Details for Arsenic (7440-38-2)
| Category: |
Wood Additives and Treatments |
| Origin and Source: |
Arsenic is a chemical element in the periodic table (symbol As) that is not found alone in nature, but its compounds are common in minerals. |
| Health Impact Summary: |
EPA classification: A (Human carcinogen); Recognized Carcinogen and Development Toxicant (CA-P65) linked to skin cancer and cancer in the lungs, bladder, liver, kidney and prostate. Human exposure is most common through food and groundwater. |
| Building Products Where Commonly Found: |
Wood treatment |
| Alternative Materials: |
"Water based borates, Ammoniacal Copper Quaternary (ACQ), Ammoniacal Copper Quaternary (ACQ). |
| Divisions and Sections: |
Div 06 Exterior Finish Carpentry
Div 06 Glued-Laminated Construction
Div 06 Heavy Timber Construction
Div 06 Miscellaneous Rough Carpentry
Div 06 Rough Carpentry
Div 06 Sheathing
Div 06 Shop-Fabricated Wood Trusses
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| Known Health Effects / Classification References: |
Carcinogen
(P65)
Developmental Toxicant
(P65)
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| Suspected Health Effects / Classification References: |
Cardiovascular or Blood Toxicant
(EPA-HEN)
(HAZMAP)
(KLAA)
(LADO - L)
(MALA)
(OEHHA-CREL)
(RTECS)
(STAC)
Endocrine Toxicant
(KEIT)
(WWF)
Gastrointestinal or Liver Toxicant
(ATSDR)
(DIPA)
(EPA-HEN)
(KLAA)
(LADO - L)
(MALA)
(RTECS)
(STAC)
(ZIMM)
Immunotoxicant
(HAZMAP)
Kidney Toxicant
(EPA-HEN)
(STAC)
Neurotoxicant
(EPA-HEN)
(EPA-SARA)
(HAZMAP)
(KLAA)
(LU - P)
(OEHHA-CREL)
(RTECS)
(STAC)
Reproductive Toxicant
(FRAZIER)
(OEHHA-AREL)
Respiratory Toxicant
(EPA-HEN)
(HAZMAP)
(KLAA)
(LU - P)
(NEME)
Skin or Sense Organ Toxicant
(ATSDR)
(EPA-HEN)
(HAZMAP)
(LADO - L)
(RTECS)
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| Regulatory: |
Sale of arsenic-treated wood halted by EPA In January 2004 for residential uses. |
| Green Building Rating System Credits: |
Living Building Challenge (1.2) - Prequiste 5 |
| General Reference: |
http://cfpub.epa.gov/ncea/iris/index.cfm?fuseaction=iris.showQuickView&substance_nmbr=0278
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