Lead arsenate is an odorless, heavy, white
powder, or crystals.
ChEBI: Lead arsenate is an inorganic lead salt composed from lead(2+) and arsenate dianion. It was widely used in the United States in the 1950's as an insecticide to control pests in fruit orchards, specifically apples and cherries. It has a role as an insecticide, a plant growth regulator and a rodenticide. It contains a lead(2+) and an arsenate(2-).
Confirmed human
carcinogen. Poison by ingestion. See also
LEAD COMPOUNDS and ARSENIC
COMPOUNDS. When heated to
decomposition it emits very toxic fumes of
lead and arsenic.
Used as an insecticide, herbicide, and
in manufacture of drugs; veterinary tapeworm medicine.
Incompatibilities: Violent reactions occur from contact
with oxidizers, chemically active metals; strong acids.
Acids and acid mists cause the release of arsine, a deadly
gas. Decomposes above 270C forming toxic fumes including arsenic and lead compounds
UN1617 Lead arsenates, Hazard Class: 6.1;
Labels: 6.1-Poisonous materials
Used as an insecticide, herbicide, and
in manufacture of drugs; veterinary tapeworm medicine.
Incompatibilities: Violent reactions occur from contact
with oxidizers, chemically active metals; strong acids.
Acids and acid mists cause the release of arsine, a deadly
gas. Decomposes above 270C forming toxic fumes including arsenic and lead compounds
Long- term storage in large,
weatherproof, and sift-proof storage bins or silos; may be
disposed of by conversion to soluble salt, such as chloride,
precipitation as sulfide and return to supplier
