*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : DE7635000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Benzo(10,11)chryseno(1,2-b)oxirene-8,9-diol,
                          6b,7a,8,9-tetrahydro-,
                          (6b-alpha,7a-alpha,8-beta,9-alpha)-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 66212-61-1
LAST UPDATED            : 199312
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 3
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C20-H14-O3
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 302.34
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Benzo(a)pyrene,  
   7,8,9,10-tetahydro-9-alpha,10-beta-dihydroxy-7-beta,8-beta-epoxy-, (+-)-
   * Bpde-III
   * 9r,10t-Dihydroxy-7c,8c-oxy-7,8,9,10-tetrahydrobenzo(a)pyrene
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : DNA damage
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - hamster Ovary
DOSE/DURATION           : 4 umol/L
REFERENCE :
   MUREAV Mutation Research.  (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
   Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1-    1964-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 261,281,1991
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation in mammalian somatic cells
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - hamster Ovary
DOSE/DURATION           : 2 umol/L
REFERENCE :
   MUREAV Mutation Research.  (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
   Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1-    1964-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 261,281,1991

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

 
                            *** END OF RECORD ***