Arsenic acid, copper salt

Synonyms

Copper arsenate; Arsenic acid (H3AsO4), copper salt; Arsenic acid (H3AsO4), copper salt (1:?); [ChemIDplus] Copper (II) orthoarsenate; [ICSC] UN1557

Category

Arsenic Compounds, Inorganic

Description

Blue or bluish-green solid; [ICSC]

Comments

An eye and respiratory tract irritant; Can be absorbed through skin; Also toxic by ingestion or inhalation of aerosol; Arsenic compounds are carcinogenic to humans; [ICSC] See "Arsenic" and the linked occupational diseases.

Biomedical References

Inorganic arsenic plus methylated metabolites in urine = 35 ug As/L; end of workweek;

0.01 mg/m3, as As

0.01 mg/m3, as As

0.1 mg/m3, inhalable fraction (Cu inorg. compds.)

5 mg/m3, as As

Explanatory Notes

The Guide in the Emergency Response Guidebook is for "Arsenic compound, solid, n.o.s."

Aplastic anemia

Sensorimotor

Hepatoxic (a) from occupational exposure (secondary effect) or (b) in animal studies or in humans after ingestion

Yes

Established

Human carcinogen

Confirmed Human

Diseases

Occupational diseases associated with exposure to this agent:

• Arsenic, chronic toxic effect