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| National Library of Medicine HazMap | POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS | RT: Yes;LU: Yes;BE: 1-Hydroxypyrene(1-HP), with hydrolysis, in urine=screen at end of shift at end of workweek; |
| NTP Report on Carcinogens, 11th Edition | POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS (PAHS) | Reasonably Anticipated to be a Human Carcinogen |
| CHE Toxicant and Disease Database | PAHS | Adult-onset Leukemias * - Limited |
| CHE Toxicant and Disease Database | PAHS | Bladder cancer - Strong |
| CHE Toxicant and Disease Database | PAHS | Bone cancer/Ewings sarcoma - Limited |
| CHE Toxicant and Disease Database | PAHS | Breast cancer - Good |
| CHE Toxicant and Disease Database | PAHS | Colo-rectal cancer - Limited |
| CHE Toxicant and Disease Database | PAHS | Coronary artery disease, peripheral vascular disease, atherosclerosis - Limited |
| CHE Toxicant and Disease Database | PAHS | Early onset menopause - Limited |
| CHE Toxicant and Disease Database | PAHS | Esophageal cancer - Good |
| CHE Toxicant and Disease Database | PAHS | Immune suppression * - Good |
| CHE Toxicant and Disease Database | PAHS | Laryngeal cancer - Strong |
| CHE Toxicant and Disease Database | PAHS | Lung cancer - Strong |
| CHE Toxicant and Disease Database | PAHS | Lung cancer - Good |
| CHE Toxicant and Disease Database | PAHS | Melanoma (skin cancer) - Limited |
| CHE Toxicant and Disease Database | PAHS | Nasopharyngeal/Sino-Nasal cancer - Good |
| CHE Toxicant and Disease Database | PAHS | Oral cancer - Limited |
| CHE Toxicant and Disease Database | PAHS | Oral cancer - Limited |
| CHE Toxicant and Disease Database | PAHS | Pancreatic cancer - Good |
| CHE Toxicant and Disease Database | PAHS | Photosensitivity - Good |
| CHE Toxicant and Disease Database | PAHS | Porphyria (toxic) - Strong |
| CHE Toxicant and Disease Database | PAHS | Prostate cancer - Good |
| CHE Toxicant and Disease Database | PAHS | Reduced Fertility - Male (infertility and subfertility) - Limited |
| CHE Toxicant and Disease Database | PAHS | Renal (kidney) cancer - Good |
| CHE Toxicant and Disease Database | PAHS | Scrotal cancer - Strong |
| CHE Toxicant and Disease Database | PAHS | Skin cancer (non-melanoma) - Good |
| CHE Toxicant and Disease Database | PAHS | Stomach cancer - Limited |
| Illinois EPA Chemicals Associated with Endocrine System | PAHS | EPA: Suspected Endocrine Disruptor |
| EPA PBTs - Waste Minimization Program (RCRA) | PAH GROUP (AS DEFINED IN TRI; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC COMPOUNDS) | Priority chemical under EPA's Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) Waste Minimization Program (WMP) |
| Silent Spring's Mammary Carcinogens Reviews Database | DIBENZ[A,H]ANTHRACENE | Chemicals Shown to Cause Mammary Gland Tumors in Animal Studies |
| California EPA Proposition 65 | 7,12-DIMETHYLBENZ(A)ANTHRACENE | cancer |
| California EPA Proposition 65 | DIBENZ[A,H]ANTHRACENE | cancer |
| California EPA Proposition 65 | BENZ[A]ANTHRACENE | cancer |
| Int'l Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) - Carcinogens | 7-NITROBENZ[A]ANTHRACENE | IARC GROUP 3 |
| Int'l Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) - Carcinogens | 9-NITROANTHRACENE | IARC GROUP 3 |
| Int'l Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) - Carcinogens | DIBENZ[A,J]ANTHRACENE | IARC GROUP 3 |
| EPA Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) | ANTHRACENE | D Not classifiable as to human carcinogenicity (1986) |
| Int'l Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) - Carcinogens | DIBENZ[A,C]ANTHRACENE | IARC GROUP 3 |
| CHE Toxicant and Disease Database | DIMETHYL BENZANTHRACENE | Skin cancer (non-melanoma) - Good |
| CHE Toxicant and Disease Database | DIBENZ(A,H)ANTHRACENE | Skin cancer (non-melanoma) - Good |
| Canada - Prohibited and Restricted Cosmetics Ingredients | ANTHRACENE | Prohibited |
| Proposition 65 List of Carcinogens | DIBENZ(A,H)ANTHRACENE | Cancer Hazards: recognized |
| LaDou, J, 1990 | DIBENZ(A,H)ANTHRACENE | Skin or Sense Organ Toxicity Hazards: suspected |
| Proposition 65 List of Carcinogens | BENZ(A)ANTHRACENE | Cancer Hazards: recognized |
| Klaassen, C, 1996 | ANTHRACENE | Skin or Sense Organ Toxicity Hazards: suspected |
| Keith, L, 1997 | ANTHRACENE | Endocrine Toxicity Hazards: suspected |
| Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, 2004 | ANTHRACENE | Gastrointestinal or Liver Toxicity Hazards: suspected |
| Proposition 65 List of Carcinogens | 7,12-DIMETHYLBENZ(A)ANTHRACENE | Cancer Hazards: recognized |
| LaDou, J, 1990 | 7,12-DIMETHYLBENZ(A)ANTHRACENE | Skin or Sense Organ Toxicity Hazards: suspected |
| Jankovic, J, 1996 | 7,12-DIMETHYLBENZ(A)ANTHRACENE | Reproductive Toxicity Hazards: suspected |
| nternational Programme of Chemical Safety Environmental Health Criteria 180, 1996 | 7,12-DIMETHYLBENZ(A)ANTHRACENE | Immunotoxicity Hazards: suspected |
| Klaassen, C, 1996 | 4-FLUORO-10-METHYL-12-BENZYANTHRACENE | Cardiovascular or Blood Toxicity Hazards: suspected |
| EPA Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) | DIBENZ[A,H]ANTHRACENE | B2 Probable human carcinogen - based on sufficient evidence of carcinogenicity in animals (1986) |
| EPA Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) | BENZ[A]ANTHRACENE | B2 Probable human carcinogen - based on sufficient evidence of carcinogenicity in animals (1986) |
| EPA PBTs - Waste Minimization Program (RCRA) | BENZOANTHRACENE | Priority chemical under EPA's Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) Waste Minimization Program (WMP) |
| EPA PBTs - Waste Minimization Program (RCRA) | ANTHRACENE | Priority chemical under EPA's Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) Waste Minimization Program (WMP) |
| EU PTBs - PRIO database & Secondary PRIO database | ANTHRACENE | Persistent, bioaccumulative, toxic from EU PBT Working Group |
| Emerging PBTs from peer-reviewed literature | ANTHRACENE | Identified as an potential emerging PBT in the scientific literature |
| EPA Toxic Release Inventory PBTs | ANTHRACENE | Toxic under the EPA's Toxics Release Inventory |
| EPA Toxic Release Inventory PBTs | 7,12-DIMETHYL-BENZ[A]ANTHRACENE | Persistent, bioaccumulative, toxic under the EPA's Toxics Release Inventory |
| EPA Toxic Release Inventory PBTs | BENZOANTHRACENE | Persistent, bioaccumulative, toxic under the EPA's Toxics Release Inventory |
| OSPAR PBTs - Substances of Possible Concern | DIBENZ[A,J]ANTHRACENE | Chemical of Concern under the OSPAR convention |
| OSPAR PBTs - Substances of Possible Concern | DIBENZ[A,C]ANTHRACENE | Chemical of Concern under the OSPAR convention |
| OSPAR PBTs - Substances of Possible Concern | 7,12-DIMETHYL-BENZ[A]ANTHRACENE | Chemical of Concern under the OSPAR convention |
| OSPAR PBTs - Substances of Possible Concern | BENZOANTHRACENE | Chemical of Concern under the OSPAR convention |
| OSPAR PBTs - Substances of Possible Concern | ANTHRACENE | Chemical of Concern under the OSPAR convention |
| Great Lakes BTS (Binational Toxics Strategy) PBTs | 7,12-DIMETHYL-BENZ[A]ANTHRACENE | Tier 2 chemical of concern under the Great Lakes Binational Strategy |
| Great Lakes BTS (Binational Toxics Strategy) PBTs | BENZOANTHRACENE | Tier 2 chemical of concern under the Great Lakes Binational Strategy |
| Great Lakes BTS (Binational Toxics Strategy) PBTs | ANTHRACENE | Tier 2 chemical of concern under the Great Lakes Binational Strategy |
| Canada PBTs - Accelerated Reduction/Elimination of Toxics (ARET) | 7,12-DIMETHYL-BENZ[A]ANTHRACENE | Meets or exceeds criteria for toxicity and bioaccumulation under Canadian Accelerated Reduction/Elimination of Toxics list |
| Canada PBTs - Accelerated Reduction/Elimination of Toxics (ARET) | ANTHRACENE | Meets or exceeds criteria for toxicity and bioaccumulation under Canadian Accelerated Reduction/Elimination of Toxics list |
| Canada PBTs - Accelerated Reduction/Elimination of Toxics (ARET) | BENZOANTHRACENE | Meets or exceeds criteria for PBT under Canadian Accelerated Reduction/Elimination of Toxics list |
| Aarhus Protocol on Persistent Organic Pollutants | 7,12-DIMETHYL-BENZ[A]ANTHRACENE | Obligates Parties to reduce emissions under Aahrus Protocol for Persistent Organic Pollutants |
| Aarhus Protocol on Persistent Organic Pollutants | BENZOANTHRACENE | Obligates Parties to reduce emissions under Aahrus Protocol for Persistent Organic Pollutants |
| Int'l Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) - Carcinogens | ANTHRACENE | IARC GROUP 3 |
| Int'l Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) - Carcinogens | DIBENZ[A,H]ANTHRACENE | IARC GROUP 2A |
