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Health Effects

Immune system (including sensitization and allergies)

EWG Research on Chemicals linked to Immune system (including sensitization and allergies)


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Chemical Families related to Immune system (including sensitization and allergies): Chlorinated dioxins & furans, Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), Phthalates, Perfluorochemicals (PFCs), Brominated dioxins & furans, Nitro- and polycylic- musks, Substituted benzenes, Phenols, Cresols, Metals, Vanadium compounds, Terpenoids, Natural products, Botanical essential oils, Air pollutants, Volatile and semivolatile organic compounds (VOCs and SVOCs), Epoxides

Routes of Exposure related to Immune system (including sensitization and allergies):

  • Air: air pollution, industrial air pollution
  • Consumer products: carpets, cars, clothing, detergents, plastics
  • Environment: agriculture, industrial water pollution, rain
  • Food: contaminants, fatty foods, fish, food packaging, popcorn
  • Found in people
  • Miscellaneous: electrical insulators, electrical transformers, manufacturing, medical tubing, occupational
  • Personal care products: contaminants
  • Water: contaminants, sewage sludge, tap water, water treatment

Related Chemicals

ethylene oxide, ozone, coumarin, citral, citronella oil, citronellol, eugenol, pcbs (1016/1242), vanadium, dibenzofuran, view all...