Evaluation of the potential carcinogenicity of benzo(a)pyrene. Final report

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

OSTI ID:6373907

Benzo(a)pyrene is a probable human carcinogen, classified as weight-of-evidence Group B2 under the EPA Guidelines for Carcinogen Risk Assessment (US EPA, 1986a). Evidence on potential carcinogenicity from animal studies is Sufficient, and the evidence from human studies is Inadequate. The potency factor (F) for benzo(a)pyrene is estimated to be 248/(mg/kg/day)(-1), placing it in potency group 1 according to the CAG's methodology for evaluating potential carcinogens (US EPA, 1986b). Combining the weight-of-evidence group and the potency group, benzo(a)pyrene is assigned a HIGH hazard ranking for the purposes of RQ adjustment.

• Research Organization: Syracuse Research Corp., NY (United States)
• OSTI ID: 6373907
• Report Number(s): PB-93-185007/XAB; CNN: EPA-68-03-3112; EPA-68-03-3182
• Resource Relation: Other Information: See also PB--81-117806 and PB--90-147653
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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