WHMIS (Dibenzo(a,i)pyrene)

Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System

WHMIS 2015 classification - Note to reader

• Germ cell mutagenicity - Category 21 2 3

• Carcinogenicity - Category 24 5

• Acute toxicity - oral - Not reviewed

• Acute toxicity - dermal - Not reviewed

• Acute toxicity - inhalation - Not reviewed

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

• Specific target organ toxicity - single exposure - Not reviewed

Warning

Suspected of causing genetic defects (H341)
Suspected of causing cancer (H351)
Acute toxicity - oral : Not available
Acute toxicity - dermal : Not available
Acute toxicity - inhalation : Not available
Effects on or via lactation : 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.  Whong, W.-Z. et al., «Induction of in vivo DNA adducts by 4 industrial by- products in the rat-lung-cell system.» Mutation Research. Vol. 312, p. 165-172. (1994).
• ▲2.  Zhong, B.-Z. et al., «Micronucleus formation induced by three polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in rat bone marrow and spleen erythrocytes following intratracheal instillation.» Mutation Research. Vol. 326, p. 147-153. (1995).
• ▲3.  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
• ▲4.  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/
• ▲5.  IARC Working Group on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risks to Humans, Some Non-heterocyclic Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Related Industrial Exposures. IARC monographs on the evaluation of carinogenic risks to humans, Vol. 92. Lyon : International Agency for Research on Cancer. (2010).   http://monographs.iarc.fr/
  http://monographs.iarc.fr/ENG/Monographs/vol92/mono92.pdf

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