CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION
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RTECS NUMBER :
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CV9275000
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CHEMICAL NAME :
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Benz(a)anthracene
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CAS REGISTRY NUMBER :
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56-55-3
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LAST UPDATED :
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199712
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DATA ITEMS CITED :
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84
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MOLECULAR FORMULA :
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C18-H12
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MOLECULAR WEIGHT :
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228.30
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WISWESSER LINE NOTATION :
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L D6 B666J
HEALTH HAZARD DATA
ACUTE TOXICITY DATA
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TYPE OF TEST :
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LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
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ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
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Intravenous
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SPECIES OBSERVED :
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Rodent - rat
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DOSE/DURATION :
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>200 mg/kg
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TOXIC EFFECTS :
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Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
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TYPE OF TEST :
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LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
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ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
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Intravenous
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SPECIES OBSERVED :
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Rodent - mouse
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DOSE/DURATION :
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10 mg/kg
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TOXIC EFFECTS :
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Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
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TYPE OF TEST :
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TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
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ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
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Administration onto the skin
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SPECIES OBSERVED :
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Rodent - mouse
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DOSE/DURATION :
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18 mg/kg
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TOXIC EFFECTS :
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Tumorigenic - neoplastic by RTECS criteria Skin and Appendages - tumors
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TYPE OF TEST :
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TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
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ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
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Subcutaneous
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SPECIES OBSERVED :
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Rodent - mouse
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DOSE/DURATION :
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2 mg/kg
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TOXIC EFFECTS :
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Tumorigenic - equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria Tumorigenic - tumors at site of application
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TYPE OF TEST :
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TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
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ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
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Implant
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SPECIES OBSERVED :
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Rodent - mouse
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DOSE/DURATION :
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80 mg/kg
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TOXIC EFFECTS :
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Tumorigenic - Carcinogenic by RTECS criteria Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - tumors
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TYPE OF TEST :
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TD - Toxic dose (other than lowest)
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ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
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Administration onto the skin
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SPECIES OBSERVED :
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Rodent - mouse
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DOSE/DURATION :
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18 mg/kg
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TOXIC EFFECTS :
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Tumorigenic - equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria Skin and Appendages - tumors
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TYPE OF TEST :
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TD - Toxic dose (other than lowest)
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ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
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Administration onto the skin
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SPECIES OBSERVED :
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Rodent - mouse
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DOSE/DURATION :
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360 mg/kg/56W-I
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TOXIC EFFECTS :
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Tumorigenic - equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria Skin and Appendages - tumors
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TYPE OF TEST :
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TD - Toxic dose (other than lowest)
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ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
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Administration onto the skin
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SPECIES OBSERVED :
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Rodent - mouse
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DOSE/DURATION :
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240 mg/kg/1W-I
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TOXIC EFFECTS :
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Tumorigenic - neoplastic by RTECS criteria Skin and Appendages - tumors
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TYPE OF TEST :
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Specific locus test
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TYPE OF TEST :
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Specific locus test
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TYPE OF TEST :
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DNA repair
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TYPE OF TEST :
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Sex chromosome loss and nondisjunction
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TYPE OF TEST :
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Micronucleus test
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TYPE OF TEST :
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Micronucleus test
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TYPE OF TEST :
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Morphological transformation
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TYPE OF TEST :
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DNA adduct
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TYPE OF TEST :
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Sister chromatid exchange
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TYPE OF TEST :
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Micronucleus test
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TYPE OF TEST :
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DNA adduct
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TYPE OF TEST :
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Micronucleus test
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TYPE OF TEST :
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Cytogenetic analysis
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TYPE OF TEST :
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Sister chromatid exchange
MUTATION DATA
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TEST SYSTEM :
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Rodent - hamster
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DOSE/DURATION :
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900 mg/kg/24H
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REFERENCE :
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