*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***
RTECS NUMBER : CV9275000
CHEMICAL NAME : Benz(a)anthracene
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 56-55-3
LAST UPDATED : 199712
DATA ITEMS CITED : 84
MOLECULAR FORMULA : C18-H12
MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 228.30
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : L D6 B666J
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR : Tumorigen
Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
* Benzanthracene
* 1,2-Benzanthracene
* 1,2-Benz(a)anthracene
* 1,2-Benzanthrazen
* Benzanthrene
* 1,2-Benzanthrene
* Benzoanthracene
* Benzo(a)anthracene
* Benz(a)anthracene
* 1,2-Benzoanthracene
* Benzo(b)phenanthrene
* 2,3-Benzophenanthrene
* 2,3-Benzphenanthrene
* Naphthanthracene
* RCRA waste number U018
* Tetraphene
*** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : >200 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
MOPMA3 Molecular Pharmacology. (Williams & Wilkins Co., 428 E. Preston St.,
Baltimore, MD 21202) V.1- 1965- Volume(issue)/page/year: 4,427,1968
TYPE OF TEST : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 10 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
JNCIAM Journal of the National Cancer Institute. (Washington, DC) V.1-60,
1940-78. For publisher information, see JJIND8. Volume(issue)/page/year:
1,225,1940
** TUMORIGENIC DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 18 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Tumorigenic - neoplastic by RTECS criteria
Skin and Appendages - tumors
REFERENCE :
CNREA8 Cancer Research. (Public Ledger Building, Suit 816, 6th & Chestnut
Sts., Philadelphia, PA 19106) V.1- 1941- Volume(issue)/page/year:
38,1699,1978
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 2 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Tumorigenic - equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria
Tumorigenic - tumors at site of application
REFERENCE :
CNREA8 Cancer Research. (Public Ledger Building, Suit 816, 6th & Chestnut
Sts., Philadelphia, PA 19106) V.1- 1941- Volume(issue)/page/year:
15,632,1955
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Implant
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 80 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Tumorigenic - Carcinogenic by RTECS criteria
Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - tumors
REFERENCE :
BJCAAI British Journal of Cancer. (Macmillan Press Ltd., Houndmills,
Basingstoke, Hants. RG21 2XS, UK) V.1- 1947- Volume(issue)/page/year:
22,825,1968
TYPE OF TEST : TD - Toxic dose (other than lowest)
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 18 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Tumorigenic - equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria
Skin and Appendages - tumors
REFERENCE :
CNREA8 Cancer Research. (Public Ledger Building, Suit 816, 6th & Chestnut
Sts., Philadelphia, PA 19106) V.1- 1941- Volume(issue)/page/year:
38,1705,1978
TYPE OF TEST : TD - Toxic dose (other than lowest)
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 360 mg/kg/56W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Tumorigenic - equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria
Skin and Appendages - tumors
REFERENCE :
CNREA8 Cancer Research. (Public Ledger Building, Suit 816, 6th & Chestnut
Sts., Philadelphia, PA 19106) V.1- 1941- Volume(issue)/page/year:
11,892,1951
TYPE OF TEST : TD - Toxic dose (other than lowest)
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 240 mg/kg/1W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Tumorigenic - neoplastic by RTECS criteria
Skin and Appendages - tumors
REFERENCE :
BJCAAI British Journal of Cancer. (Macmillan Press Ltd., Houndmills,
Basingstoke, Hants. RG21 2XS, UK) V.1- 1947- Volume(issue)/page/year:
9,177,1955
** MUTATION DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM : Bacteria - Salmonella typhimurium
DOSE/DURATION : 4 ug/plate
REFERENCE :
CRNGDP Carcinogenesis (London). (Oxford Univ. Press, Pinkhill House,
Southfield Road, Eynsham, Oxford OX8 1JJ, UK) V.1- 1980-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 5,747,1984
TYPE OF TEST : Mutation test systems - not otherwise specified
TEST SYSTEM : Bacteria - Salmonella typhimurium
