National Toxicology Program

(CAS#5522-43-0)

• Primary Uses or Exposures: 1-Nitropyrene is used as a chemical photosensitizer. It has also been found in ambient air and stack gases from coal-fired power plants.
• Nominated by: NIEHS
• Basis for Nomination: IARC¹ classification as possibly carcinogenic to humans
• Current Status: Listed in the RoC as reasonably anticipated to be a human carcinogen since the 8th RoC (1998); See Nitroarenes (Selected)

¹ International Agency For Research On Cancer (IARC)