CAS 7778-43-0|sodium arsenate

CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION

RTECS NUMBER :

CG0875000

CHEMICAL NAME :

Arsenic acid, disodium salt

CAS REGISTRY NUMBER :

7778-43-0

LAST UPDATED :

199712

DATA ITEMS CITED :

48

MOLECULAR FORMULA :

As-H-O4.2Na

MOLECULAR WEIGHT :

185.91

WISWESSER LINE NOTATION :

NA2 AS-O3-Q

HEALTH HAZARD DATA

ACUTE TOXICITY DATA

TYPE OF TEST :

LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Intraperitoneal

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - rat

DOSE/DURATION :

34720 ug/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Behavioral - muscle contraction or spasticity Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - cyanosis Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - other changes

TYPE OF TEST :

TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Oral

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - rat

DOSE/DURATION :

450 mg/kg/90D-C

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Brain and Coverings - other degenerative changes Biochemical - Metabolism (Intermediary) - amino acids (including renal excretion) Biochemical - Neurotransmitters or modulators (putative) - catecholamine levels in CNS

TYPE OF TEST :

Specific locus test

TYPE OF TEST :

Specific locus test

TYPE OF TEST :

DNA inhibition

TYPE OF TEST :

Mutation test systems - not otherwise specified

MUTATION DATA

TYPE OF TEST :

Sister chromatid exchange

TEST SYSTEM :

Rodent - hamster Ovary

REFERENCE :

ENMUDM Environmental Mutagenesis. (New York, NY) V.1-9, 1979-87. For publisher information, see EMMUEG. Volume(issue)/page/year: 4,493,1982 *** REVIEWS *** ACGIH TLV-TWA 0.01 mg(As)/m3 DTLVS* The Threshold Limit Values (TLVs) and Biological Exposure Indices (BEIs) booklet issues by American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH), Cincinnati, OH, 1996 Volume(issue)/page/year: TLV/BEI,1997 ACGIH TLV-Confirmed human carcinogen DTLVS* The Threshold Limit Values (TLVs) and Biological Exposure Indices (BEIs) booklet issues by American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH), Cincinnati, OH, 1996 Volume(issue)/page/year: TLV/BEI,1997 *** U.S. STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS *** MSHA STANDARD-air:TWA 0.5 mg(As)/m3 DTLVS* The Threshold Limit Values (TLVs) and Biological Exposure Indices (BEIs) booklet issues by American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH), Cincinnati, OH, 1996 Volume(issue)/page/year: 3,16,1971 OSHA-cancer hazard CFRGBR Code of Federal Regulations. (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt. of Documents, Washington, DC 20402) Volume(issue)/page/year: 29,1910.1018,1987 *** OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS *** OEL-ARAB Republic of Egypt:TWA 0.2 mg(As)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-AUSTRALIA:TWA 0.05 mg(As)/m3;Carcinogen JAN 1993 OEL-BELGIUM:TWA 0.2 mg(As)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-DENMARK:TWA 0.05 mg(As)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-FINLAND;Carcinogen JAN 1993 OEL-FRANCE:TWA 0.2 mg(As)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-HUNGARY:STEL 0.5 mg(As)/m3;Carcinogen JAN 1993 OEL-INDIA:TWA 0.2 mg(As)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-THE PHILIPPINES:TWA 0.5 mg(As)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-POLAND:TWA 0.3 mg(As)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-SWEDEN:TWA 0.03 mg(As)/m3;Carcinogen JAN 1993 OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 0.1 mg(As)/m3;Carcinogen JAN 1993 OEL-THAILAND:TWA 0.5 mg(As)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-TURKEY:TWA 0.5 mg(As)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 0.2 mg(As)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL IN BULGARIA, COLOMBIA, JORDAN, KOREA check ACGIH TLV OEL IN NEW ZEALAND, SINGAPORE, VIETNAM check ACGIH TLV *** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA *** NIOSH RECOMMENDED EXPOSURE LEVEL (REL) : NIOSH REL TO ARSENIC, INORGANIC-air:CA CL 0.002 mg(As)/m3/15M REFERENCE : NIOSH* National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, U.S. Dept. of Health, Education, and Welfare, Reports and Memoranda. Volume(issue)/page/year: DHHS #92-100,1992