The carcinogenic potency of PAHs correlates with the induction of CYP450 genes in A549 cells.
The most carcinogenic PAHs inhibit the formation of B[a]P adducts in binary mixtures.
A synergistic effect is for gene induction observed in A549 exposed to complex mixtures.
Both EROD activity and DNA adducts formation are inhibited by complex mixtures in A549 cells.
These results questions the risk assessment strategies based on additivity of effects.