1-Nitropyrene

1-Nitropyrene

1-Nitropyrene

Chemical compound

1-Nitropyrene is a by-product of combustion and is the predominant nitrated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (pyrene) emitted in a diesel engine.[1] 1-Nitropyrene is listed as an IARC Group 2B carcinogen,[2] indicating it is possibly carcinogenic to humans.

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    "NTP Technical Report on Toxicity Study of 1-Nitropyrene (CAS No. 5522-43-0) Administered by Inhalation to F344/N Rats" (PDF). Toxicity Report Series Number 34. National Toxicology Program. Retrieved 15 January 2011.
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    Agents Classified by the IARC Monographs


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