*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : DJ7965000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Benzo(a)pyrene, 7,8,9,10-tetrahydro-7,8-epoxy-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 36504-67-3
LAST UPDATED            : 199410
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 6
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C20-H14-O
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 270.34
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : T F3 E6 B6666 2AB U GOTT&&&&J
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 7,8-Epoxy-7,8,9,10-tetrahydrobenzo(a)pyrene
   * 7,8,9,10-Tetrahydro-BP-7,8-oxide
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM             : Bacteria - Salmonella typhimurium
DOSE/DURATION           : 300 pmol/plate
REFERENCE :
   CNREA8 Cancer Research. (Public Ledger Building, Suit 816, 6th & Chestnut
   Sts., Philadelphia, PA 19106)  V.1-    1941-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   36,3358,1976
 
TYPE OF TEST            : DNA inhibition
TEST SYSTEM             : Microorganism - not otherwise specified
DOSE/DURATION           : 200 ug/L
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: 74,1378,1977
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation in mammalian somatic cells
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - hamster Lung
DOSE/DURATION           : 500 ug/L
REFERENCE :
   IJCNAW International Journal of Cancer.  (International Union Against
   Cancer, 3 rue du Conseil- General, 1205 Geneva, Switzerland)  V.1-    1966-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 24,203,1979

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Positive: Cell transform.-mouse prostate
   
   EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Positive: Histidine reversion-Ames test
   
   EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Negative: V79 cell culture-gene mutation

 
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