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RTECS NUMBER            : SF7705500
CHEMICAL NAME           : Phenanthrene, 9-(epoxyethyl)-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 33424-05-4
LAST UPDATED            : 199410
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C16-H12-O
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 220.28
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : L B666J H- BT3OTJ
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 9-(Epoxyethyl)phenanthrene
   * 9-Phenanthryloxirane
 
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                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM             : Bacteria - Salmonella typhimurium
DOSE/DURATION           : 20 nmol/plate
REFERENCE :
   CNREA8 Cancer Research. (Public Ledger Building, Suit 816, 6th & Chestnut
   Sts., Philadelphia, PA 19106)  V.1-    1941-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   38,3247,1978

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   EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Positive: Histidine reversion-Ames test

 
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