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1543:Hepatitis B
1489:Benzopyrene
1427:carcinogens
1004:consumption
945:Firefighter
828:dioxin-like
681:Thorium-232
602:(all types)
583:o-Toluidine
539:crystalline
465:Mustard gas
444:Methoxsalen
367:Ciclosporin
363:) compounds
294:Benzopyrene
264:crocidolite
1604:Categories
1340:26 October
1312:August 14,
1256:2024-02-01
1228:August 18,
1179:References
941:production
925:combustion
885:production
879:production
845:Shale-oils
808:Phenacetin
741:Betel quid
709:Aflatoxins
664:Radium-228
658:Radium-226
652:Radium-224
626:iodine-131
611:Phosphorus
573:Treosulfan
260:chrysotile
248:actinolite
219:Aflatoxins
25:monographs
1513:plutonium
1283:August 1,
1139:tamoxifen
965:Haematite
959:Wood dust
951:Furniture
922:household
877:Aluminium
856:Wood dust
812:analgesic
758:Coal-tars
735:Areca nut
670:Radon-222
617:Plutonium
552:Tamoxifen
527:Semustine
507:(PCB-126)
439:Melphalan
414:bleomycin
410:cisplatin
406:Etoposide
299:Beryllium
284:Benzidine
268:tremolite
158:Bacterium
1475:Bacteria
1470:Asbestos
1362:Archived
1203:July 14,
1078:See also
1040:industry
1026:Coal-tar
1019:coal-tar
981:founding
931:Coal-tar
883:Auramine
762:Coal-tar
750:Coal-tar
567:Thiotepa
387:Erionite
244:Asbestos
45:Group 2B
39:Group 2A
1533:Viruses
1465:Arsenic
1071:Welding
1061:smoking
1058:Tobacco
1049:Tobacco
1008:Painter
955:cabinet
897:Benzene
893:Leather
796:Leather
745:tobacco
561:-dioxin
434:Lindane
392:Ethanol
319:Cadmium
279:Benzene
252:amosite
235:Arsenic
112:Viruses
51:Group 3
33:Group 1
1517:radium
1439:Cancer
1035:Rubber
968:mining
895:dust,
563:(TCDD)
543:quartz
532:Silica
452:(MOCA)
286:, and
102:Agents
92:hazard
1567:lists
1335:(PDF)
1222:(PDF)
1100:Notes
1052:smoke
1029:pitch
1024:(see
1022:pitch
1002:Opium
978:steel
905:(see
760:(see
753:pitch
693:X-ray
496:(NNN)
487:(NNK)
173:Worms
1565:IARC
1515:and
1370:IARC
1342:2015
1314:2016
1285:2014
1230:2023
1205:2019
976:and
974:Iron
953:and
939:Coke
918:Coal
907:Soot
850:Soot
798:dust
695:and
535:dust
456:MOPP
412:and
321:and
301:and
288:dyes
96:risk
23:IARC
1553:HPV
545:or
481:4-(
394:in
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1368:,
1316:.
1287:.
1265:^
1249:.
1232:.
1195:.
1146:^
1117:^
927:of
826:,
810:,
726:in
722:,
537:,
266:,
262:,
258:,
254:,
250:,
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559:p
492:N
483:N
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334:,
332:N
330:(
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