*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***
RTECS NUMBER : CG2275000
CHEMICAL NAME : Arsenic pentoxide
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 1303-28-2
LAST UPDATED : 199712
DATA ITEMS CITED : 45
MOLECULAR FORMULA : As2-O5
MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 229.84
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : AS2 O5
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR : Agricultural Chemical
Tumorigen
Mutagen
Reproductive Effector
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
* Anhydride arsenique
* Arsenic acid anhydride
* Arsenic anhydride
* Arsenic(V) oxide
* Diarsenic pentoxide
* RCRA waste number P011
*** 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 : 8 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: 5,14,1976
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 55 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
IRGGAJ Internationales Archiv fuer Gewerbepathologie und Gewerbehygiene.
(Heidelberg, Fed. Rep. Ger.) V.19-25, 1962-69. For publisher information,
see IAEHDW. Volume(issue)/page/year: 20,21,1963
TYPE OF TEST : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION : 12400 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
AIPTAK Archives Internationales de Pharmacodynamie et de Therapie. (Heymans
Institute of Pharmacology, De Pintelaan 185, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium) V.4-
1898- Volume(issue)/page/year: 21,489,1911
TYPE OF TEST : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION : 6 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
NTIS** National Technical Information Service. (Springfield, VA 22161)
Formerly U.S. Clearinghouse for Scientific & Technical Information.
Volume(issue)/page/year: PB214-270
** REPRODUCTIVE DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intratesticular
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE : 4597 ug/kg
SEX/DURATION : male 1 day(s) pre-mating
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Reproductive - Paternal Effects - spermatogenesis (incl. genetic material,
sperm morphology, motility, and count)
Reproductive - Paternal Effects - testes, epididymis, sperm duct
REFERENCE :
JRPFA4 Journal of Reproduction and Fertility. (Biochemical Soc. Book Depot,
POB 32, Commerce Way, Colchester, Essex CO2 8HP, UK) V.1- 1960-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 7,21,1964
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE : 4597 ug/kg
SEX/DURATION : male 30 day(s) pre-mating
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Reproductive - Paternal Effects - testes, epididymis, sperm duct
REFERENCE :
JRPFA4 Journal of Reproduction and Fertility. (Biochemical Soc. Book Depot,
POB 32, Commerce Way, Colchester, Essex CO2 8HP, UK) V.1- 1960-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 7,21,1964
** MUTATION DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : DNA repair
TEST SYSTEM : Bacteria - Bacillus subtilis
DOSE/DURATION : 50 mmol/L
REFERENCE :
MUREAV Mutation Research. (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1- 1964- Volume(issue)/page/year: 77,109,1980
TYPE OF TEST : DNA inhibition
TEST SYSTEM : Human Fibroblast
DOSE/DURATION : 100 umol/L
REFERENCE :
IVTOE4 In Vitro Toxicology: A Journal of Molecular and Cellular Toxicology.
(Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., 1651 Third Ave., New York, NY 10128) V.1-
1986/87- Volume(issue)/page/year: 1,103,1987
TYPE OF TEST : Cytogenetic analysis
TEST SYSTEM : Human Leukocyte
DOSE/DURATION : 1200 nmol/L
REFERENCE :
MUREAV Mutation Research. (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1- 1964- Volume(issue)/page/year: 88,73,1981
TYPE OF TEST : Sister chromatid exchange
TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - hamster Fibroblast
DOSE/DURATION : 3200 ug/L
REFERENCE :
MUREAV Mutation Research. (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1- 1964- Volume(issue)/page/year: 104,141,1982
*** 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
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
*** 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-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-GERMANY;Carcinogen 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-SWITZERLAND:TWA 0.1 mg/m3;Skin 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-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 - 84436
No. of Facilities: 174 (estimated)
No. of Industries: 1
No. of Occupations: 2
No. of Employees: 1744 (estimated)
NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
NOES Hazard Code - 84436
No. of Facilities: 457 (estimated)
No. of Industries: 7
No. of Occupations: 11
No. of Employees: 14394 (estimated)
No. of Female Employees: 5393 (estimated)
*** STATUS IN U.S. ***
EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Positive: B subtilis rec assay
EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY
EPA TSCA Section 8(d) unpublished health/safety studies
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 ***