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4-(n-nitrosomethylamino)-1(3-pyridyl)-1-butanone

CAS Number

64091-91-4

Synonym

NNK; Chebi:32692; 4-(methylnitrosamino)-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanone; 4-( methylnitrosamino)-1-(3-pyridyl)-butanone; 4-(methylnitrosamino)-1-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanone; 4-(nitrosomethylamino)-1-(3-pyridyl)-1- butanone; 1-(3-Pyridyl)-4-(methylnitrosoamino)-1-butanone

Occurrence/Use

Produced in curing, ageing, processing, and smoking of tobacco products

4-(n-nitrosomethylamino)-1(3-pyridyl)-1-butanone

Cancer Potency Information

Latest Criteria: 
Proposition 65 NSRLs/MADLs

Proposition 65

Chemical Status

Cancer: 
Currently listed

Cancer

Listed as causing: 
Cancer
Date of Listing: 
04/01/1990
Basis for Listing: 
Authoritative Bodies-International Agency for Research on Cancer

Safe Harbor Levels

Cancer
No Significant Risk Level (NSRL): 
0.014 µg/day
Last NSRL/MADL Revision: 
2001

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