*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : CW1000000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Benz(a)anthracene, 7-(chloromethyl)-12-methyl-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 13345-62-5
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 1986914
LAST UPDATED            : 199612
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 5
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C20-H15-Cl
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 290.80
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : L D6 B666J C J1G
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Tumorigen
                          Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 7-Chloromethyl-12-methylbenz(a)anthracene
   * IRC 453
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 2 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   CNREA8 Cancer Research. (Public Ledger Building, Suit 816, 6th & Chestnut
   Sts., Philadelphia, PA 19106)  V.1-    1941-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   36,2423,1976
 
                          ** TUMORIGENIC DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 150 mg/kg/39D-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Tumorigenic - neoplastic by RTECS criteria
   Tumorigenic - tumors at site of application
REFERENCE :
   CNREA8 Cancer Research. (Public Ledger Building, Suit 816, 6th & Chestnut
   Sts., Philadelphia, PA 19106)  V.1-    1941-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   31,1951,1971
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 1150 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Tumorigenic - neoplastic by RTECS criteria
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - tumors
REFERENCE :
   CNREA8 Cancer Research. (Public Ledger Building, Suit 816, 6th & Chestnut
   Sts., Philadelphia, PA 19106)  V.1-    1941-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   36,2423,1976
 
                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM             : Bacteria - Salmonella typhimurium
DOSE/DURATION           : 1 ug/plate
REFERENCE :
   PNASA6 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States
   of America.  (National Academy of Sciences, Printing & Pub. Office, 2101
   Constitution Ave., Washington, DC 20418) V.1-    1915-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 72,5135,1975

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Positive: Histidine reversion-Ames test

 
                            *** END OF RECORD ***