arsine

Arsine damages the red blood cells which deliver oxygen throughout the body.

However, these studies have several limitations, including small sample size and exposure to other chemicals in addition to arsine.

It reacts slowly with water and quickly with acids to make arsine.

There is no specific test for arsine poisoning, but it may leave a garlic smell on the victim's breath.

Arsine is a colorless, highly toxic gas with a garlic odor.

Arsine reacts violently with oxidizing agents, such as the halogens.

Arsine has a very faint garlic odor detectable only at greater than fatal concentrations.

This page provides supplementary chemical data on arsine.

For microelectronic applications, arsine can be provided via a sub-atmospheric gas source.

With this apparatus, arsine is obtained by applying vacuum to the gas cylinder valve outlet.

As the As combines with the H to form arsine:

Cyanide-based blood agents irritate the eyes and the respiratory tract, while arsine is nonirritating.

The company is one of a handful that manufacture phosphine and arsine, poisonous gases used in making semiconductor chips.