A systematic survey of the dibenzanthracenes and of their chemical, physiochemical, and biological properties, this book treats the nomenclature, the chemical and physical properties, and the synthesis and preparation of the five principal isomers of the dibenzanthracene series: dibenz (a, h), dibenz (a, c), dibenz (a, j), anthracene, benzo(a)naphthacene, and pentacene. Other chapters are devoted to their occurrence and analysis in the environment, in industrial processes and effluents, and in foodstuffs. T second part addresses their biological activity and reviews the metabolism, cellular interactions, toxicology, mutagenicity, and carcinogenicity of the dibenzanthracenes. The final chapter is devoted to structure-activity relationships in this class of the aromatic compounds.