*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : HN5787000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Dibenz(a,h)anthracen-5-ol
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 4002-76-0
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 2287040
REFERENCE               : 4-06-00-05139 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199612
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 9
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C22-H14-O
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 294.36
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : L G6 D6 B666J FQ
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 5-Hydroxy-dibenz(a,h)anthracene
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM             : Bacteria - Salmonella typhimurium
DOSE/DURATION           : 3800 ng/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
 
TYPE OF TEST            : DNA adduct
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - mouse Cells - not otherwise specified
DOSE/DURATION           : 1 mg/L
REFERENCE :
   CBINA8 Chemico-Biological Interactions.  (Elsevier Scientific Pub. Ireland
   Ltd., POB 85, Limerick, Ireland)  V.1-    1969-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   4,389,1971/1972
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation test systems - not otherwise specified
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - mouse Cells - not otherwise specified
DOSE/DURATION           : 1 mg/L
REFERENCE :
   CBINA8 Chemico-Biological Interactions.  (Elsevier Scientific Pub. Ireland
   Ltd., POB 85, Limerick, Ireland)  V.1-    1969-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   4,389,1971/1972
 
TYPE OF TEST            : DNA damage
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - hamster Kidney
DOSE/DURATION           : 5 mg/L
REFERENCE :
   BCPCA6 Biochemical Pharmacology.  (Pergamon Press Inc., Maxwell House,
   Fairview Park, Elmsford, NY 10523)  V.1-    1958-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   20,1297,1971
 
TYPE OF TEST            : DNA adduct
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - hamster Lung
DOSE/DURATION           : 1 mg/L
REFERENCE :
   CBINA8 Chemico-Biological Interactions.  (Elsevier Scientific Pub. Ireland
   Ltd., POB 85, Limerick, Ireland)  V.1-    1969-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   4,389,1971/1972
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation test systems - not otherwise specified
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - hamster Lung
DOSE/DURATION           : 1 mg/L
REFERENCE :
   CBINA8 Chemico-Biological Interactions.  (Elsevier Scientific Pub. Ireland
   Ltd., POB 85, Limerick, Ireland)  V.1-    1969-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   4,389,1971/1972

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Positive: V79 cell culture-gene mutation
   
   EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Negative: Cell transform.-mouse prostate
   
   EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Inconclusive: SHE-clonal assay

 
                            *** END OF RECORD ***