Arsenical pesticides, carcinogenicity

Aromatic amines, role in carcinogenicity of industrial and medicinal compounds, 81 Arsenic, comparison of epidemiological and toxicological data, 3-4 Arsenical pesticides, carcinogenicity, 208,209r,210... 

Inorganic arsenic Human carcinogen Fuel combustion, pesticides Unknown removed by deposition 2.4ngirT3 (SoCAB) 200 ngm-3... 

Many very hazardous solvents, such as benzene and carbon tetrachloride, were widely used until the 1970s. The situation was very similar for the use of pesticides. Among the toxic pesticides that were still in wide use 20 years ago were chlorophenols, DDT, lindane, and arsenic salts, all of which are classified as human carcinogens as well as being acutely toxic. Fortunately, use of these kinds of very toxic chemicals is now limited in the industrialized world. However, because the number of chemicals used in various industries continues to increase, the risks of long-term health hazards due to long-term exposure to low concentrations of chemicals continues to be a problem in the workplace. 

DOT CLASSIFICATION 6.1 Label Poison SAFETY PROFILE Confirmed human carcinogen. A deadly poison. A pesticide. When heated to decomposition it emits toxic fumes of As. See also ARSENIC COMPOUNDS and IRON COMPOUNDS. 

There are studies in the literature which have implicated benzene, arsenic and certain compounds of hexavalent chromium as human carcinogens. The inference is that pesticides which incorporate these substances may be potential human carcinogens. 

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