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Chemical: PHENANTHRENE
CAS Number: 85-01-8
Chemical Profile for PHENANTHRENE (CAS Number: 85-01-8)

  • Human Health Hazards
    Health Hazard Reference(s)
    Recognized:--
    Suspected:Respiratory Toxicant NTP-HS
    Skin or Sense Organ Toxicant NTP-HS
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  • Hazard Rankings
    More hazardous than most chemicals in 3 out of 4 ranking systems.
    Ranked as one of the most hazardous compounds (worst 10%) to ecosystems.
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  • Chemical Use Profile
    No data on industrial or consumer use in Scorecard.
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  • Rank Chemicals by Reported Environmental Releases in the United States
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  • Regulatory Coverage
    On at least 3 federal regulatory lists.
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  • Basic Testing to Identify Chemical Hazards
    Information on whether basic tests to identify chemical hazards have been conducted on this chemical is not available in US EPA's 1998 hazard data availability study.
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  • Information Needed for Safety Assessment
    Lacks at least some of the data required for safety assessment.
    See risk assessment data for this chemical from U.S. EPA or Scorecard.
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  • Links
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  • Notes
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