BENZ[A]ANTHRACENE-7,12-DICARBOXALDEHYDE

MOLECULAR FORMULA :

C20-H12-O2

MOLECULAR WEIGHT :

284.32

WISWESSER LINE NOTATION :

L D6 B666J CVH JVH

HEALTH HAZARD DATA

ACUTE TOXICITY DATA

TYPE OF TEST :

TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Administration onto the skin

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - mouse

DOSE/DURATION :

8000 mg/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Tumorigenic - neoplastic by RTECS criteria Skin and Appendages - tumors

MUTATION DATA

TYPE OF TEST :

DNA inhibition

TEST SYSTEM :

Microorganism - not otherwise specified

DOSE/DURATION :

2 mg/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