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RTECS NUMBER            : CW4591000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Benz(a)anthracene-7,12-dione
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 2498-66-0
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 2052941
REFERENCE               : 4-07-00-02644 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C18-H10-O2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 258.28
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Benzanthraquinone
   * 1,2-Benzanthraquinone
   * 1,2-Benzoanthraquinone
   * C.I. 59000
   * Sirius Yellow G
 
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TYPE OF TEST            : Phage inhibition capacity
TEST SYSTEM             : Bacteria - Escherichia coli
DOSE/DURATION           : 122 ug/well
REFERENCE :
   MUREAV Mutation Research.  (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
   Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1-    1964-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 260,349,1991

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   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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