Benzo[%i/i% |fluoranthene

SECTION 2: Hazards identification

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Potential health effects

Target Organs: Eyes, skin, respiratory system, gastrointestinal (GI) system, blood, liver, kidneys

Principle Routes of Exposure

Inhalation, ingestion, skin and/or eye contact/absorption Acute Effects Inhalation: Irritation may result from inhalation of benzo[%i/i% ]fluoranthene dust or fumes. Eye: Contact may result in irritation. Skin: Contact may cause irritation. Ingestion: None reported. 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. Carcinogenicity: NTP - Class 2B, Reasonably anticipated to be a carcinogen, sufficient evidence of carcinogenicity from studies in experimental animals; IARC - Group 2B, Possibly carcinogenic to humans; OSHA - Not listed; NIOSH - Not listed; ACGIH - Class A2, Suspected human carcinogen; EPA - Class B2, Probable human carcinogen based on animal studies; MAK - Class A2, Unmistakably carcinogenic in animal experimentation only.

Medical Conditions Generally Aggravated by Exposure

None reported

Potential chronic health

Although there is no direct epidemiological evidence linking benzo[%i/i%]fluoranthene with cancer, it is frequently a component of mixtures associated with human cancer. Epidemiological studies demonstrate increased incidence of cancer (skin, lung, urinary tract, GI system) with exposure to mixed PAHs and substances that contain them. Coal tar pitch volatiles are reported to cause an excess of bronchitis. In animal studies, benzo[%i/i%]fluoranthene has been found to be tumorigenic and mutagenic.