Chrysene

CAS Number

218-01-9

Synonym

1,2-Benzphenanthrene; Benzo[a]phenanthrene

Occurrence/Use

Manufacture of dyes, research chemical; natural constituent of coal tar; component of creosote (wood preservative) and tobacco smoke

Chrysene

Cancer Potency Information

Inhalation Unit Risk (μg/cubic meter)-1: 1.1 E-5
Inhalation Slope Factor (mg/kg-day)-1: 3.9 E-2
Oral Slope Factor (mg/kg-day)-1: 1.2 E-1
Comments/References:

OEHHA 2009. Air Toxics Hot Spots Program Technical Support Document for Cancer Potencies. Appendix B. Chemical-specific summaries of the information used to derive unit risk and cancer potency values. Updated 2011.

See Benzo[a]Pyrene.

Air

Proposition 65

Chemical Status

Cancer: Currently listed

Cancer

Cancer - Listing Mechanism
Authoritative Bodies-US Environmental Protection Agency
Listed as causing : Listed as causing: Cancer
Date of Listing:

Safe Harbor Levels

No Significant Risk Level (NSRL) - Oral
0.35 µg/day
Cancer
Last NSRL/MADL Revision: 2004

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