Copper acetoarsenite (Ref: ENT 884)
Last updated: 22/01/2023
(Also known as: Paris Green; acetoarsenite de cuivre; French green)
Copper acetoarsenite is an obsolete insecticide and wood preservative that was m ainly used to control termites and wood-damaging insects. Little is known about its environmental fate or toxicity to fauna and flora. It is highly toxic to mammals and is a known carcinogen.
The following alerts are based on the data in the tables below. An absence of an alert does not imply the substance has no implications for human health, biodiversity or the environment but just that we do not have the data to form a judgement.
Environmental fate
Ecotoxicity
Human health
 
An obsolete chemical once used as an insecticide and wood preservative.
Termites; Ants; Wood boring insects; Rodents
Non-cropped areas
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Considered obsolete but may be available in some countries
1867, first use Colorado USA
Not approved
Not applicable
No UK approval for use
EC Regulation 1107/2009 (repealing 91/414)
Not approved
Not applicable
Not applicable
Not applicable
No
ATAustria
BEBelgium
BGBulgaria
CYCyprus
CZCzech Republic
DEGermany
DKDenmark
EEEstonia
ELGreece
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
ESSpain
FIFinland
FRFrance
HRCroatia
HUHungary
IEIreland
ITItaly
LTLithuania
LULuxembourg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
LVLatvia
MTMalta
NLNetherlands
PLPoland
PTPortugal
RORomania
SESweden
SISlovenia
SKSlovakia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
ISIceland
NONorway
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
None
C₄H₆As₆Cu₄O₁₆
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BPJYAXCTOHRFDQ-UHFFFAOYSA-L
InChI=1S/C2H4O2.3AsHO2.2Cu/c1-2(3)4;3*2-1-3;;/h1H3,(H,3,4);3*(H,2,3);;/q;;;;2*+2/p-4
Yes
Insecticide, Rodenticide, Molluscicide, Other substance
Wood preservative
Arsenical insecticide; Organocopper insecticide
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Synthetic
Multi-site activity.
12002-03-8
601-658-7
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022601
72720419
No data found
1013.8
copper(II) acetoarsenite
copper(II) acetoarsenite
C.I. Pigment Green 21
PAN Bad Actor Chemical; Subject to the provisions of the UK Poisons Act 1972
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Not applicable
Not applicable
Not known
Not applicable
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Emerald green crystalline powder
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Obsolete - not thought to be commercially available for crop protection applications
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Decomposes before boiling
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Soil adsorption and mobility
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Cannot be calculated
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None
Terrestrial ecotoxicology
22
Rat
High
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< 2.0
Q2 Q = Miscellaneous data from online sources 2 = Unverified data of unknown source
Moderate
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HUMAN HEALTH AND PROTECTION
High (class III)
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High
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= 2400
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EU MRL pesticide database 
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Carcinogen
Endocrine disruptor
✓Yes, known to cause a problem
A0 A = Chromosome aberration (EFSA database) 0 = No data
; B0 B = DNA damage/repair (EFSA database) 0 = No data
; C0 C = Gene mutation (EFSA database) 0 = No data
; D0 D = Genome mutation (EFSA database) 0 = No data
; E0 E = Unspecified genotoxicity type (miscellaneous data source) 0 = No data
No data found
Reproduction / development effects
Acetyl cholinesterase inhibitor
Neurotoxicant
?Possibly, status not identified
No data found
No data found
Respiratory tract irritant
Skin irritant
Skin sensitiser
✓Yes, known to cause a problem
✓Yes, known to cause a problem
No data found
Eye irritant
Phototoxicant
 
✓Yes, known to cause a problem
No data found
 
Liver & kidney toxicant May cause dermatitis IARC listed known carcinogen
May release toxic fumes on heating Corrosive Exposure of dust to flame may cause explosion
Not classified: Obsolete
Not listed
1582
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copper acetoarsenite
acetoarsenite de cuivre
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Record last updated:
22/01/2023
Contact:
aeru@herts.ac.uk
Please cite as:
Lewis, K.A., Tzilivakis, J., Warner, D. and Green, A. (2016) An international database for pesticide risk assessments and management. Human and Ecological Risk Assessment: An International Journal , 22 (4), 1050-1064. DOI: 10.1080/10807039.2015.1133242