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EVALUATION OF THE POTENTIAL CARCINOGENICITY OF BENZENE
Citation:
EVALUATION OF THE POTENTIAL CARCINOGENICITY OF BENZENE. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C., EPA/600/8-91/071.
Description:
Benzene is a human carcinogen, classified as weight-of-evidence Group A under the EPA Guidelines for Carcinogen Risk Assessment. vidence on potential carcinogenicity from animal studies is "Sufficient," and the evidence from human studies is "Sufficient." he potency factor (F) for benz[a]anthracene is estimated to be 0.27 (mg/kg/day)-1', placing it in potency group 3 according to the CAG's methodology for evaluating potential carcinogens. ombining the weight-of-evidence group and the potency group, benzene is assigned a "MEDIUM" hazard ranking.
Record Details:
Record Type:DOCUMENT( REPORT )
Product Published Date:05/24/2002
Record Last Revised:04/16/2004
Record ID:
39779