*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : CB0540000
CHEMICAL NAME           : 9,10-Anthracenedione, 1,4,5,8-tetraamino-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 2475-45-8
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 0925672
REFERENCE               : 4-14-00-00487 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199710
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 20
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C14-H12-N4-O2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 268.30
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : L C666 BV IVJ DZ GZ KZ NZ
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Tumorigen
                          Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Acetate Blue G
   * Acetoquinone Blue L
   * Acetoquinone Blue R
   * Acetylon Fast Blue G
   * Amacel Blue GG
   * Amacel Pure Blue B
   * Anthraquinone, 1,4,5,8-tetramino-
   * Artisil Blue SAP
   * Artisil Blue SAP Conc
   * Brasilazet Blue GR
   * Celanthrene Pure Blue BRS
   * Celliton Blue BB-CF
   * Celliton Blue Extra
   * Celliton Blue G
   * Celliton Blue GA-CF
   * Cibacet Sapphire Blue G
   * C.I. 64500
   * C.I. Disperse Blue 1
   * C.I. Solvent Blue 18
   * Cilla Blue Extra
   * Diacelliton Fast Blue R
   * Disperse Blue 1
   * Disperse Blue NO 1
   * Duranol Brilliant Blue CB
   * Fenacet Blue G
   * Grasol Blue 2GS
   * Kayalon Fast Blue BR
   * Microsetile Blue EB
   * Miketon Fast Blue
   * Miketon Fast Blue B
   * Nacelan Blue G
   * NCI-C54900
   * Neosetile Blue EB
   * Nyloquinone Blue 2J
   * Oracet Sapphire Blue G
   * Perliton Blue B
   * Serinyl Blue 2G
   * Serinyl Blue 3G
   * Serinyl Blue 3GN
   * Setacyl Blue 2GS
   * Setacyl Blue 2GS II
   * Supracet Brilliant Blue 2GN
   * Supracet Deep Blue R
   * 1,4,5,8-Tetraaminoanthraquinone
   * 1,4,5,8-Tetraminoanthraquinone
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD - Lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : >3 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - other changes in urine composition
REFERENCE :
   NTPTR* National Toxicology Program Technical Report Series.  (Research
   Triangle Park, NC 27709) No.206-  Volume(issue)/page/year: NTP-TR-299,1986
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD - Lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : >2 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - other changes in urine composition
REFERENCE :
   NTPTR* National Toxicology Program Technical Report Series.  (Research
   Triangle Park, NC 27709) No.206-  Volume(issue)/page/year: NTP-TR-299,1986
 
                 ** OTHER MULTIPLE DOSE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 5208 mg/kg/14D-C
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - weight loss or decreased weight gain
REFERENCE :
   NTPTR* National Toxicology Program Technical Report Series.  (Research
   Triangle Park, NC 27709) No.206-  Volume(issue)/page/year: NTP-TR-299,1986
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 54600 mg/kg/13W-C
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - changes in tubules (including acute renal failure,
   acute tubular necrosis)
   Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - inflammation, necrosis, or scarring of bladder
   Endocrine - other changes
REFERENCE :
   NTPTR* National Toxicology Program Technical Report Series.  (Research
   Triangle Park, NC 27709) No.206-  Volume(issue)/page/year: NTP-TR-299,1986
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 10416 mg/kg/14D-C
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - weight loss or decreased weight gain
REFERENCE :
   NTPTR* National Toxicology Program Technical Report Series.  (Research
   Triangle Park, NC 27709) No.206-  Volume(issue)/page/year: NTP-TR-299,1986
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 109200 mg/kg/13W-C
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - changes in tubules (including acute renal failure,
   acute tubular necrosis)
   Related to Chronic Data - death
REFERENCE :
   NTPTR* National Toxicology Program Technical Report Series.  (Research
   Triangle Park, NC 27709) No.206-  Volume(issue)/page/year: NTP-TR-299,1986
 
                          ** TUMORIGENIC DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 90125 mg/kg/2Y-C
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Tumorigenic - Carcinogenic by RTECS criteria
   Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - tumors
   Blood - leukemia
REFERENCE :
   NTPTR* National Toxicology Program Technical Report Series.  (Research
   Triangle Park, NC 27709) No.206-  Volume(issue)/page/year: NTP-TR-299,1986
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TD - Toxic dose (other than lowest)
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 180 gm/kg/2Y-C
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Tumorigenic - Carcinogenic by RTECS criteria
   Endocrine - tumors
   Reproductive - Tumorigenic effects - testicular tumors
REFERENCE :
   NTPTR* National Toxicology Program Technical Report Series.  (Research
   Triangle Park, NC 27709) No.206-  Volume(issue)/page/year: NTP-TR-299,1986
 
                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM             : Bacteria - Salmonella typhimurium
DOSE/DURATION           : 33 ug/plate
REFERENCE :
   NTPTR* National Toxicology Program Technical Report Series.  (Research
   Triangle Park, NC 27709) No.206-  Volume(issue)/page/year: NTP-TR-299,1986
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM             : Bacteria - Salmonella typhimurium
DOSE/DURATION           : 100 ug/plate
REFERENCE :
   MUREAV Mutation Research.  (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
   Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1-    1964-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 40,203,1976

                              *** REVIEWS ***
 
   IARC Cancer Review:Animal Sufficient Evidence
   IMEMDT IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risk of Chemicals
   to Man.  (WHO Publications Centre USA, 49 Sheridan Ave., Albany, NY 12210)
   V.1-    1972-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 48,139,1990

   IARC Cancer Review:Group 2B
   IMEMDT IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risk of Chemicals
   to Man.  (WHO Publications Centre USA, 49 Sheridan Ave., Albany, NY 12210)
   V.1-    1972-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 48,123,1990

   TOXICOLOGY REVIEW
   JACTDZ Journal of the American College of Toxicology.  (Mary Ann Liebert,
   Inc., 1651 Third Ave., New York, NY 10128)  V.1-12, 1982-1993. Discontinued.
    Volume(issue)/page/year: 14,433,1995

         *** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA ***

NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974)
     NOHS Hazard Code - T0840
       No. of Facilities: 17 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 1
       No. of Occupations: 5
       No. of Employees: 482 (estimated)
   
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - T0840
       No. of Facilities: 4292 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 2
       No. of Occupations: 3
       No. of Employees: 43522 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 32059 (estimated)

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY
   
   EPA TSCA Section 8(d) unpublished health/safety studies
   
   EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, JUNE 1998
   
   NTP Carcinogenesis Studies (feed);clear evidence:rat
   NTPTR* National Toxicology Program Technical Report Series.  (Research
   Triangle Park, NC 27709) No.206-  Volume(issue)/page/year: NTP-TR-299,86

   NTP Carcinogenesis Studies (feed);equivocal evidence:mouse
   NTPTR* National Toxicology Program Technical Report Series.  (Research
   Triangle Park, NC 27709) No.206-  Volume(issue)/page/year: NTP-TR-299-86

 
                            *** END OF RECORD ***