ABSTRACT

EPA TSCA 8(E) 8EHQ-1083-0509 MAR 83 A SKIN PAINTNG STUDY INVOLVING MALE CEH/HEJ MICE FOR THEIR LIFESPAN SHOWED DERMAL CARCINOGENICITY. IN A BATTERY OF IN-VITRO TESTS: CHO MUTATION ASSAY, THE SISTER CHROMATID EXCHANGE TEST AND UNSCHEDULED DNA SYNTHESIS IN RAT LIVER CELLS, THE PATTERN OF POSITIVE RESPONSES INDICATED THAT THE CPD POSSESSED A SIGNIFICANT MUTAGENIC POTENTIAL.