CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION

RTECS NUMBER :

DI8925000

CHEMICAL NAME :

Benzo(c)phenanthrene, 2-methyl-

CAS REGISTRY NUMBER :

2606-85-1

BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. :

1872511

LAST UPDATED :

199612

DATA ITEMS CITED :

3

MOLECULAR FORMULA :

C19-H14

MOLECULAR WEIGHT :

242.33

WISWESSER LINE NOTATION :

L C6 B666J E1

HEALTH HAZARD DATA

ACUTE TOXICITY DATA

TYPE OF TEST :

TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Oral

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - mouse

DOSE/DURATION :

11 gm/kg/56W-I

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Tumorigenic - equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria Gastrointestinal - 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

TYPE OF TEST :

TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Administration onto the skin

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - mouse

DOSE/DURATION :

2100 mg/kg/88W-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

TYPE OF TEST :

TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Subcutaneous

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - mouse

DOSE/DURATION :

4400 mg/kg/67W-I

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Tumorigenic - equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria Reproductive - Tumorigenic effects - testicular 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