| Document ID (ISN) | 68844 |
| CIS number |
97-417 |
| Year |
1996 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Title |
Arsenic acid |
| Bibliographic information |
New Jersey Department of Health, Right to Know Program, CN 368, Trenton, NJ 08625-68, USA, 1996. 6p. |
| Abstract |
Data sheet. May enter the body when breathed in and through the skin. It is a mutagen and teratogen and should be handled with extreme caution. May irritate the eyes, skin and respiratory tract. May cause thickening of the skin and change of colour. May damage the nerves, causing a "pins and needles" sensation, numbness and weakness of the arms and legs. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
arsenic acid; USA |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
mutagenic effects; skin injuries; New Jersey; fire fighting; threshold limit values; irritants; fire hazards; skin absorption; storage; paraesthesia; limitation of exposure; elimination of spills; waste disposal; first aid; personal protective equipment; chemical hazards; teratogenic effects; health hazards; data sheet; neurotoxic effects |
| Document type |
B - Chemical safety information sheets |
| Country / State or Province | USA |
| Subject(s) |
Toxic and dangerous substances
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| Broad subject area(s) |
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| Browse category(ies) |
Inorganic substances
Genetic factors in reaction to exposures
Arsenic and compounds
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