DOSE/DURATION : 2400 ug/L
REFERENCE :
MUREAV Mutation Research. (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1- 1964- Volume(issue)/page/year: 192,239,1987
TYPE OF TEST : DNA adduct
TEST SYSTEM : Bacteria - Escherichia coli
DOSE/DURATION : 10 umol/L
REFERENCE :
MUREAV Mutation Research. (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1- 1964- Volume(issue)/page/year: 89,95,1981
TYPE OF TEST : Phage inhibition capacity
TEST SYSTEM : Bacteria - Escherichia coli
DOSE/DURATION : 50 mg/L
REFERENCE :
CNREA8 Cancer Research. (Public Ledger Building, Suit 816, 6th & Chestnut
Sts., Philadelphia, PA 19106) V.1- 1941- Volume(issue)/page/year:
41,532,1981
TYPE OF TEST : DNA inhibition
TEST SYSTEM : Microorganism - not otherwise specified
DOSE/DURATION : 200 ug/L
REFERENCE :
PNASA6 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States
of America. (National Academy of Sciences, Printing & Pub. Office, 2101
Constitution Ave., Washington, DC 20418) V.1- 1915-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 74,1378,1977
TYPE OF TEST : Specific locus test
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Parenteral
TEST SYSTEM : Insect - Drosophila melanogaster
DOSE/DURATION : 5 mmol/L
REFERENCE :
CNREA8 Cancer Research. (Public Ledger Building, Suit 816, 6th & Chestnut
Sts., Philadelphia, PA 19106) V.1- 1941- Volume(issue)/page/year:
33,2354,1973
TYPE OF TEST : Specific locus test
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
TEST SYSTEM : Insect - Drosophila melanogaster
DOSE/DURATION : 5 mmol/L
REFERENCE :
MUREAV Mutation Research. (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1- 1964- Volume(issue)/page/year: 234,71,1990
TYPE OF TEST : DNA repair
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
TEST SYSTEM : Insect - Drosophila melanogaster
DOSE/DURATION : 36 gm/L
REFERENCE :
MUREAV Mutation Research. (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1- 1964- Volume(issue)/page/year: 290,175,1993
TYPE OF TEST : Sex chromosome loss and nondisjunction
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Parenteral
TEST SYSTEM : Insect - Drosophila melanogaster
DOSE/DURATION : 5 mmol/L
REFERENCE :
EJGCA9 Egyptian Journal of Genetics and Cytology. (Egyptian Soc. of
Genetics, c/o Alexandria Univ., Faculty of Agriculture, Dept. of Genetics,
Alexandria, Egypt) V.1- 1972- Volume(issue)/page/year: 4,400,1975
TYPE OF TEST : Micronucleus test
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Multiple routes
TEST SYSTEM : Non-mammalian species
DOSE/DURATION : 188 ppb
REFERENCE :
MUREAV Mutation Research. (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1- 1964- Volume(issue)/page/year: 292,83,1993
TYPE OF TEST : DNA adduct
TEST SYSTEM : Fish - salmon Testis
DOSE/DURATION : 5 ug/1H (Continuous)
REFERENCE :
BIJOAK Biochemical Journal. (Biochemical Soc. Book Depot, POB 32, Commerce
Way, Colchester, Essex CO2 8HP, UK) V.1- 1906- Volume(issue)/page/year:
110,159,1968
TYPE OF TEST : Unscheduled DNA synthesis
TEST SYSTEM : Fish - not otherwise specified Liver
DOSE/DURATION : 200 nmol/L
REFERENCE :
HKXUDL Huanjing Kexue Xuebao. Environmental Sciences Journal. (China
International Book Trading Corp., POB 2820, Beijing, Peop. Rep. China) V.1-
1981- Volume(issue)/page/year: 4,368,1984
TYPE OF TEST : Unscheduled DNA synthesis
TEST SYSTEM : Fish - not otherwise specified Cells - not otherwise
specified
DOSE/DURATION : 100 umol/L
REFERENCE :
CBPCEE Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, C: Pharmacology, Toxicology
and Endocrinology. (Elsevier Science, 660 White Plains Rd., Tarrytown, NY
10591) V.74- 1983- Volume(issue)/page/year: 86,399,1987
TYPE OF TEST : DNA adduct
TEST SYSTEM : Human Lymphocyte
DOSE/DURATION : 30 umol/L
REFERENCE :
PNASA6 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States
of America. (National Academy of Sciences, Printing & Pub. Office, 2101
Constitution Ave., Washington, DC 20418) V.1- 1915-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 85,3513,1988
TYPE OF TEST : Unscheduled DNA synthesis
TEST SYSTEM : Human Fibroblast
DOSE/DURATION : 100 umol/L
REFERENCE :
CBPCEE Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, C: Pharmacology, Toxicology
and Endocrinology. (Elsevier Science, 660 White Plains Rd., Tarrytown, NY
