WHMIS (Dibenz(a,h)acridine)

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WHMIS 2015 classification - Note to reader

• Carcinogenicity - Category 21 2 3 4

• Acute toxicity - oral - Not reviewed

• Acute toxicity - dermal - Not reviewed

• Acute toxicity - inhalation - Not reviewed

• Respiratory sensitization - Not reviewed

• Germ cell mutagenicity - Not reviewed

• Reproductive toxicity (lactation) - Effects on or via lactation : Not reviewed

• Reproductive toxicity - Not reviewed

• Specific target organ toxicity - repeated exposure - Not reviewed

• Specific target organ toxicity - single exposure - Not reviewed

Warning

Suspected of causing cancer (H351)
Acute toxicity - oral : Not available
Acute toxicity - dermal : Not available
Acute toxicity - inhalation : Not available
Respiratory sensitization : Not available
Germ cell mutagenicity : Not available
Effects on or via lactation : Not available
Reproductive toxicity : Not available
Specific target organ toxicity - repeated exposure : Not available
Specific target organ toxicity - single exposure : Not available

Ingredient disclosure

Comments: This classification comes from an automated conversion of the classification established under the Controlled Products Regulations. The complete classification under the Hazardous Products Regulations will be determined at a later date.

References

• ▲1.  IARC Working Group on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risks to Humans, Overall evaluations of carcinogenicity : an updating of IARC monographs volumes 1-42. IARC monographs on the evaluation of carcinogenic risks to humans, Supplement 7. Lyon : International Agency for Research on Cancer. (1987).   https://monographs.iarc.fr/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Suppl7.pdf
  http://monographs.iarc.fr/
• ▲2.  IARC Working Group on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risks of Chemical to Humans, Polynuclear aromatic compounds, part 1, chemical, environmental and experimental data. IARC monographs on the evaluation of the carcinogenic risk of chemicals to human, Vol. 32. Lyon : International Agency for Research on Cancer. (1983).   https://monographs.iarc.fr/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/mono32.pdf
  http://www.iarc.fr
• ▲3.  Laury-Secretan, B. et al., «Bitumens and bitumen emissions, and some heterocyclic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.» The Lancet Oncology. Vol. 12, no. 13, p. 1190-1191. (2011). [AP-000241]
• ▲4.  IARC Working Group on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risks to Humans, Bitumens and bitumen emissions, and some N- and S-heterocyclic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons . IARC monographs on the evaluation of carcinogenic risks to humans, Vol. 103. Lyon : International Agency for Research on Cancer. (2013).   http://monographs.iarc.fr/
  http://monographs.iarc.fr/ENG/Monographs/vol103/mono103.pdf

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