12 Perhaps he should have chucked it out instead: In 2005 the Environmental Protection Agency identified a Teflon ingredient, perfluorooctanoic acid, as a «likely carcinogen.» (discovermagazine.com)
«The wood had been soaked in so much pentachlorophenol that it was dripping out of the train cars,» says Subra, who adds that the EPA recently categorized the pesticide as a likely carcinogen. (discovermagazine.com)
Some solvents including chloroform and benzene a common ingredient in gasoline are known to be carcinogenic, while many others are considered by the World Health Organization to be likely carcinogens. (en.wikipedia.org)