Sentences with phrase «known carcinogens linked»

Furniture made using pressed - wood products, such as plywood, particleboard and medium - density fiberboard, often contains formaldehyde — a known carcinogen linked to headaches, asthma and skin irritation.

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It is also a known carcinogen and is linked to developmental disorders.

It is known carcinogen that is also linked to asthma, neurotoxicity, and developmental toxicity.

On March 28, 2013 a jury found Tonawanda Coke guilty of violations linked to the release of benzene, which is a known carcinogen.

Classified as a known human carcinogen, it is linked to lung, kidney and prostate cancer in workers.

Why is formaldehyde still listed by the EPA as a probable rather than a known carcinogen, despite major scientific research linking it to leukemia and other forms of cancer?

It also red flags varieties known to contain high levels of mercury, a metal associated with neurological problems and birth defects, as well as polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), organic compounds that are assumed carcinogens and have also been linked to reproductive problems.

They found enough evidence of a link between ortho - toluidine exposure and an increased risk of bladder cancer to call the chemical a known carcinogen, according to HHS.

Although the National Toxicology Program said formaldehyde is «known to be a human carcinogen» in 2011, after studies linked it to cancers of the nose and myeloid leukemia, that research looked at manufacturing and funeral industry workers, who are exposed to higher levels of the substance than the general population, explains Laura Beane Freeman, PhD, an epidemiologist at the National Cancer Institute.

Pollutants in water include arsenic, a known carcinogen, and mercury, which is linked to nervous system disorders, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

The biggest concern is contamination with 1,4 - dioxane and ethylene oxide and the link to cancer, remember those two are know human carcinogens.

They are known carcinogens and strongly linked to causing cancer.

Polyunsaturated fats such as corn oil and soybean oil are highly unstable and vulnerable to oxidation — and oxidation, in turn, is linked to cancer — while the omega - 6 fatty acids that predominate in vegetable oils have been shown to accelerate the growth of tumor cells.6 As Fallon and Enig explain, 4 excessive consumption of toxic polyunsaturated oils — not red meat — represents a known mechanism for colon cancer: «Colon cancer occurs when high levels of dietary vegetable oils and hydrogenated fats, along with certain carcinogens, are acted on by certain enzymes in the cells lining the colon, leading to tumor formation» [Emphasis added].

As a matter of fact, saccharin was just recently removed from the FDA's list of known carcinogens after studies found no direct link between its use and an increase in cancers.

Inorganic arsenic is a known carcinogen, and chronic exposure to low levels of arsenic has been linked to increased risks of bladder, lung and skin cancer, as well as Type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease.

PFCs and BPA are known carcinogens, and like pthalates, BPA is linked to early puberty.

DDT, a probable carcinogen, has been linked to disorders of the reproductive and nervous systems while PCBs have been known to cause a swathe of adverse health conditions affecting the immune, nervous and reproductive systems.