Agent Name | Silver arsenite |
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CAS Number | 7784-08-9 |
Formula | Ag.1/3As-H3-O3 |
Major Category | Metals |
Synonyms | Arsenious acid, trisilver(1+) salt; Arsenous acid, trisilver(1+) salt; Trisilver arsenite; Silver orthoarsenite; [ChemIDplus] UN1683 |
Category | Arsenic Compounds, Inorganic |
Description | Yellow solid; [CAMEO] |
Sources/Uses | Used to make dyes and insecticides; [CAMEO] |
Comments | Light sensitive; A skin, eye, and mucous membrane irritant; Very toxic by ingestion and inhalation; [CAMEO] See "Arsenic" and the linked occupational diseases. |
Exposure Assessment | |
BEI | Inorganic arsenic plus methylated metabolites in urine = 35 ug As/L; end of workweek; |
TLV (ACGIH) | 0.01 mg/m3, as As (0.01 mg/m3, as Ag [sol. compds.]) |
PEL (OSHA) | 0.01 mg/m3, as As (0.01 mg/m3, as Ag [sol. compds.]) |
MAK | 0.1 mg/m3, inhalable fraction, as Ag (salts) |
IDLH (NIOSH) | 5 mg/m3, as As |
Adverse Effects | |
Anemia | Anemia, Aplastic |
Neurotoxin | Sensorimotor Neuropathy |
Hepatotoxin | Hepatotoxin, Secondary |
Reproductive Toxin | Yes |
IARC Carcinogen | Known Carcinogen |
NTP Carcinogen | Human Carcinogen |
ACGIH Carcinogen | Confirmed Human |
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Other Information | No other related information on this agent was found. |