*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : QI7605000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Naphthacene
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 92-24-0
LAST UPDATED            : 199706
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 4
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C18-H12
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 228.30
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : L E6 C666J
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Benz(b)anthracene
   * 2,3-Benzanthracene
   * 2,3-Benzanthrene
   * Chrysogen
   * Rubene
   * Tetracene (hydrocarbon)
 
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                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM             : Bacteria - Salmonella typhimurium
DOSE/DURATION           : 25 ug/plate
REFERENCE :
   MUREAV Mutation Research.  (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
   Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1-    1964-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 207,205,1988
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Unscheduled DNA synthesis
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - rat Liver
DOSE/DURATION           : 500 umol/L
REFERENCE :
   ENMUDM Environmental Mutagenesis.  (New York, NY)  V.1-9, 1979-87.  For
   publisher information, see EMMUEG.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 3,11,1981

         *** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA ***

NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974)
     NOHS Hazard Code - T1255
       No. of Facilities: 11 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 1
       No. of Occupations: 1
       No. of Employees: 32 (estimated)

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   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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