| Int'l Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) - Carcinogens | BENZ[A]ANTHRACENE | IARC GROUP 2B |
| European Union - Water Framework Directive | ANTHRACENE | List of priority substances in the field of water policy |
| EPA Clean Water Act - Priority Pollutants | ANTHRACENE | Priority Pollutants (Clean Water Act) |
| EPA Clean Water Act - Priority Pollutants | BENZ(A)ANTHRACENE | Priority Pollutants (Clean Water Act) |
| EPA Clean Water Act - Priority Pollutants | DIBENZ(A,H)ANTHRACENE | Priority Pollutants (Clean Water Act) |
| European Union - Banned or Restricted in Cosmetics | DIBENZ[A,H]ANTHRACENE | Banned in EU Cosmetics |
| European Union - Banned or Restricted in Cosmetics | BENZ[A]ANTHRACENE | Banned in EU Cosmetics |
| Amer Conf of Gov't Industrial Hygienists - Carcinogens | BENZ[A]ANTHRACENE | A2 |
| European Union - Classification & Labelling | DIBENZ[A,H]ANTHRACENE | Carc. Cat. 2; R45; N; R50-53 |
| European Union - Classification & Labelling | BENZ[A]ANTHRACENE | Carc. Cat. 2; R45; N; R50-53 |
references |
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| National Library of Medicine HazMap | NLM (National Library of Medicine). 2006. HazMap — Occupational Exposure to Hazardous Agents. |
| NTP Report on Carcinogens, 11th Edition | NTP (National Toxicology Program). 2005. Report on Carcinogens, Eleventh Edition; U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, National Toxicology Program. |
| CHE Toxicant and Disease Database | CHE (The Collaborative on Health and the Environment). 2006. Toxicant and Disease Database. |
| Illinois EPA Chemicals Associated with Endocrine System | Illinois EPA (Illinois Environmental Protection Agency). 2000. Preliminary list of chemicals associated with endocrine system effects in animals and humans (*) or in vitro (+). In EPA (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency) 2000. Handbook for Non-Cancer Health Effects Valuation, Appendix C. |
| EPA PBTs - Waste Minimization Program (RCRA) | EPA (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency). 1998. Resource Conservatin and Recovery Act (RCRA) Waste Minimization Program - priority chemicals for elimination or reduction. |
| Silent Spring's Mammary Carcinogens Reviews Database | Rudel RA, KR Attfield, JN Schifano and JG Brody. Chemicals Causing Mammary Gland Tumors in Animals Signal New Directions for Epidemiology, Chemicals Testing, and Risk Assessment for Breast Cancer Prevention. CANCER Supplement. 2007 Jun 15;109(12):2635-2666. |
| California EPA Proposition 65 | California EPA (California Environmental Protection Agency). 9/2008. Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment. Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986. Chemicals known to the State to cause cancer or reproductive toxicity. |
| Int'l Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) - Carcinogens | IARC (International Agency for Research on Cancer). 2008. Overall Evaluations of Carcinogenicity to Humans, as evaluated in IARC Monographs Volumes 1-99 (a total of 935 agents, mixtures and exposures). |
| EPA Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) | EPA (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency). 2008. Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS). Evidence for human carcinogenicity based on 1986-2005 guidelines. |
| Canada - Prohibited and Restricted Cosmetics Ingredients | Health Canada. 2007. List of Prohibited and Restricted Cosmetic Ingredients. Canada's Cosmetic Ingredient Hotlist. March 2007. |
| Scorecard.org Toxicity Information | Proposition 65 List of Carcinogens (July 2004) can be obtained from http://www.oehha.ca.gov/prop65/prop65_list/Newlist.html. |
| Scorecard.org Toxicity Information | LaDou, J. (ed.). Occupational Medicine. Appleton & Lange, Norwalk, CN. 1990. |
| Scorecard.org Toxicity Information | Proposition 65 List of Carcinogens (July 2004) can be obtained from http://www.oehha.ca.gov/prop65/prop65_list/Newlist.html. |
| Scorecard.org Toxicity Information | Klaassen, C., M. Amdur and J. Doull (eds.). Casarett and Doull's Toxicology. The Basic Science of Poisons, 5th Ed. Pergamon Press, NY. 1996., Timbrell, J.A. Introduction to Toxicology. Taylor and Francis, New York. 1995. (Table 5.1: Types of skin sensitizers). |
