Nitro and Nitro-Oxy-Polycyclic: Environmental Health Criteria Series No. 229

by IPCS

This volume studies the risk to the environment and human health posed by nitroPAHS. Data on the in vivo genotoxicity of nitroPAHs are available for 15 nitroPAHs. All nitroPAHs that gave positive results in vivo were also positive in vitro. Four nitroPAHs that were positive in in vitro genotoxicity tests revealed inconsistent or inconclusive genotoxicity (2-nitronaphthalene, 5-nitroacenaphthene and 3-nitrofluoranthene) or negative genotoxicity (2,7-dinitrofluorene;...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9241572299
• ISBN13: 9789241572293
• Release Date: October 2003
• Publisher: World Health Organization
• Length: 506 Pages
• Weight: 1.48 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"