2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT) - OEHHA
2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT) - OEHHA
2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT) - OEHHA
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<strong>TNT</strong>: Summary of Evidence<br />
• Humans<br />
—Not adequately studied<br />
—Suggestion from case reports and controlled<br />
studies of liver cancer & leukemia<br />
• Animals<br />
—Rare urinary bladder tumors in female rats<br />
—Leukemias/malignant lymphomas of the spleen<br />
in female mice<br />
• Other relevant evidence<br />
—Genotoxicity of <strong>TNT</strong> & its metabolites<br />
—Structural similarity to the carcinogens<br />
2-nitrotoluene, and 2,4- and 2,6-dinitrotoluene<br />
Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment
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