| Scorecard.org Toxicity Information | Keith, L.H. (ed.). Environmental Endocrine Disruptors. John Wiley & Sons, NY. 1997. http://www.wileyeurope.com/cda/product/0,,0471191450%7Cdesc%7C3037,00.html |
| Scorecard.org Toxicity Information | Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. Minimal risk Levels for Hazardous Substances. January 2004. http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/mrls.html, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health's Registry of Toxic Effects of Chemical Substances. See Environmental Defense's Suspect Hazard Identification documentation. |
| Scorecard.org Toxicity Information | Proposition 65 List of Carcinogens (July 2004) can be obtained from http://www.oehha.ca.gov/prop65/prop65_list/Newlist.html. |
| Scorecard.org Toxicity Information | LaDou, J. (ed.). Occupational Medicine. Appleton & Lange, Norwalk, CN. 1990., National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health's Registry of Toxic Effects of Chemical Substances. See Environmental Defense's Suspect Hazard Identification documentation. |
| Scorecard.org Toxicity Information | Jankovic, J. A Screening Method for Occupational Reproductive Health Risk. American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal. 57: 641-649. 1996. |
| Scorecard.org Toxicity Information | nternational Programme of Chemical Safety Environmental Health Criteria 180. Principles and Methods for Assessing Direct Immunotoxicity Associated with Exposure to Chemicals. World Health Organization. Geneva, 1996. (Table 1: Examples of compounds that are immunotoxic for humans or rodents). |
| Scorecard.org Toxicity Information | Klaassen, C., M. Amdur and J. Doull (eds.). Casarett and Doull's Toxicology. The Basic Science of Poisons, 5th Ed. Pergamon Press, NY. 1996. |
| EU PTBs - PRIO database & Secondary PRIO database | EU (European Union). 2006. Persistent, bioaccumulative chemicals identified in PRIO database - a tool for risk reduction of chemicals. Secondary PRIO database - a tool for risk reduction of chemicals. Secondary Kemi. Place Published, Kemi-Swedish Chemicals Inspectorate. |
| Emerging PBTs from peer-reviewed literature | Emerging PBTs from peer-reviewed literature |
| EPA Toxic Release Inventory PBTs | EPA (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency). 1999. Toxics Release Inventory Program. PBT Chemical Rule. |
| OSPAR PBTs - Substances of Possible Concern | OSPAR (Oslo-Paris). 2002. OSPAR List of Substances of Possible Concern. Secondary OSPAR List of Substances of Possible Concern. Secondary OSPAR. Place Published, OSPAR Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environement of North-East Atlanic. |
| Great Lakes BTS (Binational Toxics Strategy) PBTs | Great Lakes BTS (Binational Toxics Strategy). 1997. Canada-United States Strategy for the Virtual Elimination of Persistent Toxic Substances in the Great Lakes. Appendix I - Level 1 and Level 2 substances. |
| Canada PBTs - Accelerated Reduction/Elimination of Toxics (ARET) | EC (Environment Canada). 1994. Accelerated Reduction/Elimination of Toxics (ARET). ARET substance list of persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic chemicals. |
| Aarhus Protocol on Persistent Organic Pollutants | Aarhus LRTAP. 1998. Aarhus Protocol on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs). Geneva Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution, United Nations Environment Program. |
| European Union - Water Framework Directive | EU (European Union). 2000. Water Framework Directive (Directive 2000/60/EC ) - integrated river basin management for Europe. List of priority substances. |
| EPA Clean Water Act - Priority Pollutants | |
| European Union - Banned or Restricted in Cosmetics | EC (European Commission of the European Union). 1999-2006. Enterprise Directorate-General Pharmaceuticals and Cosmetics. The rules governing cosmetic products in the European Union, Volume 1, "Cosmetics legislation." |
| Amer Conf of Gov't Industrial Hygienists - Carcinogens | ACGIH (American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists) 2008. ACGIH cancer classification system. www.acgih.org. |
| European Union - Classification & Labelling | CPS&Q (Consumer Products Safety & Quality) formely known as ECB (European Chemicals Bureau). 2008. Classification and Labelling: Chemicals: Annex VI of Directive 67/548/EEC through the 31st ATP. |
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