mutagen

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These chemicals include carcinogens, mutagens, reproductive system and organ toxicants, and skin and respiratory irritants.

From Scientific American

By studying the repair of specific DNA lesions induced by compounds such as acetaldehyde, or other mutagens that arise in the body, we are likely to uncover other cellular defence mechanisms against cytotoxic DNA damage.

From Nature

Different processes, such as defective DNA-repair mechanisms or exposure to environmental mutagens, produce these characteristic patterns of DNA aberrations.

From Nature

Many European countries prohibit regulators from approving pesticides that are considered mutagens, carcinogens, reproductive toxicants or endocrine disruptors.

From The Guardian

Formaldehyde, which can cause irritation and has been linked to nasopharyngeal cancer, is one of five industrial chemicals to be added to the European Commission's list of restricted carcinogens and mutagens.

From BBC