Hazardous Chemical Information System (HCIS)



Hazardous Chemical Details

Cas Number 7778-39-4
Chemical Name Arsenic acid (H3AsO4)
Chemical Synonym Arsenate
Arsenic acid
Orthoarsenic acid
Hazard Category Carcinogenicity – category 1A
Germ cell mutagenicity – category 2
Specific target organ toxicity (repeated exposure) – category 2
Skin corrosion – category 1
Acute toxicity (ingestion) - category 3
Acute toxicity (dermal) - category 4
Acute toxicity (inhalation) - category 3
Hazard Statement H350 (May cause cancer)
H341 (Suspected of causing genetic defects)
H314 (Causes severe skin burns and eye damage)
H373 (May cause damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure)
H301 (Toxic if swallowed)
H312 (Harmful in contact with skin)
H331 (Toxic if inhaled)
Pictogram Pictogram of Skull and Crossbones GHS06 (Skull and Crossbones)
Pictogram of Health Hazard GHS08 (Health Hazard)
Pictogram of Corrosion GHS05 (Corrosion)
Signal Word Danger
Cut-offs
Notes 8 (The tables in schedule 6 of the WHS regulations replace some tables in the GHS, this may affect the cut off concentrations for this chemical.)
Sources A (The classification information for this entry was provided by the Australian Industrial Chemicals Introduction Scheme)

Hazardous Chemical History

Date Description
18/08/2021 Synonym modified from
[]
to
[Arsenate ;
Arsenic acid ;
Orthoarsenic acid ]
Hazard Category modified from
[HC100:Carcinogenicity – category 1A,
HC098:Germ cell mutagenicity – category 2,
HC112:Specific target organ toxicity (repeated exposure) – category 2,
HC079:Skin corrosion – category 1,
HC071:Acute toxicity (ingestion) - category 3,
HC077:Acute toxicity (dermal) - category 4,
HC066:Acute toxicity (inhalation) - category 3]

to
[HC066:Acute toxicity (inhalation) - category 3,
HC071:Acute toxicity (ingestion) - category 3,
HC077:Acute toxicity (dermal) - category 4,
HC079:Skin corrosion – category 1,
HC098:Germ cell mutagenicity – category 2,
HC100:Carcinogenicity – category 1A,
HC112:Specific target organ toxicity (repeated exposure) – category 2]

Pictogram modified from
[GHS06,GHS08,GHS05]
to
[GHS05,GHS06,GHS08]
18/08/2021 Hazard Category modified from
[HC061:Acute toxicity – category 3,
HC062:Acute toxicity – category 4,
HC100:Carcinogenicity – category 1A,
HC098:Germ cell mutagenicity – category 2,
HC112:Specific target organ toxicity (repeated exposure) – category 2,
HC079:Skin corrosion – category 1]

to
[HC066:Acute toxicity (inhalation) - category 3,
HC071:Acute toxicity (ingestion) - category 3,
HC077:Acute toxicity (dermal) - category 4,
HC079:Skin corrosion – category 1,
HC098:Germ cell mutagenicity – category 2,
HC100:Carcinogenicity – category 1A,
HC112:Specific target organ toxicity (repeated exposure) – category 2]

Pictogram modified from
[GHS06,GHS08,GHS05]
to
[GHS05,GHS06,GHS08]
Hazard Statement modified from
[H301 Toxic if swallowed;
H312 Harmful in contact with skin;
H331 Toxic if inhaled;
H350 May cause cancer;
H341 Suspected of causing genetic defects;
H314 Causes severe skin burns and eye damage;
H373 May cause damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure]
to
[H350 May cause cancer;
H341 Suspected of causing genetic defects;
H314 Causes severe skin burns and eye damage;
H373 May cause damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure;
H301 Toxic if swallowed;
H312 Harmful in contact with skin;
H331 Toxic if inhaled]
Sources modified from
[N]
to
[A]
25/11/2016 Hazard Category modified from
[HC061:Acute toxicity – category 3,
HC062:Acute toxicity – category 4,
HC100:Carcinogenicity – category 1A,
HC098:Germ cell mutagenicity – category 2,
HC112:Specific target organ toxicity (repeated exposure) – category 2]

to
[HC061:Acute toxicity – category 3,
HC062:Acute toxicity – category 4,
HC100:Carcinogenicity – category 1A,
HC098:Germ cell mutagenicity – category 2,
HC112:Specific target organ toxicity (repeated exposure) – category 2,
HC079:Skin corrosion – category 1]
23/06/2016 Chemical Added