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... > Organic Chemicals > Hydrocarbons > Hydrocarbons, Cyclic > Hydrocarbons, Aromatic > Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons > Pyrenes > Benzopyrenes > Benzo(a)pyrene
Polycyclic Compounds > Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons > Pyrenes > Benzopyrenes > Benzo(a)pyrene

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Benzo(a)pyrene  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • 3,4 Benzopyrene
  • 3,4-Benzopyrene
  • 3,4 Benzpyrene
  • 3,4-Benzpyrene

Scope note

  • A potent mutagen and carcinogen. It is a public health concern because of its possible effects on industrial workers, as an environmental pollutant, an as a component of tobacco smoke.

History note

  • 85

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D001564

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