9-Methyl Anthracene

petroleum and coal tar, creosote, vehicle and diesel exhaust, residential wood smoke and wildfires, asphalt fumes, and charred or smoked foods [1][2].

breathing smoky or traffic-related air; secondhand tobacco smoke; eating grilled/charred meats; skin contact with soot, used motor oil, coal-tar products; certain jobs (coke ovens, paving/roofing, aluminum production) [1][2][3].

short-term exposure can irritate eyes, skin, and airways; long-term exposure to some PAHs increases cancer risk and may affect development; 9-methyl anthracene has limited toxicity data, so reduce avoidable exposure [1][2][3][4].

workers around combustion byproducts, smokers and their households, people near high-traffic roads, refineries, or wildfire smoke [1][2][3].

don’t smoke and avoid secondhand smoke; limit heavily charred foods; use ventilation when cooking; avoid heavy exhaust and soot; wash skin after contact; clean indoor dust with wet methods; follow workplace PPE and hygiene [1][2].