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Right to Know Hazardous Substance Fact Sheet Common Name: AMMONIUM ARSENATE Synonyms: Diammonium Arsenate CAS Number: 7784-44-3 Chemical Name: Arsenic Acid, Diammonium Salt RTK Substance Number: 0086 Date: June 2008 Revision: December 2016 DOT Number: UN 1546 Description and Use EMERGENCY RESPONDERS >>>> SEE BACK PAGE Ammonium Arsenate is a white powder, or colorless, Hazard Summary crystalline solid with a characteristic Ammonia odor. It is used Hazard Rating NJDHSS NFPA as a pesticide and herbicide. HEALTH 4 - FLAMMABILITY 0 - REACTIVITY 0 - CARCINOGEN POISONOUS GASES ARE PRODUCED IN FIRE DOES NOT BURN Reasons for Citation Hazard Rating Key: 0=minimal; 1=slight; 2=moderate; 3=serious; Ammonium Arsenate is on the Right to Know Hazardous 4=severe Substance List because it is cited by OSHA, ACGIH, DOT, NIOSH, NTP, DEP and EPA. Ammonium Arsenate can affect you when inhaled and may This chemical is on the Special Health Hazard Substance be absorbed through the skin. List. Ammonium Arsenate is a CARCINOGEN. HANDLE WITH EXTREME CAUTION. Skin contact can cause irritation, burns, rash, darkening and/or loss of pigment. Eye contact can cause irritation and burns. Inhaling Ammonium Arsenate can irritate the nose and throat and can cause an ulcer or hole in the “bone” (septum) SEE GLOSSARY ON PAGE 5. dividing the inner nose. Exposure to Ammonium Arsenate can cause weakness, FIRST AID poor appetite, nausea, vomiting, headache, and even death. Eye Contact Ammonium Arsenate may damage the nervous system Immediately flush with large amounts of water for at least 15 and the liver. minutes, lifting upper and lower lids. Remove contact lenses, if worn, while rinsing. Seek medical attention. Skin Contact Workplace Exposure Limits Quickly remove contaminated clothing. Immediately wash The following exposure limits are for inorganic Arsenic contaminated skin with large amounts of water. compounds (measured as Arsenic): Inhalation OSHA: The legal airborne permissible exposure limit (PEL) is Remove the person from exposure. 0.01 mg/m3 averaged over an 8-hour workshift. Begin rescue breathing (using universal precautions) if breathing has stopped and CPR if heart action has stopped. Transfer promptly to a medical facility. NIOSH: The recommended airborne exposure limit (REL) is 3 0.002 mg/m , which should not be exceeded at any time. EMERGENCY NUMBERS Poison Control: 1-800-222-1222 ACGIH: The threshold limit value (TLV) is 0.01 mg/m3 CHEMTREC: 1-800-424-9300 averaged over an 8-hour workshift. NJDEP Hotline: 1-877-927-6337 Ammonium Arsenate is a CARCINOGEN in humans. National Response Center: 1-800-424-8802 There may be no safe level of exposure to a carcinogen, so all contact should be reduced to the lowest possible level. The above exposure limits are for air levels only. When skin contact also occurs, you may be overexposed, even though air levels are less than the limits listed above. AMMONIUM ARSENATE Page 2 of 6 Determining Your Exposure Reproductive Hazard Read the product manufacturer’s Material Safety Data While Ammonium Arsenate has not been identified as a Sheet (MSDS) and the label to determine product teratogen or a reproductive hazard, Arsenic and certain ingredients and important safety and health information Arsenic compounds are teratogens and may also cause about the product mixture. reproductive damage, such as reduced fertility and interference with menstrual cycles. Ammonium Arsenate For each individual hazardous ingredient, read the New should be handled WITH EXTREME CAUTION. Jersey Department of Health Hazardous Substance Fact Sheet, available on the RTK Program website Other Effects (http://nj.gov/health/workplacehealthandsafety/right-to- Repeated skin contact can cause thickened skin and/or know/) or in your facility’s RTK Central File or Hazard patchy areas of darkening and/or loss of pigment. Some Communication Standard file. persons may develop white lines on the nails. Long-term exposure can cause an ulcer or hole in the “bone” You have a right to this information under the New Jersey (septum) dividing the inner nose, hoarseness and sore eyes. Worker and Community Right to Know Act, the Public Ammonium Arsenate may damage the nervous system Employees Occupational Safety and Health (PEOSH) Act causing numbness, “pins and needles,” and/or weakness in if you are a public worker in New Jersey, and under the the hands and feet. Ammonium Arsenate may damage the liver. federal Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) if you are a private worker. The New Jersey Right to Know Act and the PEOSH Medical Hazard Communication Standard (N.J.A.C. 12:100-7) requires most employers to label chemicals in the Medical Testing workplace and requires public employers to provide their Before