CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION

RTECS NUMBER :

CX2975000

CHEMICAL NAME :

Benz(a)anthracene, 8-phenyl-

CAS REGISTRY NUMBER :

19383-97-2

BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. :

3296474

LAST UPDATED :

199612

DATA ITEMS CITED :

1

MOLECULAR FORMULA :

C24-H16

MOLECULAR WEIGHT :

304.40

WISWESSER LINE NOTATION :

L D6 B666J HR

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 :

1650 mg/kg/69W-I

TOXIC EFFECTS :

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

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