*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION *** RTECS NUMBER : TT1255000 CHEMICAL NAME : Potassium hexafluoroarsenate CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 17029-22-0 OTHER CAS REGISTRY NOS. : 11111-46-9 LAST UPDATED : 199712 DATA ITEMS CITED : 33 MOLECULAR FORMULA : As-F6-K MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 228.02 WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : .KA..AS-F6 COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR : Agricultural Chemical Primary Irritant SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES : * Arsenate(1-), hexafluoro-, potassium * Hexaflurate * Nopalmate * Potassium fluoroarsenate(V) (KAsF6) * Potassium hexafluoroarsenate(1-) * Potassium hexafluoroarsenate(V) *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA *** ** SKIN/EYE IRRITATION DATA ** TYPE OF TEST : Standard Draize test ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Administration into the eye SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rabbit DOSE/DURATION : 100 mg REACTION SEVERITY : Moderate REFERENCE : NTIS** National Technical Information Service. (Springfield, VA 22161) Formerly U.S. Clearinghouse for Scientific & Technical Information. Volume(issue)/page/year: OTS0536669 ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA ** TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat DOSE/DURATION : 1200 mg/kg TOXIC EFFECTS : Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value REFERENCE : 28ZEAL "Pesticide Index," Frear, E.H., ed., State College, PA, College Science Pub., 1969 Volume(issue)/page/year: 5,129,1976 TYPE OF TEST : LC - Lethal concentration ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Inhalation SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat DOSE/DURATION : >280 mg/m3/4H TOXIC EFFECTS : Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - other changes Blood - other changes REFERENCE : NTIS** National Technical Information Service. (Springfield, VA 22161) Formerly U.S. Clearinghouse for Scientific & Technical Information. Volume(issue)/page/year: OTS0536669 TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intravenous SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse DOSE/DURATION : 56 mg/kg TOXIC EFFECTS : Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value REFERENCE : CSLNX* U.S. Army Armament Research & Development Command, Chemical Systems Laboratory, NIOSH Exchange Chemicals. (Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21010) Volume(issue)/page/year: NX#00126 TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Administration onto the skin SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rabbit DOSE/DURATION : >10200 mg/kg TOXIC EFFECTS : Skin and Appendages - dermatitis, other (after systemic exposure) REFERENCE : NTIS** National Technical Information Service. (Springfield, VA 22161) Formerly U.S. Clearinghouse for Scientific & Technical Information. Volume(issue)/page/year: OTS0536669 *** 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 PEL (Gen Indu):8H TWA 2.5 mg(F)/m3 CFRGBR Code of Federal Regulations. (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt. of Documents, Washington, DC 20402) Volume(issue)/page/year: 29,1910.1000,1994 OSHA PEL (Construc):8H TWA 2.5 mg(F)/m3 CFRGBR Code of Federal Regulations. (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt. of Documents, Washington, DC 20402) Volume(issue)/page/year: 29,1926.55,1994 OSHA PEL (Shipyard):8H TWA 2.5 mg(F)/m3 CFRGBR Code of Federal Regulations. (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt. of Documents, Washington, DC 20402) Volume(issue)/page/year: 29,1915.1000,1993 OSHA PEL (Fed Cont):8H TWA 2.5 mg(F)/m3 CFRGBR Code of Federal Regulations. (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt. of Documents, Washington, DC 20402) Volume(issue)/page/year: 41,50-204.50,1994 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 *** STATUS IN U.S. *** EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, JUNE 1998 *** END OF RECORD ***