Odor - None. Commercial Form - Solid, contained in drums, cartons, boxes, tins. Materials to Avoid - Metal. Other Names - Arsenic acid, arsenic acid anhydride, arsenic anhydride, arsenic oxide, arsenic pentaoxide, diarsenic pentoxide, Zotox. Effects usually appear within 30 minutes of exposure but may be delayed for several hours.
Caution is advised.
Garlic odor of breath and feces may be noted. Pulmonary edema may occur. Altered mental status, seizures, and delirium are further complications of arsenic pentoxide exposure. Intense muscle cramping is common. Exposure to airborne dust is generally accompanied by irritation of exposed skin, eyes, and mucous membranes.