EESA10H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: International Agency For Research On Cancer, List Of Iarc Group 2B Carcinogens, Loretta Lynn
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In the other group of widely used solvents the carbon atoms are arranged in a chain rather than a ring and one or more of the hydrogen atoms have been replaced with a chlorine atom. This group of chlorinated solvents include trichloroethylene tce and other compounds that have environmental breakdown product similar to tce including tetrachloroethylene commonly known as parikh loretta. Lynn pce and trichloromethane tca also known as mental chloroform. Withi(cid:374) the seve(cid:374) sovereigns mentions the world health organization international agency for research on cancer lists benzene in group one carcinogenic to humans benzene is well known to cause leukemia and people. Iarc places tce in pc in group 2a probably carcinogenic to humans, at though been sign in group 2b possibly carcinogenic to humans, and to toluene, xylene and trichlorethane in group 3 not classifiable as to carcinogencity to humans.