10591) V.74- 1983- Volume(issue)/page/year: 86,399,1987
TYPE OF TEST : Unscheduled DNA synthesis
TEST SYSTEM : Human HeLa cell
DOSE/DURATION : 100 umol/L
REFERENCE :
CNREA8 Cancer Research. (Public Ledger Building, Suit 816, 6th & Chestnut
Sts., Philadelphia, PA 19106) V.1- 1941- Volume(issue)/page/year:
38,2621,1978
TYPE OF TEST : DNA inhibition
TEST SYSTEM : Human Cells - not otherwise specified
DOSE/DURATION : 10 umol/L
REFERENCE :
CNREA8 Cancer Research. (Public Ledger Building, Suit 816, 6th & Chestnut
Sts., Philadelphia, PA 19106) V.1- 1941- Volume(issue)/page/year:
42,3676,1982
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
TYPE OF TEST : Micronucleus test
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intratracheal
TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 75 mg/kg/16H (Intermittent)
REFERENCE :
MUREAV Mutation Research. (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1- 1964- Volume(issue)/page/year: 326,147,1995
TYPE OF TEST : Morphological transformation
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 180 mg/kg
REFERENCE :
CNREA8 Cancer Research. (Public Ledger Building, Suit 816, 6th & Chestnut
Sts., Philadelphia, PA 19106) V.1- 1941- Volume(issue)/page/year:
40,1157,1980
TYPE OF TEST : Morphological transformation
TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - rat Embryo
DOSE/DURATION : 3 mg/L
REFERENCE :
JJIND8 JNCI, Journal of the National Cancer Institute. (Washington, DC)
V.61-79, 1978-87. For publisher information, see JNCIEQ.
Volume(issue)/page/year: 67,1303,1981
TYPE OF TEST : DNA adduct
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intratracheal
TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 75 mg/kg
REFERENCE :
MUREAV Mutation Research. (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1- 1964- Volume(issue)/page/year: 312,165,1994
TYPE OF TEST : Unscheduled DNA synthesis
TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - rat Liver
DOSE/DURATION : 100 umol/L
REFERENCE :
ENMUDM Environmental Mutagenesis. (New York, NY) V.1-9, 1979-87. For
publisher information, see EMMUEG. Volume(issue)/page/year: 3,11,1981
TYPE OF TEST : Sister chromatid exchange
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intratracheal
TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 150 mg/kg
REFERENCE :
MUREAV Mutation Research. (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1- 1964- Volume(issue)/page/year: 312,165,1994
TYPE OF TEST : Sister chromatid exchange
TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - rat Liver
DOSE/DURATION : 10 umol/L
REFERENCE :
MUREAV Mutation Research. (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1- 1964- Volume(issue)/page/year: 91,467,1981
TYPE OF TEST : Micronucleus test
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal
TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 500 mg/kg
REFERENCE :
TJIDAH Tokyo Jikeikai Ika Daigaku Zasshi. Tokyo Jikeikai Medical Journal.
(3-25-8, Nishi Shinbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105, Japan) V.66- 1951-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 101,259,1986
TYPE OF TEST : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - mouse Lymphocyte
DOSE/DURATION : 2 mg/L
REFERENCE :
EMMUEG Environmental and Molecular Mutagenesis. (Alan R. Liss, Inc., 41 E.
11th St., New York, NY 10003) V.10- 1987- Volume(issue)/page/year:
12(Suppl 13),103,1988
TYPE OF TEST : Morphological transformation
TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - mouse Fibroblast
DOSE/DURATION : 4 mg/L
REFERENCE :
JJIND8 JNCI, Journal of the National Cancer Institute. (Washington, DC)
V.61-79, 1978-87. For publisher information, see JNCIEQ.
Volume(issue)/page/year: 67,1303,1981
TYPE OF TEST : Morphological transformation
TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - mouse Embryo
DOSE/DURATION : 12500 ug/L
REFERENCE :
ENMUDM Environmental Mutagenesis. (New York, NY) V.1-9, 1979-87. For
publisher information, see EMMUEG. Volume(issue)/page/year: 4,105,1982
TYPE OF TEST : DNA adduct
TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - mouse Liver
DOSE/DURATION : 60 umol/L
REFERENCE :
JJIND8 JNCI, Journal of the National Cancer Institute. (Washington, DC)
V.61-79, 1978-87. For publisher information, see JNCIEQ.
