We want to talk to you if you are sick and exposed to the below chemicals. Here is a list of know toxic substances and highly suspected cancer causing substances:
Chemical Carcinogens in the Workplace Industries and Trades with Proven Excess Cancers by chemical,industry and type of cancers- AGENT EXPOSURE PRIMARY AFFECTED SITE
ESTABLISHED CARCINOGENS
p-aminobiophenyl Chemical manufacturing Urinary bladder
Asbestos Construction, asbestos mining & milling, Pleura, peritoneum, bronchus
production of friction products, cement
Arsenic Copper mining & smelting Skin, bronchus, liver
Alkylating agents - bis[chloromethyl]ether, etc. Chemical manufacturing Bronchus
Benzene Chemical/rubber manufacturing, petroleum refining Bone marrow (leukemia)
Benzidine, 2-naphthylamine, and derived dyes Dye & textile production Urinary bladder
Chromium & chromates Tanning, pigment making Nasal sinus, bronchus
Isopropyl alcohol synthesis Chemical manufacturing Cancer of paranasal sinus
Nickel Nickel refining Nasal sinus, bronchus
Polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) from Steel making, roofing, chimney Skin, scrotum, bronchus, lung
coke, coal tar, mineral oils, oil shale, creosote cleaning, combustion sources
Vinyl chloride monomer Chemical manufacturing Liver
Wood dust Cabinet making, carpentry Nasal sinus
SUSPECTED CARCINOGENS
Acrylonitrile Chemical and plastics manufacture Lung, colon, prostate
Beryllium manufacture, electronics, sec. smelting Beryllium processing, aircraft Bronchus
Cadmium Smelting, battery plants, welding Bronchus
Ethylene oxide supplies Hospitals, sterilization of hospital Bone marrow
Formaldehyde production, health care Plastic, textile, & chemical Nasal sinus, bronchus
Synthetic mineral fibers, e.g. glass fibers Manufacturing, insulation Bronchus
Phenoxyacetic acid Farming, herbicide application Soft tissue sarcoma
Polychlorinated biphenyls and maintenance Electrical equipment production Liver
Organochlorine pesticides Pesticide manufacture & application agriculture Bone marrow
Silica Casting, mining, refracting Bronchus
Source: Pitot and Dragon, 2001









