TREATMENT OF CHEMICAL AGENT CASUALTIES NOR NAVSURNLANT SHIPS

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          SECTION III-- HEALTH HAZARD DATA

              OSHA PEL: TWA 500 mg/m3 as arsenic (NIOSH/RTECS 1982, p. 442)

              ACGIH TLV:      Not Found

              IDLH:  Not Found

              Other Limits Recommended:    Not Found

              Routes of Entry:   Inhalation: Yes (Sax 1984, p. 783)
                                 Skin: Yes (Sax 1984, p. 783)
                                 Ingestion: Yes (Sax 1984, p. 783)

              Health Hazards (Acute, Delayed, and Chronic): Highly toxic by all routes
              of exposure. Lethal dose in humans is 6 ppm (inhalation), 20 mg/kg (skin)
y             (Sax 1984, p. 783).  Eye injury below 300 mg-min./m3. It is a blister
              agent, cell irritant, and systemic poison (U.S. Army 1975, pp. 3-11, 3-12).

              Medical Conditions Generally Aggravated by Exposure: Not Found


          SECTION IV-- FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARD DATA

              Flash Point (Method Used):  None (U.S. Army 1975, pp. 3-11, 3-12)
              Flammable Limits:
-~                LEL: Not Found
                  UEL:     Not Found

              Extinguishing Methods:   (Non-Specific -- Arsenic Compound, Liquid, n.o.s.)
              Extinguish with dry chemical, carbon dioxide, water spray, or foam. Use

              water spray, fog, or foam for large fires (DOT 1984, Guide 55).
              Special Fire Fighting Procedures:  (Non-Specific -- Arsenic Compound,
              Liquid, n.o.s.) Wear special protective clothing and positive pressure
              breathing apparatus (DOT 1984, Guide 55).

              Unusual Fire and Explosion Hazards:   (Non-Specific -- Arsenic Compound,
              Liquid, n.o.s.) Container may explode in heat of fire. Fire may produce
              irritating and poisonous gases (DOT 1984, Guide 55).

              NFPA Flammability Rating: Not Found


I         SECTION V--REACTIVITY DATA
              Stability:  Unstable: Not Found
                           Stable: Not Found

                  Conditions to Avoid:   Not Found

              Incompatibility (Materials to Avoid): Hydrolyzed by alkalies; neutralized
              by sodium hypochlorite (Merck 1983, p. 445).

1             Hazardous Decomposition or Byproducts:   Not Found