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Fluoranthene
Physicochemical properties
Chemical name NLFluorantheen
Chemical name ENFluoranthene
CAS no206-44-0
UN-
Chemical formulaC16H10
Molecular weight202.26
Boiling point250°C at 60 mm Hg
Melting point110°C
Density-
Vapour pressure6E-6 mm Hg at 20°C
Solubility0.265 ppm at 25°C
LogKow5.33
PhaseSolid
Notes
Persistence
Degradation
Accumulationyes
Endocrien effect studies
Organism group Effect 
mammaliansuspected no endocrine effect
No (anti-)estrogenic activity		 Show study
mammalianEffect on anti-androgen
Inhibition of hAR transactivation by R1881		 Show study
yeastsuspected no endocrine effect
No estrogenic activity		 Show study
Data compiled by the Research Group Environmental Toxicology, Laboratory of Environmental Toxicology and Aquatic Ecology, Ghent University, Belgium.
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