*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : CG3380000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Arsenious acid, calcium salt
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 27152-57-4
LAST UPDATED            : 199712
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 28
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : As2-O6.3Ca
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 366.08
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : .CA..AS-O2-Q
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Agricultural Chemical
                          Tumorigen
                          Human
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Calcium arsenite (Ca3As2O6)
   * Calcium arsenite (3:2)
   * Monocalcium arsenite
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Human
DOSE/DURATION           : 1666 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   YKYUA6 Yakkyoku.  Pharmacy.  (Nanzando, 4-1-11, Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo,
   Japan)  V.1-    1950-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 28,329,1977
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 1 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   YKYUA6 Yakkyoku.  Pharmacy.  (Nanzando, 4-1-11, Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo,
   Japan)  V.1-    1950-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 28,329,1977
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Mammal - dog
DOSE/DURATION           : 85 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   YKYUA6 Yakkyoku.  Pharmacy.  (Nanzando, 4-1-11, Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo,
   Japan)  V.1-    1950-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 28,329,1977
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Mammal - pig
DOSE/DURATION           : 5 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   YKYUA6 Yakkyoku.  Pharmacy.  (Nanzando, 4-1-11, Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo,
   Japan)  V.1-    1950-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 28,329,1977

                              *** 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

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   NIOSH CURRENT INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN 14, 1976
   
   NTP 7th Annual Report on Carcinogens, 1992 : known to be carcinogenic

 
                            *** END OF RECORD ***