Evaluation of the potential carcinogenicity of benzene. Final report

Technical Report · Wed Jun 01 04:00:00 EDT 1988

OSTI ID:6238097

Benzene is a human carcinogen, classified as weight-of-evidence Group A under the EPA Guidelines for Carcinogen Risk Assessment. Evidence on potential carcinogenicity from animal studies is Sufficient, and the evidence on human studies is Sufficient. The potency factor (F) for benzene is estimated to be 0.27 (mg/kg/day)(1-), placing it in potency group 3 under the CAG's methodology for evaluating potential carcinogens. Combining the weight-of-evidence group and the potency group, benzene is assigned a MEDIUM hazard ranking.

• Research Organization: Syracuse Research Corp., NY (United States)
• OSTI ID: 6238097
• Report Number(s): PB-93-184943/XAB; CNN: EPA-68-03-3112; EPA-68-03-3182
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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