Carcinogen Alphabet: “F” for Formaldehyde This substance is toxic if swallowed, is toxic in contact with skin, causes severe skin burns and eye damage, is toxic if inhaled, may cause cancer, is suspected of causing genetic defects and may cause and...
Carcinogen Alphabet: “E” for Ethylene Oxide The principal use of epoxyethane is in the production of ethane-1,2-diol, the principal constituent of engine coolants, and in other diols (the glycols), which are used to make polyesters. This substance is toxic...
Carcinogen Alphabet: “D” for Diesel Engine Exhaust Fumes Diesel engine exhaust fumes are a mixture of gases, vapours, liquid aerosols and particles created by burning diesel fuels. Diesel fumes may contain over 10 times the amount of soot particles than in...
Carcinogen Alphabet: “C” for Chromium VI Compounds Chromium (VI) and its compounds are used or found in many processes and products, such as: the production and use of stainless steel and other chromium alloys (and during the welding and cutting of these);...
Carcinogen Alphabet: “B” for Beryllium Beryllium is used in industry in three main forms – as beryllium metal, as beryllium alloys (often copper/beryllium alloys) and as beryllium oxide (often called ‘beryllia’). They are used particularly in: the...
