Stock arsenic solutions of 1.32 g L-1 were prepared by dissolving
arsenic oxide (As2O3) in 2M NaOH and then diluted the solution up to 1 liter with de-ionized water.
Holson et al., (1999) administered
arsenic oxide in female rats by inhalation throughout the gestation period, and observed reduction in food consumption and also in weight gain.20
Arsine is a highly toxic gas that can be generated from arsenic compounds under certain conditions, for example, when an
arsenic oxide compound comes into contact with an acid; it causes intravascular hemolysis with resultant renal failure
The average mass balance for the three CCA-C components in the outer 5 mm of the fresh-treated poles used for the CCA elements disproportioning study were 52 percent chromium oxide, 35 percent
arsenic oxide, and 14 percent copper oxide.
However, As[A.sub.3] could not be prepared by this method, probably due to the amphoteric nature of
arsenic oxide. As[A.sub.3] was synthesized by refluxing a suspension of acrylic acid (20% wt.