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Benzene is a known cancer-causing chemical that is widely used across the U.S. to make things like plastic, resin and synthetic fibers, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The following is a list of chemicals published as a requirement of Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986, commonly known as California Proposition 65, that are "known to the state to cause cancer or reproductive toxicity" as of January 3, 2020. [1]
Benzene targets the liver, kidney, lung, heart and brain and can cause DNA strand breaks and chromosomal damage, hence is teratogenic and mutagenic. Benzene causes cancer in animals including humans. Benzene has been shown to cause cancer in both sexes of multiple species of laboratory animals exposed via various routes. [83] [84]
PeCB was once used industrially for a variety of uses, but because of environmental concerns there are currently no large scale uses of PeCB. [4] Pentachlorobenzene is a known persistent organic pollutant (POP) and banned globally by the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants in 2009.
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PCBTF is increasingly used as a xylene replacement in cleaners, thinners, and other aromatic hydrocarbon blends. [2] PCBTF is used as a component (5-12%) of low volatile organic compound (VOC) compliant polyurethane finishes. [5] The substance is used as an ink solvent in the printing industry. Parachlorobenzotrifluoride has a high capacity for ...
More than 200 chemical plants nationwide will be required to reduce toxic emissions that are likely to cause cancer under a new rule issued Tuesday by the Environmental Protection Agency. The rule ...