Anthracene

SECTION 2: Hazards identification

Flammability Toxicity 1) baer) Body Contact @ Flammability Reactivity (0) Chronic 2 3 4 Fire Diamond Min Low Moderate High Extreme ANSI Signal Word Caution wowewveve Emergency Overview * % % ve Colorless crystals with violet fluorescence (pure) or yellow crystals with green fluorescence. Irritating to eyes/skin/respiratory tract. Other Acute Effects: sun exposure can aggravate skin irritation and cause dermatitis. Combustible.

Potential health effects

Target Organs: Eyes, skin, respiratory and digestive tracts.

Principle Routes of Exposure

Inhalation, skin/eye contact Acute Effects Inhalation: Symptoms include irritation of the respiratory tract, headache, nausea and vomiting, loss of appetite, slowed reactions, and adynamia (lack or loss of strength due to disease or other outside agent). Acute symptoms disappear within several days of last exposure. Eye: Irritation of the conjunctiva with burning, itching and watering. Copyright © 2006 by Genium Group, Inc. Any commercial use or reproduction without the publisher’s permission is prohibited. Judgments as to the suitability of information herein for the purchaser’ s purposes are necessarily the purchaser’s responsibility. Although reasonable care has been taken in the preparation of such information, Genium Group, Inc. extends no warranties, makes no representations, and assumes no responsibility as to the accuracy or suitability of such information for application to the purchaser’s intended purpose or for consequences of its use. Skin: Irritation with burning, itching, and edema (fluid build-up). Volunteers with a 2% crude tar solution applied to the skin showed anthracene absorption via blood tests. Ingestion: Gastrointestinal tract irritation. Carcinogenicity: NTP - Not listed; IARC - Group 3, Not classifiable as to carcinogenicity to humans; OSHA - Not listed; NIOSH - Not listed; ACGIH - Not listed; EPA - Class D, Not classifiable as to human carcinogenicity; MAK - Not listed.

Medical Conditions Generally Aggravated by Exposure

Dermatitis

Potential chronic health

Repeated skin contact can cause pigmentation of the skin with cornification of surface layers and telangioectasis (an abnormal dilatation of capillary vessels that often form small, raised, red, wart-like spots). Sensitization (including photo- sensitization) may also occur. Anthracene appears to concentrate in the fat and liver.