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CAS# | Chemical Name | Percent | EINECS/ELINCS |
120-12-7 | Anthracene | 100 | 204-371-1 |
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Appearance: colorless with violet fluoresence when pure; yellow with green fluorescence when impure crystals.
Caution! Photosensitizer. May cause increased
sensitivity to the sun. May cause eye and skin irritation. May cause
respiratory tract irritation. Light sensitive.
Target Organs: Skin.
Potential Health Effects
Eye:
May cause eye irritation.
Skin:
May cause skin irritation. Contact with the skin produces a
phototoxic and photoallergic response characterized by swelling and
blistering.
Ingestion:
May cause gastrointestinal irritation with nausea, vomiting and
diarrhea.
Inhalation:
May cause respiratory tract irritation.
Chronic:
Repeated or prolonged contact with skin may cause dermatitis under
the influence of UV light. Skin exposure may cause
photosensitization. Photosensitization is a condition where the skin
becomes extremely sensitive to sunlight or burns easily upon exposure
to sunlight.
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Chemical Name | ACGIH | NIOSH | OSHA - Final PELs |
Anthracene | 0.2 mg/m3 TWA (as benzene soluble aerosol) (listed under Coal tar pitches). | 0.1 mg/m3 TWA (cyclohexane-extractable fraction) (listed under Coal tar pitches).80 mg/m3 IDLH (listed under Coal tar pitches). | 0.2 mg/m3 TWA (as benzene soluble fraction) (listed under Coal tar pitches). |
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Shipping Name: | Not regulated as a hazardous material | No information available. |
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