Health Effects

Cancer

Chemical Families related to Cancer: Organochlorine Pesticides (OCs), Metals, Arsenic compounds, Chlorinated dioxins & furans, Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), Volatile and semivolatile organic compounds (VOCs and SVOCs), Polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), Perfluorochemicals (PFCs), Chromium compounds, Bisphenol A & BADGE, Nitro- and polycylic- musks, Haloacetic acids, Halogenated benzenes, Miscellaneous pesticides, Short halogenated compounds, Amphibole-group minerals, Titanium compounds, Inorganic salts, Substituted benzenes, Radioactive particles, Uranium compounds, Noble gas, Potassium compounds, Inorganic compounds, Strontium compounds, Unidentified or misc. family, Petroleum distillates and process streams, Colorants, Polymer derivatives, Organic salts, Selenium compounds, Oxides, Nano-scale Materials, UV filters, Coal tar dyes, Natural products, Hormones, Alcohols, Epoxides

Routes of Exposure related to Cancer:

• Air: indoor air, industrial air pollution, outdoor air
• Consumer products: adhesives, carpets, cars, clothing, decks, detergents, furniture, household, inks, paints and coatings, plastics, playground equipment, polycarbonate plastics, solvents
• Environment: agriculture, industrial water pollution, rain
• Food: baby food, canned food linings, chicken, fatty foods, fish, food packaging, food residue, fruits, pesticide residue, popcorn, rice, soft drinks, vegetables
• Found in people
• Miscellaneous: building materials, dental sealants, electrical insulators, electrical transformers, industrial chemical, manufacturing, medical, occupational, research, solvents
• Personal care products: fragrances
• Water: disinfection by-product, sewage sludge, tap water

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