Registration Dossier
Registration Dossier
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EC number: 232-066-3 | CAS number: 7784-42-1
Appearance / physical state / colour
Administrative data
Link to relevant study record(s)
- Endpoint:
- appearance / physical state / colour
- Type of information:
- other: published literature data
- Adequacy of study:
- key study
- Study period:
- 2014
- Reliability:
- 1 (reliable without restriction)
- Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
- other: well established literature data, handbook
- Qualifier:
- no guideline followed
- GLP compliance:
- not specified
- Physical state at 20°C and 1013 hPa:
- gaseous
- Colour:
- colourless
- Odour:
- garlic-like
- Substance type:
- inorganic
- Conclusions:
- The test substance is a colourless gas with garlic-like odour.
- Executive summary:
The physical state, appearance and colour of the substance was visually observed. According to the publiched literature, the substance is a colourless gas with a garlic-like odour (Yaws, 2001).
Reference
Description of key information
Arsine is a colourless, flammable, and highly toxic gas. It has a garlic-like or fishy odour that can be detected at concentrations of 0.5 ppm and above. Because arsine is not irritating and produces no immediate symptoms, persons exposed to hazardous levels may be unaware of its presence. It is generally shipped in cylinders as a liquefied compressed gas. Arsine gas is generated when metals or crude ores containing arsenic impurities are treated with acid. Arsine gas is also used in the semiconductor industry when depositing arsenic on microchips.
Key value for chemical safety assessment
- Physical state at 20°C and 1013 hPa:
- gaseous
- Colour:
- colourless
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