first exposure and every 12 months thereafter, OSHA requires your employer to provide (for persons exposed to employees with information concerning chemical hazards greater than 0.005 mg/m3 of Arsenic) a work and medical and controls. The federal OSHA Hazard Communication history and exam which shall include: Standard (29 CFR 1910.1200) requires private employers to provide similar information and training to their Chest x-ray employees. Exam of the nose, skin and nails Test for urine Arsenic. This is most accurate at the end of This Fact Sheet is a summary of available information the workday. Eating shellfish or fish may elevate Arsenic regarding the health hazards that may result from exposure. levels for up to two days. At NIOSH recommended Duration of exposure, concentration of the substance and other exposure levels, urine Arsenic should not be greater than factors will affect your susceptibility to any of the potential 100 micrograms per liter of urine. effects described below. After suspected overexposure, repeat these tests and consider an exam of the nervous system and liver function tests. Also examine your skin periodically for abnormal growth. Skin Health Hazard Information cancer from Arsenic can be easily cured when detected early. Acute Health Effects The following acute (short-term) health effects may occur OSHA requires your employer to provide you and your doctor immediately or shortly after exposure to Ammonium with a copy of the OSHA Inorganic Arsenic Standard (29 CFR Arsenate: 1910.1018). Skin contact can cause irritation, burns, rash and loss of Any evaluation should include a careful history of past and pigment. present symptoms with an exam. Medical tests that look for Eye contact can cause irritation, burns and red, watery eyes. damage already done are not a substitute for controlling Inhaling Ammonium Arsenate can irritate the nose and exposure. throat causing coughing and wheezing. Exposure to Ammonium Arsenate can cause weakness, Request copies of your medical testing. You have a legal right poor appetite, nausea, vomiting, headache, muscle cramps to this information under the OSHA Access to Employee and even death. Exposure and Medical Records Standard (29 CFR 1910.1020). Chronic Health Effects Mixed Exposures The following chronic (long-term) health effects can occur at More than light alcohol consumption can cause liver some time after exposure to Ammonium Arsenate and can damage. Drinking alcohol may increase the liver damage last for months or years: caused by Ammonium Arsenate. Cancer Hazard Conditions Made Worse By Exposure Ammonium Arsenate is a CARCINOGEN in humans. May scientists believe that skin changes such as thickening There is evidence that inorganic Arsenic compounds cause and pigment changes make those skin areas more likely to skin, lung, and liver cancer in humans. develop skin cancer. Many scientists believe there is no safe level of exposure to a carcinogen. AMMONIUM ARSENATE Page 3 of 6 All protective clothing (suits, gloves, footwear, headgear) Workplace Controls and Practices should be clean, available each day, and put on before work. Very toxic chemicals, or those that are reproductive hazards or sensitizers, require expert advice on control measures if a less Eye Protection toxic chemical cannot be substituted. Control measures Wear eye protection with side shields or goggles. include: (1) enclosing chemical processes for severely Do not wear contact lenses when working with this irritating and corrosive chemicals, (2) using local exhaust substance. ventilation for chemicals that may be harmful with a single exposure, and (3) using general ventilation to control Respiratory Protection exposures to skin and eye irritants. For further information on Improper use of respirators is dangerous. Respirators workplace controls, consult the NIOSH document on Control should only be used if the employer has implemented a written Banding at www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/ctrlbanding/. program that takes into account workplace conditions, requirements for worker training, respirator fit testing, and The following work practices are also recommended: medical exams, as described in the OSHA Respiratory Label process containers. Protection Standard (29 CFR 1910.134). Provide employees with hazard information and training. Monitor airborne chemical concentrations. Where the potential exists for exposure not higher than Use engineering controls if concentrations exceed 0.1 mg/m3 (as Arsenic), use a half-mask air purifying recommended exposure levels. respirator equipped with cartridges specific for Ammonia and Provide eye wash fountains and emergency showers. high efficiency pre-filters. Wash or shower if skin comes in contact with a hazardous Where the potential exists