Volume(issue)/page/year: 62,947,1979
TYPE OF TEST : DNA adduct
TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - mouse Cells - not otherwise specified
DOSE/DURATION : 1 mg/L
REFERENCE :
CBINA8 Chemico-Biological Interactions. (Elsevier Scientific Pub. Ireland
Ltd., POB 85, Limerick, Ireland) V.1- 1969- Volume(issue)/page/year:
4,389,1971/1972
TYPE OF TEST : DNA adduct
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Administration onto the skin
TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 192 umol/kg
REFERENCE :
CRNGDP Carcinogenesis (London). (Oxford Univ. Press, Pinkhill House,
Southfield Road, Eynsham, Oxford OX8 1JJ, UK) V.1- 1980-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 5,231,1984
TYPE OF TEST : DNA inhibition
TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - mouse Cells - not otherwise specified
DOSE/DURATION : 10 umol/L
REFERENCE :
JJIND8 JNCI, Journal of the National Cancer Institute. (Washington, DC)
V.61-79, 1978-87. For publisher information, see JNCIEQ.
Volume(issue)/page/year: 65,1321,1980
TYPE OF TEST : Host-mediated assay
TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - mouse Bacteria - Salmonella typhimurium
DOSE/DURATION : 1600 mg/kg
REFERENCE :
JJIND8 JNCI, Journal of the National Cancer Institute. (Washington, DC)
V.61-79, 1978-87. For publisher information, see JNCIEQ.
Volume(issue)/page/year: 62,911,1979
TYPE OF TEST : Micronucleus test
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal
TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - hamster
DOSE/DURATION : 1800 mg/kg/24H
REFERENCE :
AMSHAR Acta Morphologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae. (Budapest,
Hungary) V.1-30, 1951-82. Volume(issue)/page/year: 27,199,1979
TYPE OF TEST : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - hamster Lung
DOSE/DURATION : 109 umol/L
REFERENCE :
MUREAV Mutation Research. (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1- 1964- Volume(issue)/page/year: 46,27,1977
TYPE OF TEST : Morphological transformation
TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - hamster Embryo
DOSE/DURATION : 6 mg/L/7D (Continuous)
REFERENCE :
IJCNAW International Journal of Cancer. (International Union Against
Cancer, 3 rue du Conseil- General, 1205 Geneva, Switzerland) V.1- 1966-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 9,435,1972
TYPE OF TEST : Morphological transformation
TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - hamster Kidney
DOSE/DURATION : 80 ug/L
REFERENCE :
BJCAAI British Journal of Cancer. (Macmillan Press Ltd., Houndmills,
Basingstoke, Hants. RG21 2XS, UK) V.1- 1947- Volume(issue)/page/year:
37,873,1978
TYPE OF TEST : Morphological transformation
TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - hamster Lung
DOSE/DURATION : 100 ug/L
REFERENCE :
TXCYAC Toxicology. (Elsevier Scientific Pub. Ireland, Ltd., POB 85,
Limerick, Ireland) V.1- 1973- Volume(issue)/page/year: 17,149,1980
TYPE OF TEST : DNA damage
TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - hamster Fibroblast
DOSE/DURATION : 5 mg/L
REFERENCE :
BCPCA6 Biochemical Pharmacology. (Pergamon Press Inc., Maxwell House,
Fairview Park, Elmsford, NY 10523) V.1- 1958- Volume(issue)/page/year:
20,1297,1971
TYPE OF TEST : DNA damage
TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - hamster Kidney
DOSE/DURATION : 5 mg/L
REFERENCE :
BCPCA6 Biochemical Pharmacology. (Pergamon Press Inc., Maxwell House,
Fairview Park, Elmsford, NY 10523) V.1- 1958- Volume(issue)/page/year:
20,1297,1971
TYPE OF TEST : DNA adduct
TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - hamster Lung
DOSE/DURATION : 1 mg/L
REFERENCE :
CBINA8 Chemico-Biological Interactions. (Elsevier Scientific Pub. Ireland
Ltd., POB 85, Limerick, Ireland) V.1- 1969- Volume(issue)/page/year:
4,389,1971/1972
TYPE OF TEST : Mutation test systems - not otherwise specified
TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - hamster Lung
DOSE/DURATION : 1 mg/L
REFERENCE :
CBINA8 Chemico-Biological Interactions. (Elsevier Scientific Pub. Ireland
Ltd., POB 85, Limerick, Ireland) V.1- 1969- Volume(issue)/page/year:
4,389,1971/1972
TYPE OF TEST : DNA inhibition
TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - hamster Cells - not otherwise specified
DOSE/DURATION : 450 umol/L
REFERENCE :
CALEDQ Cancer Letters (Shannon, Ireland). (Elsevier Scientific Pub. Ireland
Ltd., POB 85, Limerick, Ireland) V.1- 1975- Volume(issue)/page/year:
53,163,1990
TYPE OF TEST : Cytogenetic analysis
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal
TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - hamster
DOSE/DURATION : 1800 mg/kg/24H
REFERENCE :
AMSHAR Acta Morphologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae. (Budapest,
Hungary) V.1-30, 1951-82. Volume(issue)/page/year: 27,199,1979
TYPE OF TEST : Sister chromatid exchange
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal
TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - hamster
DOSE/DURATION : 900 mg/Kg/24H
REFERENCE :
MUREAV Mutation Research. (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1- 1964- Volume(issue)/page/year: 66,65,1979
TYPE OF TEST : Sister chromatid exchange
TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - hamster Ovary
DOSE/DURATION : 100 umol/L
REFERENCE :
CMMUAO Chemical Mutagens. Principles and Methods for Their Detection.
