1,2,5,6-dibenzanthracene

Known as: DB(a,h)A, Dibenzo[a,h]anthracene, dibenzo(a,h)anthracene 
A crystalline, carcinogenic aromatic hydrocarbon consisting of five fused benzene rings, produced by the incomplete combustion of organic matter… (More)
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2007
Highly Cited
2007
Polymer selection for passive sampling: a comparison of critical properties.
Next to the bi-phasic semipermeable membrane devices (SPMDs), single-phase passive samplers are becoming more popular for the… (More)
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Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in marine organisms from the Adriatic Sea, Italy.
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) were analyzed in bivalves (Mitylus galloprovincialis), cephalopods (Todarodes sagittatus… (More)
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Review
2002
Review
2002
Cancer risk assessment, indicators, and guidelines for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the ambient air.
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are formed during incomplete combustion. Domestic wood burning and road traffic are the… (More)
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Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Relative potencies of individual polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons to induce dioxinlike and estrogenic responses in three cell lines.
The dioxinlike and estrogenic relative potencies (REPs) of 16 priority polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), seven methylated… (More)
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Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Soil ecotoxicity of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in relation to soil sorption, lipophilicity, and water solubility.
A data set was generated aiming to predict the toxicity of PAHs to soil organisms. Toxicity data include the effects of 16 PAHs… (More)
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Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Degradation and mineralization of high-molecular-weight polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons by defined fungal-bacterial cocultures.
This study investigated the biodegradation of high-molecular-weight polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in liquid media and… (More)
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2000
2000
Environmental polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons affect androgen receptor activation in vitro.
Nine structurally different polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) were tested for their ability to either agonize or antagonize… (More)
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Review
2000
Review
2000
"IARC group 2A Carcinogens" reported in cigarette mainstream smoke.
As a follow-up to an earlier study on IARC Group I compounds, further efforts have been made to evaluate the international… (More)
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Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Differences in the catalytic efficiencies of allelic variants of glutathione transferase P1-1 towards carcinogenic diol epoxides of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.
Previous studies have identified allelic variants of the human glutathione transferase (GST) Pi gene and showed that the two… (More)
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Highly Cited
1975
Highly Cited
1975
Detection of carcinogens as mutagens in the Salmonella/microsome test: assay of 300 chemicals.
About 300 carcinogens and non-carcinogens of a wide variety of chemical types have been tested for mutagenicity in the simple… (More)
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