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Background:Fluoranthene is a member of the polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon family, comprising ubiquitous environmental pollutants and potent mutagens. Fluoranthene has been classified by the International Agency for Research on Cancer as a group 3 carcinogens, whose carcinogenicity has not been fully determined in humans. Moreover, the stem cell toxicity and global hematotoxicity associated with fluoranthene exposure have not been thoroughly studied in the bone marrow-mesenchymal stem cells (BM-MSCs). In this study, we determined whether fluoranthene-induced cellular responses could be used as biomarkers for the examination of BM-MSC dysfunction, and suggested the possible use of BM-MSCs for monitoring the acute hematotoxicity caused by environmental hazards.