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Appendix A: Benzanthrone
Appendix A: Benzanthrone
Pages 50-54
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1976~. TOXICITY SUMMARY Effects in Humans BZA is reported to cause an itching and burning sensation, erythema, dermatitis, and skin pigmentation (Uebelin and Buess 1951; Singh and Zaidi 1969; Trivedi and Niyogi 1968; Schwartz et al.
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More recent studies indicate that BZA, upon exposure to light, can generate active oxygen species that might be responsible for the photocontact dermatitis caused by BZA in industrial workers exposed to this chemical (Dabestani et al.19921. Because of the toxic nature of BZA, the U.S.
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reported BZA to be mutagenic in the SaZmor~eZZa assay. SUBCOMMITTEE EVALUATION OF DYE TOXICITY The dermal toxicity of BZA, as reported in workers exposed to the dye, precludes any use of the dye in colored smokes unless the exposed personnel make use of effective respiratory and dermal protection.
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Army Medical Research Detachment, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio for Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Washington, DC. Mehrotra, N.K., G.B.
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1976. Effect of benzanthrone on testis and male accessory sex glands.
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