Wood preservation facilities, chromated copper arsenate: chapter B, table 4

• Arsenic (found in foods, especially seafood)
  (organic arsenic)

• Copper (an essential element)

• Chromium (in trace quantities in all foods)

• Chromated Copper Arsenate (CCA), Type C" is corrosive
• Inflammation

• Ulceration
• Potential carcinogenic action

• Skin irritation
• Inflammation

• Ulceration
• Potential carcinogenic action

Exposure to airborne contaminant or dust

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American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists threshold limit value-time weighted averages (TWAs) ^{Footnoteg Footnoteh}

Inhalation of mists, droplets or dust of work solutions or concentrates

Arsenic^Footnoteh and soluble compounds:

0.01 mg As/m³ air

Copper (dusts and mists):

1.0 mg Cu/m³ air

Cr+6 compounds

water soluble:

0.05 mg Cr/m³ air

Insoluble :

0.01 mg Cr/m³ air

• Severe irritation of nose and throat
• Irritation of eyes

• Arsenic and chromium are potential carcinogens
• Ulceration and perforation of nasal septum

• Nausea, abdominal pain, vomiting, shock, coma
• Death^{Footnote i}reported after ingestion of quantity from 0.1 to 1 g arsenic and 0.7 g Cr+6

• Possible liver and kidney damage, jaundice, reduced white blood cell count upon long-term exposure to 0.15 to 0.6 mg arsenic per day
• Potential carcinogenic action

• Ulceration of the skin or mucous membrane (breaks in the skin, disintegration of tissue, pus formation)
• Abdominal pains and other persistent symptoms of illness
• Possible effect on skin (hyperkeratosis), cardiovascular system, peripheral nervous system, bone marrow (hematopoietic changes) liver and lungs
• Carcinogenic to humans