List Of Know Carcinogens

Specific regulations have been established regarding the handling of certain compounds designated as carcinogenic. The following materials have been identified as carcinogenic. This list is not all-inclusive.

N - Acetoxy-2-acetylaminofluorene P - Dioxane

2 – Acetylaminofluorene Ethionine

Aflatoxins Ethyl methanesulfonate

Alpha-Naphthylamine Ethylene dibromide

0 – Aminoazobenzene Ethylenimine

4 – Aminodiphenyl Hydrazine

2 – Arsenic (inorganic) N – Hydroxy-2- acetylaminofluorene

Asbestos Methyl chlormethyl ether

Methylchoromethyl ether

Benzene 3 - Methylcholanthrene

Benzidine 4,4’ – Methylene bis-

(2 – chloroaniline)

Benzo (a) pyrene Methylhydrazine

Benz (a) anthracene 1–Methyl-3-nitro-1-nitrosoguanidine

Beta - Naphthylamnine 3’ – Methyl-4-aminoazobenzene

Beta- Propiolactone 4 - Nitrobiphenyl

Bis – Chloromethyl ether 4 – Nitroquinoline –1 - oxide

Bromoethyl methanesulfonate N - Nitrosodiethylamine

Carbon tetrachloride N – Nitrosodimethylamine

Chlorambucil N – Nitrosodi –n- butylamine

Chloroform N – Nitrosodi - n - propylamine

Coke oven emissions Nitrosopiperidine

Cycasin N – Nitroso - n - ethylurea

Diazomethane N – Nitroso - n - ethylurethane

Dibenz [a,h] anthracene N – Nitroso - n - methylurea

1, 2 – Dibromo - 3 - chloropropane N – Nitroso - n - methylurethane

3, 3’ – Dichlorobenzidine (and its salts) N-[4-(5-Nitro-2-furyl)-2-thiazolyl]

Diepoxybutane -formamide

3, 3’ – Dimethoxybenzidine Polychlorinated biphenyls

4 – Dimethylaminoazobenzene Procarbazine

3, 3’ – Dimethylbenzidine 1, 3 – Propane sultone

7, 12 – Dimethylbenz (a) anthracene Propylenimine

Dimethylethylenimine m – Toluenediamine

1, 1 – Dimethylhydrazine Uracil mustard

1, 2 - Dimethylhydrazine Urethane

1, 4 – Dimethylhydrazine Vinyl chloride