*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***
RTECS NUMBER : CG0525000
CHEMICAL NAME : Arsenic
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 7440-38-2
LAST UPDATED : 199712
DATA ITEMS CITED : 74
MOLECULAR FORMULA : As
MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 74.92
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : AS4
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR : Tumorigen
Drug
Mutagen
Reproductive Effector
Human
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
* Arsen
* Arsenic
* Arsenicals
* Arsenic Black
* Arsenic-75
* Colloidal arsenic
* Grey arsenic
* Metallic arsenic
*** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Human - man
DOSE/DURATION : 7857 mg/kg/55Y
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Gastrointestinal - changes in structure or function of esophagus
Blood - hemorrhage
Skin and Appendages - dermatitis, other (after systemic exposure)
REFERENCE :
CMAJAX Canadian Medical Association Journal. (Canadian Medical Assoc., POB
8650, Ottawa, ON K1G 0G8, Canada) V.1- 1911- Volume(issue)/page/year:
120,168,1979
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 763 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Behavioral - ataxia
Gastrointestinal - hypermotility, diarrhea
REFERENCE :
GTPZAB Gigiena Truda i Professional'nye Zabolevaniya. Labor Hygiene and
Occupational Diseases. (V/O Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR)
V.1-36, 1957-1992. For publisher information, see MTPEEI
Volume(issue)/page/year: 31(12),53,1987
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 13390 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
TXCYAC Toxicology. (Elsevier Scientific Pub. Ireland, Ltd., POB 85,
Limerick, Ireland) V.1- 1973- Volume(issue)/page/year: 64,191,1990
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 145 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Behavioral - ataxia
Gastrointestinal - hypermotility, diarrhea
REFERENCE :
GTPZAB Gigiena Truda i Professional'nye Zabolevaniya. Labor Hygiene and
Occupational Diseases. (V/O Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR)
V.1-36, 1957-1992. For publisher information, see MTPEEI
Volume(issue)/page/year: 31(12),53,1987
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 46200 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Behavioral - ataxia
Gastrointestinal - hypermotility, diarrhea
REFERENCE :
GTPZAB Gigiena Truda i Professional'nye Zabolevaniya. Labor Hygiene and
Occupational Diseases. (V/O Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR)
V.1-36, 1957-1992. For publisher information, see MTPEEI
Volume(issue)/page/year: 31(12),53,1987
TYPE OF TEST : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION : 300 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
ASBIAL Archivio di Science Biologiche (Bologna). (Bologna, Italy) V.1-62,
1919-78. Discontinued. Volume(issue)/page/year: 24,442,1938
TYPE OF TEST : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - guinea pig
DOSE/DURATION : 10 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Liver - fatty liver degeneration
Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - other changes
REFERENCE :
CRSBAW Comptes Rendus des Seances de la Societe de Biologie et de Ses
Filiales. (SPPIF, B.P.22, F-41353 Vineuil, France) V.1- 1849-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 81,164,1918
TYPE OF TEST : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - guinea pig
DOSE/DURATION : 300 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
ASBIAL Archivio di Science Biologiche (Bologna). (Bologna, Italy) V.1-62,
1919-78. Discontinued. Volume(issue)/page/year: 24,442,1938
** OTHER MULTIPLE DOSE TOXICITY DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 1360 mg/kg/17D-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Gastrointestinal - other changes
Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - interstitial nephritis
Blood - changes in cell count (unspecified)
REFERENCE :
GTPZAB Gigiena Truda i Professional'nye Zabolevaniya. Labor Hygiene and
Occupational Diseases. (V/O Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR)
V.1-36, 1957-1992. For publisher information, see MTPEEI
Volume(issue)/page/year: 31(12),53,1987
** TUMORIGENIC DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Human - man
DOSE/DURATION : 76 mg/kg/12Y-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Tumorigenic - Carcinogenic by RTECS criteria
Liver - tumors
Blood - hemorrhage
REFERENCE :
RMCHAW Revista Medica de Chile. (Sociedad Medica de Santiago, Esmeralda
678, Casilla 23-d, Santiago, Chile) V.1- 1872- Volume(issue)/page/year:
99,664,1971
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Implant
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION : 75 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Tumorigenic - equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria
Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - tumors
Liver - tumors
