*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : HN4249900
CHEMICAL NAME           : Dibenz(a,h)anthracene-5,6-diol, 5,6-dihydro-, (E)-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 3719-40-2
LAST UPDATED            : 199410
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 5
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C22-H16-O2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 312.38
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : L G6 D6 B666&T&&&J EQ FQ
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * trans-Dibenz(a,h)anthracene-5,6-dihydrodiol
   * trans-5,6-Dihydrodibenz(a,h)anthracene-5,6-diol
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM             : Bacteria - Salmonella typhimurium
DOSE/DURATION           : 120 ug/plate
REFERENCE :
   MUREAV Mutation Research.  (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
   Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1-    1964-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 96,1,1982

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Positive: Histidine reversion-Ames test
   
   EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Negative: Cell transform.-mouse prostate
   
   EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Negative: V79 cell culture-gene mutation
   
   EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Inconclusive: Carcinogenicity-mouse/rat;
   SHE-clonal assay

 
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