Benzo[a]pyrene-1,6-dione

DATA ITEMS CITED :

5

MOLECULAR FORMULA :

C20-H10-O2

MOLECULAR WEIGHT :

282.30

WISWESSER LINE NOTATION :

L D6 B6666 2AB T JV QVJ

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 :

4520 ug/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Tumorigenic - neoplastic by RTECS criteria Skin and Appendages - tumors

MUTATION DATA

TYPE OF TEST :

Mutation in mammalian somatic cells

TEST SYSTEM :

Rodent - hamster Lung

DOSE/DURATION :

2 mg/L

REFERENCE :

CNREA8 Cancer Research. (Public Ledger Building, Suit 816, 6th & Chestnut Sts., Philadelphia, PA 19106) V.1- 1941- Volume(issue)/page/year: 36,3350,1976