*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : CB0700000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Anthracene, 9-methyl-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 779-02-2
LAST UPDATED            : 199710
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 6
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C15-H12
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 192.27
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : L C666J B1
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Tumorigen
                          Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 9-Methylanthracene
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                          ** TUMORIGENIC DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 11 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Tumorigenic - equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - tumors
   Blood - lymphoma, including Hodgkin's disease
REFERENCE :
   CANCAR Cancer (Philadelphia).  (Lippincott/Harper, Journal Fulfillment
   Dept., 2350 Virginia Ave., Hagerstown, MD 21740)  V.1-    1948-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 14,308,1961
 
                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM             : Bacteria - Salmonella typhimurium
DOSE/DURATION           : 5 ug/plate
REFERENCE :
   MUREAV Mutation Research.  (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
   Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1-    1964-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 156,61,1985
 
TYPE OF TEST            : DNA adduct
TEST SYSTEM             : Bacteria - Escherichia coli
DOSE/DURATION           : 10 umol/L
REFERENCE :
   PNCCA2 Proceedings, National Cancer Conference.  (Philadelphia, PA)  V.1-7,
   1949-72.  For publisher information, see CANCAR.  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   5,39,1965
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation in mammalian somatic cells
TEST SYSTEM             : Human Lymphocyte
DOSE/DURATION           : 9 umol/L
REFERENCE :
   DTESD7 52 Vanderbilt Ave., New York, NY 10017)  V.1-15, 1977-87.
   Discontinued 52 Vanderbilt Ave., New York, NY 10017)  V.1-    1977-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 10,277,1982

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY
   
   EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, JUNE 1998

 
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