*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : HN3880000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Dibenz(a,h)anthracene, 3,4-dihydro-3,4-dihydroxy-,
                          (E)-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 66267-19-4
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 4703849
LAST UPDATED            : 199612
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 3
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C22-H16-O2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 312.38
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : L G6 D6 B666 JUT&&&&J HQ IQ
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Tumorigen
                          Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * trans-Dba-3,4-dihydrodiol
   * trans-3,4-Dihydro-3,4-dihydroxydibenz(a,h)anthracene
   * trans-3,4-Dihydro-3,4-dihydroxydibenzo(a,h)anthracene
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                          ** TUMORIGENIC DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 500 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Tumorigenic - neoplastic by RTECS criteria
   Skin and Appendages - tumors
REFERENCE :
   CNREA8 Cancer Research. (Public Ledger Building, Suit 816, 6th & Chestnut
   Sts., Philadelphia, PA 19106)  V.1-    1941-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   39,1310,1979

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Positive: Histidine reversion-Ames test
   
   EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Positive/limited: Carcinogenicity-mouse/rat

 
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