(Plenum Pub. Corp., 233 Spring St., New York, NY 10013) V.1- 1971-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 6,1,1980
TYPE OF TEST : Sister chromatid exchange
TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - hamster Lung
DOSE/DURATION : 5 mg/L
REFERENCE :
ENMUDM Environmental Mutagenesis. (New York, NY) V.1-9, 1979-87. For
publisher information, see EMMUEG. Volume(issue)/page/year: 7,137,1985
TYPE OF TEST : Mutation in mammalian somatic cells
TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - hamster Lung
DOSE/DURATION : 1 mg/L/3H
REFERENCE :
BJCAAI British Journal of Cancer. (Macmillan Press Ltd., Houndmills,
Basingstoke, Hants. RG21 2XS, UK) V.1- 1947- Volume(issue)/page/year:
39,540,1979
TYPE OF TEST : Sperm Morphology
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - hamster
DOSE/DURATION : 900 mg/kg/24H
REFERENCE :
AMSHAR Acta Morphologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae. (Budapest,
Hungary) V.1-30, 1951-82. Volume(issue)/page/year: 27,199,1979
*** REVIEWS ***
ACGIH TLV-Suspected human carcinogen
DTLVS* The Threshold Limit Values (TLVs) and Biological Exposure Indices
(BEIs) booklet issues by American Conference of Governmental Industrial
Hygienists (ACGIH), Cincinnati, OH, 1996 Volume(issue)/page/year:
TLV/BEI,1997
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: 3,45,1973
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: 32,135,1983
IARC Cancer Review:Human No Adequate Data
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: 32,135,1983
IARC Cancer Review:Group 2A
IMSUDL IARC Monographs, Supplement. (WHO Publications Centre USA, 49
Sheridan Ave., Albany, NY 12210) No.1- 1979- Volume(issue)/page/year:
7,56,1987
TOXICOLOGY REVIEW
AEHLAU Archives of Environmental Health. (Heldref Pub., 4000 Albemarle St.,
NW, Washington, DC 20016) V.1- 1960- Volume(issue)/page/year: 23,6,1971
TOXICOLOGY REVIEW
ACRSAJ Advances in Cancer Research. (Academic Press, Inc., 465 S. Lincoln
Dr., Troy, MO 63379) V.1- 1953- Volume(issue)/page/year: 7,475,1963
TOXICOLOGY REVIEW
85DHAX "Medical and Biologic Effects of Environmental Pollutants Series,"
Washington, DC, National Academy of Sciences, 1972-77
Volume(issue)/page/year: Pc,4,1972
*** OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS ***
OEL-FRANCE;Carcinogen JAN 1993
*** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA ***
NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
NOES Hazard Code - B0045
No. of Facilities: 149 (estimated)
No. of Industries: 4
No. of Occupations: 4
No. of Employees: 2311 (estimated)
*** STATUS IN U.S. ***
EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Positive: Carcinogenicity-mouse/rat; SHE-clonal
assay
EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Positive: Cell transform.-mouse prostate
EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Positive: Cell transform.-RLV F344 rat embryo;
Host-mediated assay
EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Positive: Histidine reversion-Ames test
EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Positive: V79 cell culture-gene mutation
EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Negative: Cell transform.-BALB/c-3T3; In vitro UDS
in rat liver
EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Negative: S cerevisiae-homozygosis
EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Inconclusive: E coli polA without S9; In vivo
SCE-nonhuman
EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Inconclusive: D melanogaster Sex-linked lethal
EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Inconclusive: In vitro UDS-human fibroblast
EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY
EPA TSCA Section 8(d) unpublished health/safety studies
On EPA IRIS database
EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, JUNE 1998
NIOSH Analytical Method, 1994: Polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons by HPLC,
5506; by GC, 5515
NTP 7th Annual Report on Carcinogens, 1992 : anticipated to be carcinogen
*** END OF RECORD ***