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Arsenic acid (H3AsO4)

RTECS #: CG0700000

CAS #: 7778-39-4

UPDATE: May 2009 MW: 141.95 MF: AsH3O4


NOTE:

TABLE OF CONTENTS:
  1. SYNONYMS:
  2. MUTATION DATA:
  3. REPRODUCTIVE EFFECTS DATA:
  4. ACUTE TOXICITY DATA:
  5. REVIEWS:
  6. STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS:
  7. NIOSH DOCUMENTATION AND SURVEILLANCE:
  8. STATUS IN FEDERAL AGENCIES:
  9. REFERENCES:

SYNONYMS:

  1. Acide arsenique liquide (French)
  2. Crab grass killer
  3. Desiccant L - 10
  4. HI - Yield desiccant H - 10
  1. Orthoarsenic acid
  2. RCRA waste number P010
  3. Zotox
  4. Zotox Crab Grass Killer


SKIN AND EYE IRRITATION DATA AND REFERENCES:

ROUTE/
ORGANISM 		DOSE
EFFECT

 REFERENCE
N/R
 N/R N/R N/R


MUTATION DATA AND REFERENCES:

SYSTEM TEST ROUTE/
ORGANISM/
TISSUE 		DOSE REFERENCE
cytogenetic analysis human leukocyte 7,200 nmol/L MUREAV 88,73,1981
DNA damage intraperitoneal
mouse 		10 mg/kg MUREAV 467,83,2000
micronucleus test intraperitoneal
mouse 		20 mg/kg MUREAV 389,3,1997


REPRODUCTIVE EFFECTS DATA AND REFERENCES:

ROUTE/
ORGANISM 		DOSE
EFFECT

 REFERENCE
intraperitoneal
mouse 		lowest published toxic dose: 40 mg/kg (7-15 day pregnant) Reproductive: Effects on embryo or fetus: Fetotoxicity (except death, e.g., stunted fetus)

Reproductive: Effects on embryo or fetus: Fetal death 		TJADAB 15,30A,1977
intraperitoneal
rat 		lowest published toxic dose: 30 mg/kg (9 day pregnant) Reproductive: Effects on embryo or fetus: Cytological changes (including somatic cell genetic material)

Reproductive: Specific developmental abnormalities: Central nervous system 		JTSCDR 4,405,1979
oral
mouse 		lowest published toxic dose: 120 mg/kg (7-15 day pregnant) Reproductive: Effects on embryo or fetus: Fetotoxicity (except death, e.g., stunted fetus)

Reproductive: Effects on embryo or fetus: Fetal death 		TJADAB 15,30A,1977


TUMORIGENIC DATA AND REFERENCES:

ROUTE/
ORGANISM 		DOSE
EFFECT

 REFERENCE
N/R
 N/R N/R N/R


ACUTE TOXICITY DATA AND REFERENCES:

ROUTE/
ORGANISM 		DOSE
EFFECT

 REFERENCE
oral
chicken 		lowest published lethal dose: 125 mg/kg N/R FDWU** -,-,1931
oral
dog 		lowest published lethal dose: 10 mg/kg N/R FDWU** -,-,1931
oral
pigeon 		lowest published lethal dose: 100 mg/kg N/R FDWU** -,-,1931
oral
rat 		lethal dose (50 percent kill): 48 mg/kg N/R FMCHA2 -,C27,1991
oral
rabbit 		lowest published lethal dose: 5 mg/kg N/R FDWU** -,-,1931


OTHER MULTIPLE DOSE DATA AND REFERENCES:

ROUTE/
ORGANISM 		DOSE
EFFECT

 REFERENCE
N/R
 N/R N/R N/R


REVIEWS:

ORGANIZATION STANDARD
REFERENCE
American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH) Threshold Limit Value time-weighted average 0.01 mg(As)/m3 DTLVS* TLV/BEI,2007
American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH) Threshold Limit Value Confirmed human carcinogen DTLVS* TLV/BEI,2007
TOXICOLOGY REVIEW
TOLED5 133,1,2002
TOXICOLOGY REVIEW
IMEMDT 84,39,2004
TOXICOLOGY REVIEW
EMMUEG 47,6,2006


STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS:

