Chemical carcinogens table listing 465 compounds known

Cigarette smoke, the single most responsible cancer-causing agent known to man, contains numerous carcinogenic compounds. 17 These are listed in Table 32.3 by chemical type. The IARC carcinogenic groups, 1, 2A, and 2B are also included. 

Several classes of pesticides and other chemicals are of particular concern as water pollutants because of their potential effects. These are (1) highly biodegradation-resistant compounds, (2) known or probable carcinogens, (3) toxicants with adverse reproductive or developmental effects, (4) neurotoxins inclnding cholinesterase inhibitors, (5) substances with high acute toxicities, (6) known groundwater contaminants. Table 4.5 lists some of the most commonly used pesticides that may be of concern as water poUntants. 

Table 4 is a listing of 465 compounds with known or suspected carcinogenic activity that were identified by various criteria. Of these compounds, 58% have been tested for mutagenicity in Salmonella for an overall correlation of 77% (Table 5). At least 13 chemical categories (including a miscellaneous category) cannot be evaluated at this time due to the small number of chemicals or the lack of testing results within these categories. However, shikimic acid and...

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