*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***
RTECS NUMBER : CG0830000
CHEMICAL NAME : Arsenic acid, calcium salt (2:3)
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 7778-44-1
OTHER CAS REGISTRY NOS. : 1333-25-1
LAST UPDATED : 199712
DATA ITEMS CITED : 33
MOLECULAR FORMULA : As2-O8.3Ca
MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 398.08
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : CA3 AS-O4*2
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR : Agricultural Chemical
Tumorigen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
* Arseniate de calcium
* Calciumarsenat
* Calcium orthoarsenate
* Chip-Cal granular
* Cucumber dust
* Fencal
* Kalziumarseniat
* Kilmag
* Pencal
* Spra-cal
* Tricalciumarsenat
* Tricalcium arsenate
* Turf-cal
*** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 20 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Peripheral Nerve and Sensation - spastic paralysis with or without sensory
change
Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - dehydration
REFERENCE :
AFDOAQ Quarterly Bulletin--Association of Food and Drug Officials of the
United States. (Denver, CO) V.3-38, 1939-74. Volume(issue)/page/year:
15,122,1951
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 2400 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: 5,35,1976
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 794 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
AMRL** Aerospace Medical Research Laboratory Report. (Aerospace Technical
Div., Air Force Systems Command, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, OH 45433)
Volume(issue)/page/year: TR-72-62,1972
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Mammal - dog
DOSE/DURATION : 38 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
85DPAN "Wirksubstanzen der Pflanzenschutz und Schadlingsbekampfungsmittel,"
Perkow, W., Berlin, Verlag Paul Parey, 1971-1976 Volume(issue)/page/year:
-,-,1971/1976
TYPE OF TEST : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION : 50 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
JPETAB Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. (Williams &
Wilkins Co., 428 E. Preston St., Baltimore, MD 21202) V.1- 1909/10-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 39,246,1930
** OTHER MULTIPLE DOSE TOXICITY DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 24 gm/kg/2Y-C
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - changes in tubules (including acute renal failure,
acute tubular necrosis)
Blood - changes in spleen
Related to Chronic Data - death
REFERENCE :
PHRPA6 Public Health Reports. (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt. of
Documents, Washington, DC 20402) V.1- 1878- Volume(issue)/page/year:
56,1610,1941
** TUMORIGENIC DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intratracheal
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 1600 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Tumorigenic - equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria
Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - tumors
Tumorigenic - tumors at site of application
REFERENCE :
IJCNAW International Journal of Cancer. (International Union Against
Cancer, 3 rue du Conseil- General, 1205 Geneva, Switzerland) V.1- 1966-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 24,786,1979
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intratracheal
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - hamster
DOSE/DURATION : 120 mg/kg/15W-C
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Tumorigenic - neoplastic by RTECS criteria
Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - tumors
REFERENCE :
CALEDQ Cancer Letters (Shannon, Ireland). (Elsevier Scientific Pub. Ireland
Ltd., POB 85, Limerick, Ireland) V.1- 1975- Volume(issue)/page/year:
27,99,1985
TYPE OF TEST : TD - Toxic dose (other than lowest)
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intratracheal
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - hamster
DOSE/DURATION : 214 mg/kg/15W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Tumorigenic - neoplastic by RTECS criteria
Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - tumors
REFERENCE :
IJCNAW International Journal of Cancer. (International Union Against
Cancer, 3 rue du Conseil- General, 1205 Geneva, Switzerland) V.1- 1966-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 40,220,1987
*** 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
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:Animal 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: 23,39,1980
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
85DHAX "Medical and Biologic Effects of Environmental Pollutants Series,"
Washington, DC, National Academy of Sciences, 1972-77
Volume(issue)/page/year: As,-,1977
*** U.S. STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS ***
EPA FIFRA 1988 PESTICIDE SUBJECT TO REGISTRATION OR RE-REGISTRATION
FEREAC Federal Register. (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt. of
Documents, Washington, DC 20402) V.1- 1936- Volume(issue)/page/year:
54,7740,1989
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 (Fed Cont):8H TWA 1 mg/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-DENMARK:TWA 1 mg/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-GERMANY;Carcinogen JAN 1993
OEL-THE PHILIPPINES:TWA 1 mg/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-SWITZERLAND;Carcinogen JAN 1993
OEL-TURKEY:TWA 1 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
*** STATUS IN U.S. ***
EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY
EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, JUNE 1998
NIOSH CURRENT INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN 14, 1976
NTP 7th Annual Report on Carcinogens, 1992 : known to be carcinogenic
*** END OF RECORD ***