Arsenic

NIOSH Resources

NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards
DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2005-149
Exposure limits, Respirator Recommendations, First Aid, more...
The Pocket Guide is a source of general industrial hygiene information on several hundred chemicals/classes found in the work environment. Key data provided for each chemical/substance includes name (including synonyms/trade names), structure/formula, CAS/RTECS numbers, DOT ID, conversion factors, exposure limits, IDLH, chemical and physical properties, measurement methods, personal protection, respirator recommendations, symptoms, and first aid.

• Arsenic, inorganic compounds (as As)
• Arsenic, organic compounds (as As)

International Chemical Safety Cards
An ICSC summarizes essential health and safety information on chemicals for their use at the "shop floor" level by workers and employers in factories, agriculture, construction and other work places.

• Arsenic

Documentation for Immediately Dangerous to Life or Health Concentrations (IDLH)
The IDLH documents the criteria and information sources that have been used by NIOSH to determine immediately dangerous to life or health concentrations.

• Arsenic

NIOSH Alert – Reducing the Potential Risk of Developing Cancer from Exposure to Gallium Arsenide in the Microelectronics Industry
DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 88-100 (October 1987)
Recent experimental animal studies have indicated that gallium arsenide dissociates in the body to release gallium and arsenic. The arsenic is inorganic, biologically available, and distributed throughout the body.

Current Intelligence Bulletin No. 14 – Inorganic Arsenic (respiratory)
DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 78-127 (September 1976)
Contains a standard for mitigation of exposure to inorganic arsenic (respiratory) to prevent adverse effects over a working lifetime.

NIOSH Criteria Document – Criteria for a Recommended Standard: Occupational Exposure to Inorganic Arsenic
DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 75-149 (1975)
Presents a standard to prevent the adverse effects of exposure to arsenic over a working lifetime.

NIOSH Manual of Analytical Methods (NMAM)
NMAM is a collection of methods for sampling and analysis of contaminants in workplace air, and in the blood and urine of workers who are occupationally exposed.

• Arsenic by AA (No. 7900)   PDF 18.5 KB, 3 pages


• Elements by ICP (7300)   PDF 116.2 KB, 8 pages


• Elements by ICP (7301)   PDF 106.5 KB, 8 pages


• Elements by ICP (7303)   PDF 85.7 KB, 6 pages


• Elements on Wipes (9102)   PDF 110 KB, 5 pages

Related Resources

Agency for Toxic Substances Disease Registry (ATSDR) - TOXFAQS: Arsenic
External Link: http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/tfacts2.html

New Jersey Hazardous Substance Fact Sheets: Arsenic
External Link: http://nj.gov/health/eoh/rtkweb/documents/fs/0152.pdf

EPA (Air Toxics): Arsenic Compounds
External Link: http://www.epa.gov/ttn/atw/hlthef/arsenic.html

Toxicological Profile for Arsenic (ATSDR)
External Link: http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/toxprofiles/tp2.html

OSHA Safety and Health Topics – Arsenic
External Link: http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/arsenic/index.html

Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
External Link:http://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=STANDARDS&p_id=10023

• Arsenic Inorganic
  External Link:http://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=STANDARDS&p_id=10023

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