CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION

RTECS NUMBER :

CW8575000

CHEMICAL NAME :

Benz(a)anthracene-7-methanol, acetate

CAS REGISTRY NUMBER :

17526-24-8

BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. :

2144721

LAST UPDATED :

199612

DATA ITEMS CITED :

4

MOLECULAR FORMULA :

C21-H16-O2

MOLECULAR WEIGHT :

300.37

WISWESSER LINE NOTATION :

L D6 B666J J1OV1

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 :

16 mg/kg/17W-I

TOXIC EFFECTS :

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

TYPE OF TEST :

TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Subcutaneous

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - mouse

DOSE/DURATION :

1200 mg/kg/17W-I

TOXIC EFFECTS :

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

TYPE OF TEST :

TD - Toxic dose (other than lowest)

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Administration onto the skin

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - mouse

DOSE/DURATION :

744 mg/kg/31W-I

TOXIC EFFECTS :

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

MUTATION DATA

TYPE OF TEST :

Mutation in microorganisms

TEST SYSTEM :

Bacteria - Salmonella typhimurium

DOSE/DURATION :

1 nmol/plate

REFERENCE :

DCTODJ Drug and Chemical Toxicology. (Marcel Dekker, 270 Madison Ave., New York, NY 10016) V.1- 1977/78- Volume(issue)/page/year: 2,383,1979