BENZ(a)ANTHRACEN-5-OL

DATA ITEMS CITED :

8

MOLECULAR FORMULA :

C18-H12-O

MOLECULAR WEIGHT :

244.30

WISWESSER LINE NOTATION :

L D6 B666J MQ

HEALTH HAZARD DATA

ACUTE TOXICITY DATA

TYPE OF TEST :

TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Subcutaneous

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - mouse

DOSE/DURATION :

1240 mg/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Tumorigenic - equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria Tumorigenic - tumors at site of application

MUTATION DATA

TYPE OF TEST :

DNA adduct

TEST SYSTEM :

Rodent - hamster Lung

DOSE/DURATION :

1 mg/L

REFERENCE :

CBINA8 Chemico-Biological Interactions. (Elsevier Scientific Pub. Ireland Ltd., POB 85, Limerick, Ireland) V.1- 1969- Volume(issue)/page/year: 4,389,1971/1972