Subcutaneous injections of lead phosphate induced renal cortical tumors, including adenomas, papillomas, cystadenomas, and carcinomas in rats.
Lead acetate has a sweetish taste and a slight acetic odor.
In the United States, lead acetate is usually marketed as lead acetate trihydrate, and is available in reagent, purified, and technical grades. Lead phosphate occurs either in the form of hexagonal crystals or as a white powder that is insoluble in water and alcohol. It is soluble in acids and alkali. When heated to decomposition, lead acetate, lead acetate trihydrate, and lead phosphate emit toxic fumes of lead oxide. Lead acetate has been used in explosives and in dilute solutions as poultices and washes for treatment of poison ivy.