Arsenic hydrides safety

NIOSH Current Intelligence Bulletin 32, Arsine (Arsenic Hydride) Poisoning in the Workplace. DHEW (NIOSH) Pub No 79-142. Cincinnati, OH, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 1979... 

NIOSH REL (Arsine) CL 2 ng(As)/mVl5M DOT CLASSIFICATION 2.3 Label Poison Gas, Flammable Gas SAFETY PROFILE Confirmed human carcinogen. Poison by inhalation. Human red blood cell, gastrointestinal system, central nervous system, and other systemic effects by inhalation. Flammable when exposed to flame. Moderately explosive when exposed to CI2, HNO3, (K + NH3), open flame, or powerful shock. Dangerous, more toxic than its oxidation product. When heated to decomposition it emits highly toxic fumes of arsenic. See also ARSENIC, ARSENIC COMPOUNDS, and HYDRIDES. 

SAFETY PROFILE Poison by ingestion and intraperitoneal routes. A trace mineral added to animal feeds. Potentially explosive reaction with charcoal + ozone, metals (e.g., powdered aluminum, copper), arsenic carbon, phosphoms, sulfur, alkali metal hydrides, alkaline earth metal hydrides, antimony sulfide, arsenic sulfide, copper sulfide, tin sulfide, metal cyanides, metal thiocyanates, manganese dioxide, phosphorus. Violent reaction with organic matter. When heated to decomposition it emits very toxic fumes of I and K2O. See also lODATES. 

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