ORGANIZATION STANDARD
REFERENCE
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) 1988 PESTICIDE SUBJECT TO REGISTRATION OR RE-REGISTRATION FEREAC 54,7740,1989
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) 1998 STATUS OF PESTICIDES: Supported RBREV* -,101,1998
Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) STANDARD - air time-weighted average 0.5 mg(As)/m3 DTLVS* 3,16,1971
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) cancer hazard CFRGBR 29,1910.1018,1987
Occupational Exposure Limit - ARAB Republic of Egypt time-weighted average 0.2 mg(As)/m3, JAN1993
Occupational Exposure Limit - AUSTRALIA time-weighted average 0.05 mg(As)/m3, Carcinogen, JUL2008
Occupational Exposure Limit - BELGIUM time-weighted average 0.1 mg(As)/m3, Carcinogen, MAR2002
Occupational Exposure Limit - DENMARK time-weighted average 0.01 mg(As)/m3, OCT 2002
Occupational Exposure Limit - FINLAND Carcinogen, JAN1993
Occupational Exposure Limit - HUNGARY ceiling concentration 0.01 mg(As)/m3, Skin, Carcinogen, SEP2000
Occupational Exposure Limit - INDIA time-weighted average 0.2 mg(As)/m3, JAN1993
Occupational Exposure Limit - KOREA time-weighted average 0.2 mg(As)/m3, 2006
Occupational Exposure Limit - MEXICO time-weighted average 0.2 mg(As)/m3, 2004
Occupational Exposure Limit - NEW ZEALAND time-weighted average 0.05 mg(As)/m3, carcinogen, JAN2002
Occupational Exposure Limit - NORWAY time-weighted average 0.1 mg(As)/m3, JAN1999
Occupational Exposure Limit - THE PHILIPPINES time-weighted average 0.5 mg(As)/m3, JAN1993
Occupational Exposure Limit - POLAND MAC(time-weighted average) 0.01 mg(As)/m3, JAN1999
Occupational Exposure Limit - SWEDEN time-weighted average 0.01 mg(As)/m3, Carcinogen, JUN2005
Occupational Exposure Limit - SWITZERLAND MAK- week 0.1 mg(As)/m3, Carcinogen, DEC2006
Occupational Exposure Limit - THAILAND time-weighted average 0.5 mg(As)/m3, JAN1993
Occupational Exposure Limit - TURKEY time-weighted average 0.5 mg(As)/m3, JAN1993
Occupational Exposure Limit - UNITED KINGDOM time-weighted average 0.1 mg(As)/m3, 2005
Occupational Exposure Limit IN ARGENTINA, BULGARIA, COLOMBIA, JORDAN American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH) Threshold Limit Value;

Confirmed human carcinogen
Occupational Exposure Limit IN SINGAPORE, VIETNAM American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH) Threshold Limit Value
Confirmed human carcinogen


NIOSH DOCUMENTATION AND SURVEILLANCE:

ORGANIZATION STANDARD or SURVEY
REFERENCE
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Recommended Exposure Level TO ARSENIC, INORGANIC-air Carcinogen ceiling concentration 0.002 mg(As)/m3/15 minute NIOSH* DHHS #92-100,1992
National Occupational Hazard Survey 1974 National Occupational Hazard Survey 1974: Hazard Code: 84479;
Number of Industries 2;
Total Number of Facilities 30;
Number of Occupations 2;
Total Number of Employees Exposed 166
National Occupational Exposure Survey 1983 National Occupational Exposure Survey 1983: Hazard Code: 84479;
Number of Industries 5;
Total Number of Facilities 249;
Number of Occupations 9;
Total Number of Employees Exposed 4,415;
Total Number of Female Employees Exposed 1,111


STATUS IN FEDERAL AGENCIES:

ORGANIZATION
REFERENCE
EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY
NIOSH CURRENT INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN 14, 1976
NTP 11th Report on Carcinogens,2004:Known to be human carcinogen


REFERENCES:

CODEN
REFERENCE
CFRGBR Code of Federal Regulations. (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt. of Documents, Washington, DC 20402)
DTLVS* The Threshold Limit Values (TLVs) and Biological Exposure Indices (BEIs) booklet issues by American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH), Cincinnati, OH, 1996
EMMUEG Environmental and Molecular Mutagenesis. (Alan R. Liss, Inc., 41 E. 11th St., New York, NY 10003) V.10- 1987-
FDWU** "Ueber die Wirkung Verschiedener Gifte Auf Vogel, Dissertation," Forchheimer, L., Pharmakologischen Institut der Universitat Wurzburg, Fed. Rep. Ger., 1931
FEREAC Federal Register. (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt. of Documents, Washington, DC 20402) V.1- 1936-
FMCHA2 Farm Chemicals Handbook. (Meister Pub., 37841 Euclid Ave., Willoughy, OH 44094)
IMEMDT IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risk of Chemicals to Man. (WHO Publications Centre USA, 49 Sheridan Ave., Albany, NY 12210) V.1- 1972-
JTSCDR Journal of Toxicological Sciences. (Japanese Soc. of Toxicological Sciences, 4th Floor, Gakkai Center Bldg., 4-16, Yayoi 2-chome, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113, Japan) V.1- 1976-
MUREAV Mutation Research. (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1- 1964-
NIOSH* National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, U.S. Dept. of Health, Education, and Welfare, Reports and Memoranda.
RBREV* Status of Pesticides in Registration, Reregistration, and Special Review (Rainbow Report), Special Review and Reregistration Division Office of Pesticide Programs U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M. Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20460, Spring 1998
TJADAB Teratology, The International Journal of Abnormal Development. (Alan R. Liss, Inc., 41 E. 11th St., New York, NY 10003) V.1- 1968-
TOLED5 Toxicology Letters. (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1- 1977-

RTECS Compound Description:
   Agricultural Chemical
   Mutagen
   Reproductive Effector
   Human Data

ALT CAS #: 1327-52-2
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