IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of the Carcinogenic Risks to Humans Series 106

Trichloroethylene, Tetrachloroethylene and Some Other Chlorinated Agents

Paperback
December 2015
9789283201441
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  • Publisher
    World Health Organization
  • Published
    17th December 2015
  • ISBN 9789283201441
  • Language English
  • Pages 514 pp.
  • Size 8.25" x 11.75"
$66.00

This volume of the IARC Monographs provides an assessment of the carcinogenic hazards associated with exposure to seven chlorinated solvents, including trichloroethylene, tetrachloroethylene, and their metabolites (dichloroacetic acid, trichloroacetic acid, and chloral hydrate). All these agents were previously assessed by IARC Working Groups more than 10 years ago, and new epidemiological and mechanistic evidence has been considered in this reevaluation.

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