6,12-Dimethylanthanthrene

DATA ITEMS CITED :

2

MOLECULAR FORMULA :

C24-H16

MOLECULAR WEIGHT :

304.40

WISWESSER LINE NOTATION :

L B6666 C6 D6 4ABCD VJ F1 O1

HEALTH HAZARD DATA

ACUTE TOXICITY DATA

TYPE OF TEST :

TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Subcutaneous

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - mouse

DOSE/DURATION :

72 mg/kg/9W-I

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Tumorigenic - equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - tumors Liver - tumors

MUTATION DATA

TYPE OF TEST :

DNA adduct

TEST SYSTEM :

Mammal - species unspecified Lymphocyte

DOSE/DURATION :

30 umol/L

REFERENCE :

CBINA8 Chemico-Biological Interactions. (Elsevier Scientific Pub. Ireland Ltd., POB 85, Limerick, Ireland) V.1- 1969- Volume(issue)/page/year: 47,87,1983