carcinogen
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Since then, he and roughly 170,000 other users have been diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma and related cancers associated with extended exposure to glyphosate, Roundup’s key ingredient and a probable carcinogen.
From Slate ● Jun. 25, 2026
Ethylene oxide was already identified as a carcinogen by the state, but the new assessment updates its risk levels based on the new research.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 14, 2026
The International Agency for Research on Cancer considers glyphosate a probable human carcinogen.
From Barron's ● May 12, 2026
But monitoring for leaks has proved effective in other industries; fence-line emissions of benzene, a carcinogen, fell 30% at petroleum refineries after implementation of a similar monitoring program, according to the EPA.
From Salon ● May 10, 2026
Measured by the standards established by Warburg, most pesticides meet the criterion of the perfect carcinogen too well for comfort.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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Studies have found oil wells can emit carcinogens and are linked to adverse health effects.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2026
The research also highlights the importance of studying how potential carcinogens affect people at different stages of life.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 29, 2026
Two recent studies about the Marshall fire—both of which focused on the lingering carcinogens and contaminants it released into the surrounding neighborhoods—confirm as much.
From Slate ● Jan. 16, 2025
The former FDA official said several food dyes, including Red No. 3 - which is banned in California - should also be blocked by the US government because of concerns about carcinogens.
From BBC ● Nov. 24, 2024
Or again the harm may be done by two or more different carcinogens acting together, so that there is a summation of their effects.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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