REFERENCE :
ZEKBAI Zeitschrift fuer Krebsforschung. (Berlin, Fed. Rep. Ger.) V.1-75,
1903-71. For publisher information, see JCROD7. Volume(issue)/page/year:
52,425,1942
** REPRODUCTIVE DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE : 605 ug/kg
SEX/DURATION : female 35 week(s) pre-mating
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Reproductive - Fertility - pre-implantation mortality (e.g. reduction in
number of implants per female; total number of implants per corpora lutea)
Reproductive - Fertility - post-implantation mortality (e.g. dead and/or
resorbed implants per total number of implants)
REFERENCE :
GISAAA Gigiena i Sanitariya. For English translation, see HYSAAV. (V/O
Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR) V.1- 1936-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 42(8),30,1977
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE : 580 ug/kg
SEX/DURATION : female 30 week(s) pre-mating
female 1-20 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Reproductive - Specific Developmental Abnormalities - musculoskeletal system
REFERENCE :
FATOAO Farmakologiya i Toksikologiya (Moscow). For English translation, see
PHTXA6 and RPTOAN. (V/O Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR) V.2-
1939- Volume(issue)/page/year: 41,620,1978
** MUTATION DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : Cytogenetic analysis
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Unreported
TEST SYSTEM : Human
DOSE/DURATION : 4286 ug/kg
REFERENCE :
HUGEDQ Human Genetics. (Springer-Verlag New York, Inc., Service Center, 44
Hartz Way, Secaucus, NJ 07094) V.31- 1976- Volume(issue)/page/year:
48,1,1979
TYPE OF TEST : Cytogenetic analysis
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 280 mg/kg/8W
REFERENCE :
MUREAV Mutation Research. (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1- 1964- Volume(issue)/page/year: 113,293,1983
*** REVIEWS ***
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
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
IARC Cancer Review:Human Sufficient Evidence
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- Volume(issue)/page/year: 23,39,1980
IARC Cancer Review:Animal Limited Evidence
IMSUDL IARC Monographs, Supplement. (WHO Publications Centre USA, 49
Sheridan Ave., Albany, NY 12210) No.1- 1979- Volume(issue)/page/year:
7,100,1987
IARC Cancer Review:Human Inadequate Evidence
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- Volume(issue)/page/year: 2,48,1973
IARC Cancer Review:Group 1
IMSUDL IARC Monographs, Supplement. (WHO Publications Centre USA, 49
Sheridan Ave., Albany, NY 12210) No.1- 1979- Volume(issue)/page/year:
7,100,1987
TOXICOLOGY REVIEW
AMIHAB AMA Archives of Industrial Health. (Chicago, IL) V.11-21, 1955-60.
For publisher information, see AEHLAU. Volume(issue)/page/year: 21,132,1960
TOXICOLOGY REVIEW
85DHAX "Medical and Biologic Effects of Environmental Pollutants Series,"
Washington, DC, National Academy of Sciences, 1972-77
Volume(issue)/page/year: As,-,1977
TOXICOLOGY REVIEW
JAVMA4 Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association. (American
Veterinary Medical Assoc., 930 N. Meacham Rd., Schaumburg, IL 60196) V.48-
1915- Volume(issue)/page/year: 164,277,1974
TOXICOLOGY REVIEW
CTOXAO Clinical Toxicology. (New York, NY) V.1-18, 1968-81. For publisher
information, see JTCTDW. Volume(issue)/page/year: 5,151,1972
TOXICOLOGY REVIEW
ARPTDI Annual Review of Pharmacology and Toxicology. (Annual Reviews, Inc.,
POB 10139, Palo Alto, CA 94303) V.16- 1976- Volume(issue)/page/year:
16,95,1976
TOXICOLOGY REVIEW
KOTTAM Kogai to Taisaku. Journal of Environmental Pollution Control. (Kogai
Taisaku Gijutsu Dokokai, Shuwa-Akasaka Bldg., 9-1-244, Akasaka, Minato-ku,
Tokyo 107, Japan) V.1- 1965- Volume(issue)/page/year: 11,1300,1975
TOXICOLOGY REVIEW
FOREAE Food Research. (Champaign, IL) V.1-25, 1936-60. For publisher
information, see JFDSAZ. Volume(issue)/page/year: 7,313,1942
TOXICOLOGY REVIEW
AQMOAC Air Quality Monographs. (Washington, DC) No.69-1 - No.75-25,
1969-75(?). Discontinued. Volume(issue)/page/year: #73-19,1973
TOXICOLOGY REVIEW
PTPAD4 Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Part A: Chemotherapy, Toxicology and
Metabolic Inhibitors. (Oxford, UK) V.1-2, 1976-78. For publisher
information, see PHTHDT. Volume(issue)/page/year: 1,189,1976
TOXICOLOGY REVIEW
CLCHAU Clinical Chemistry (Winston-Salem, NC). (American Assoc. for
Clinical Chemistry, 1725 K St., NW, Washington, DC 20006) V.1- 1955-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 19,361,1973
TOXICOLOGY REVIEW
85CVA2 "Oncology 1970, Proceedings of the Tenth International Cancer
Congress," Chicago, Year Book Medical Pub., 1971 Volume(issue)/page/year:
5,63,1970
TOXICOLOGY REVIEW
PEXTAR Progress in Experimental Tumor Research. (S. Karger AG, Postfach
CH-4009 Basel, Switzerland) V.1- 1960- Volume(issue)/page/year:
12,102,1969
TOXICOLOGY REVIEW
JOCMA7 Journal of Occupational Medicine. (Chicago, IL) V.1-9, 1957-67.
