PHENANTHRENE
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EWG provides information on personal care product ingredients from the published scientific literature, to supplement incomplete data available from companies and the government. The ratings below indicate the relative level of concern posed by exposure to the ingredients in this product - not the product itself - compared to other product formulations. The ratings reflect potential health hazards but do not account for the level of exposure or individual susceptibility, factors which determine actual health risks, if any.
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Synonym(s): COAL TAR PITCH VOLATILES: PHENANTHRENE (OSHA) ; PHENANTHREN (GERMAN) ; PHENANTRIN; RAVATITE
Persistence and bioaccumulation |
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Reference |
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| Persistent, bioaccumulative in wildlife | EPA PBTs - Waste Minimization Program (RCRA) |
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| Not suspected to be persistent | Environment Canada Domestic Substance List |
| Not suspected to be bioaccumulative | Environment Canada Domestic Substance List | |
Cancer |
| Type of Concern |
Reference |
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| Cancer - not classifiable/not likely to be human carcinogen | EPA Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) |
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| Cancer - not classifiable/not likely to be human carcinogen | Int'l Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) - Carcinogens | |
Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive) |
| Type of Concern |
Reference |
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| Limited evidence of respiratory toxicity | |
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| Limited evidence of sense organ toxicity | |
| Classified as not expected to be potentially toxic or harmful | Environment Canada Domestic Substance List | |
Ecotoxicology |
| Type of Concern |
Reference |
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| Wildlife and environmental toxicity | EPA Clean Water Act - Priority Pollutants |
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| Suspected to be an environmental toxin | Environment Canada Domestic Substance List | |
Data gaps |
| Type of Concern |
Reference |
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| Not assessed for safety in cosmetics by industry panel |
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| Insufficient data to determine safety |
EPA Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) |
Government, industry, academic studies and classifications |
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classification(s) |
references |
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| EPA Clean Water Act - Priority Pollutants | |
| EPA PBTs - Waste Minimization Program (RCRA) | EPA (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency). 1998. Resource Conservatin and Recovery Act (RCRA) Waste Minimization Program - priority chemicals for elimination or reduction. |
| EPA Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) | EPA (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency). 2008. Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS). Evidence for human carcinogenicity based on 1986-2005 guidelines. |
| Int'l Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) - Carcinogens | IARC (International Agency for Research on Cancer). 2008. Overall Evaluations of Carcinogenicity to Humans, as evaluated in IARC Monographs Volumes 1-99 (a total of 935 agents, mixtures and exposures). |
| Environment Canada Domestic Substance List | EC (Environment Canada). 2008. Domestic Substances List Categorization. Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA) Environmental Registry. |
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