Safety Statements: Confirmed carcinogen with experimental carcinogenic, neoplastigenic, and tumorigenic data. Mutation data reported. When heated to decomposition it emits acrid smoke and irritating fumes. See also 1-METHYLCHRYSENE; 2-METHYLCHRYSENE; 3-METHYLCHRYSENE; 4-METHYLCHRYSENE; 6-METHYLCHRYSENE.