Thallium I acetate

Synonyms

Acetic acid, thallium(1) salt; Thallium acetate; Thallium monoacetate; Thallium(1+) acetate; Thallium(I) acetate; Thallous acetate; Acetic acid, thallium(1+) salt; [ChemIDplus] UN1707

Category

Organic Acids, Metal Salts

Description

White deliquescent solid; Soluble in water; [Merck Index] White or cream-colored wet crystalline aggregates; [MSDSonline]

Sources/Uses

Used as rodenticide, insecticide, fireworks dye, depilatory, and in optical glass; [Merck Index] Used in ore flotation and separation; [Hawley]

Comments

A skin and eye irritant; Can be absorbed through skin; May be fatal by inhalation, skin absorption, and ingestion; [CAMEO] An irritant; [MSDSonline] The fatal human dose by ingestion is approximately 8 mg/kg. [HSDB] See "Thallium" and the linked occupational disease.

Biomedical References

Yes

0.1 mg/m3, as Tl

0.1 mg/m3, as Tl

15 mg/m3, as Tl (soluble compounds)

14.7 mm Hg

Explanatory Notes

The Guide in the Emergency Response Guidebook is for "Thallium compound, n.o.s." VP from ChemIDplus;

Sensorimotor

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

Processes

Industrial Processes with risk of exposure:

• Farming (Pesticides)
• Glass Manufacturing
• Metal Extraction and Refining