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Main Title PNAS in a Series of Aromatic Process and Extender Oils are Cancer Suspect Agents with Attachments of an Interim Report and Sample Letters to Customers.
CORP Author Shell Oil Co., Houston, TX.;Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC. Office of Toxic Substances.
Publisher Jul 1978
Year Published 1978
Report Number FYI-OTS-0878-0001-IN;
Stock Number OTS-0000001-0
Additional Subjects Carcinogenic effects ; Animal experimentation ; Laboratory experimentation ; DUTREX oils ; Polynuclear aromatics(PNA) ; Dermal route ; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons ; Cancer suspect agents
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NTIS  OTS-0000001-0 Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. 07/26/2022
Collation 46p
Abstract
Shell Oil Company is a basic producer of a series of eromatic process and extender oils which we market under our DUTREX(R) trademark. The oils contain polynuclear aromatics (PNA) or polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PCAH). Since we became aware of the published skin cancer results of animal studies with known PNA materials, we have warned our customers that DUTREX oils do contain PNA's and are, therefore, cancer suspect agents. Attached is the interim report of a study conducted in mice with DUTREX oils. The study was started in 1976 at the Tunstall (England) Laboratories of Shell International Chemical Company. Exposure is via the dermal route. The findings confirm our concern that this product, containing PNA's at significantly high levels, can elicit a positive carcinogenic response in test animals.