources.

## Safety assessment

- Chemical concern: not yet assessed
- Is it a concern? We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet.
- Rationale: EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 2 composition records across product categories including Construction and building materials.

## Regulatory status

- US: commercial use observed — EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 2 composition records across product categories including Construction and building materials. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Corrosion inhibitor.
- US: marketed drug occurrence — FDA NDC lists this ingredient in 8 active drug products and 8 total products.
- US: listed in openFDA substance — openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.

## Data sources

- EPA Chemical and Products Database (updated 2020-02-05): https://living-future.org/declare-products/concrete-prefabricated-piles-pilote-prefabricado-de-concreto-2/
- EPA DSSTox Identifiers (updated 2025-12-29): https://epa.figshare.com/articles/dataset/Chemistry_Dashboard_Data_DSSTox_Identifiers_Mapped_to_CAS_Numbers_and_Names/5588566
- FDA National Drug Code Directory (updated 2026-12-31): https://www.fda.gov/drugs/drug-approvals-and-databases/national-drug-code-directory-support-files
- FDA GSRS UNII (updated 2026-02-26): https://precision.fda.gov/uniisearch/
- openFDA Substance (updated 2026-05-24): https://api.fda.gov/other/substance.json?search=unii:F538343O0T
- PubChem Live Enrichment (updated 2026-05-17): https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/159695

_Assessed by Greenveil._