For publisher information, see:JJOMDZ Volume(issue)/page/year: 2,137,1960
TOXICOLOGY REVIEW
BNYMAM Bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine. (New York Academy of
Medicine, 2 E. 103rd St., New York, NY 10029) Ser 2: V.1- 1925-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 54,413,1978
TOXICOLOGY REVIEW
AMTODM Advances in Modern Toxicology. (John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 605 Third
Ave., New York, NY 10016) V.1, 1976-79. Discontinued.
Volume(issue)/page/year: 3,209,1977
TOXICOLOGY REVIEW
EVHPAZ EHP, Environmental Health Perspectives. (U.S. Government Printing
Office, Supt of Documents, Washington, DC 20402) No.1- 1972-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 19,179,1977
TOXICOLOGY REVIEW
85CVA2 "Oncology 1970, Proceedings of the Tenth International Cancer
Congress," Chicago, Year Book Medical Pub., 1971 Volume(issue)/page/year:
5,250,1970
*** U.S. STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS ***
MSHA STANDARD-air:TWA 0.5 mg/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 0.5 mg(As)/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 0.5 mg(As)/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 (Fed Cont):8H TWA 0.5 mg(As)/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/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-AUSTRALIA:TWA 0.05 mg/m3;Carcinogen JAN 1993
OEL-BELGIUM:TWA 0.2 mg/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-DENMARK:TWA 0.05 mg/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-FINLAND;Carcinogen JAN 1993
OEL-FRANCE:TWA 0.2 mg/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-HUNGARY:STEL 0.5 mg/m3;Carcinogen JAN 1993
OEL-INDIA:TWA 0.2 mg/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-THE PHILIPPINES:TWA 0.5 mg/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-POLAND:TWA 0.3 mg/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-SWEDEN:TWA 0.03 mg/m3;Carcinogen JAN 1993
OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 0.1 mg/m3;Carcinogen JAN 1993
OEL-THAILAND:TWA 0.5 mg/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-TURKEY:TWA 0.5 mg(As)/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-TURKEY:TWA 0.5 mg/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 0.2 mg/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
NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974)
NOHS Hazard Code - 07545
No. of Facilities: 328 (estimated)
No. of Industries: 8
No. of Occupations: 18
No. of Employees: 5929 (estimated)
NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
NOES Hazard Code - 07545
No. of Facilities: 1100 (estimated)
No. of Industries: 19
No. of Occupations: 29
No. of Employees: 27275 (estimated)
No. of Female Employees: 2128 (estimated)
*** STATUS IN U.S. ***
ATSDR TOXICOLOGY PROFILE
NTIS** National Technical Information Service. (Springfield, VA 22161)
Formerly U.S. Clearinghouse for Scientific & Technical Information.
Volume(issue)/page/year: PB/89/185706/AS
EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY
EPA TSCA Section 8(d) unpublished health/safety studies
On EPA IRIS database
EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, JUNE 1998
NIOSH CURRENT INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN 14, 1976
NIOSH Analytical Method, 1994: Arsenic and compounds, as As except
AsH3/As2O3, 7900
NIOSH Analytical Method, 1994: Elements by ICP, 7300
NTP 7th Annual Report on Carcinogens, 1992 : known to be carcinogenic
OSHA ANALYTICAL METHOD #ID-105
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