Endocrine Disruption
TEDX List of Potential Endocrine Disruptors
benzo[c]phenanthrene
CAS # 195-19-7
Alternative Name
3,4-benzphenanthrene
Category*
Byproduct/Intermediate/Reactant
Evidence Supporting This Chemical as an Endocrine Disruptor
Machala M, Vondracek J, Blaha L, Ciganek M, Neca JV. 2001. Aryl hydrocarbon receptor-mediated activity of mutagenic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons determined using in vitro reporter gene assay. Mutat Res 497(1-2):49-62.
*Category References
National Research Council, Committee on Pyrene and Selected Analogues. 1983. 2. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons from natural and stationary anthropogenic sources and their atmospheric concentrations. In: Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons: Evaluation of Sources and Effects. Washington, DC: National Academies Press.