Carcinogenic agents table
Código SN02-E0038-I
VIEW:419 DATA:2020-03-20
Products that promote the incidence of cancer. WHO Base. Sorting in order from highest to lowest effect.
Agents Classified by the IARC Monographs, Volumes 1122 | |||||
CAS No. | Agent | Group | Volume | Year | Additional information |
Ultraviolet radiation (wavelengths 100-400 nm, encompassing UVA, UVB, and UVC) | 1 | 55, 100D*, 118# | 2018 online | *Volume 100D concluded that there is sufficient evidence for ocular melanoma in welders; #Volume 118 concluded that ultraviolet emissions from welding are carcinogenic to humans (Group 1). There is sufficient evidence in humans for the carcinogenicity of ultraviolet emissions from welding) | |
Ultraviolet-emitting tanning devices | 1 | 100D | 2012 | ||
Urethane (see Ethyl carbamate) | |||||
Very hot beverages at above 65 °C (drinking) | 2A | 116 | 2018 online | ||
Welding fumes | 1 | 49, 118 | 2018 online | ||
Wood dust | 1 | 62, 100C | 2012 | ||
Wood smoke (see Biomass fuel, indoor emissions from household combustion) | |||||
X- and Gamma-Radiation | 1 | 75, 100D | 2012 | ||
Last update 30 July 2018 | |||||