Benzo[c]phenanthrene,3-methyl-

DATA ITEMS CITED :

1

MOLECULAR FORMULA :

C19-H14

MOLECULAR WEIGHT :

242.33

WISWESSER LINE NOTATION :

L C6 B666J F1

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 :

1850 mg/kg/77W-I

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Tumorigenic - equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria Blood - lymphoma, including Hodgkin's disease Skin and Appendages - tumors

REFERENCE :

PRLBA4 Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, Series B: Biological Sciences. (Royal Soc., 6 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1Y 5AG, UK) V.76- 1905- Volume(issue)/page/year: 129,439,1940