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Benzene / International Agency for Research on Cancer, World Health Organization.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- International Agency for Research on Cancer, author, issuing body.
- World Health Organization, author, issuing body.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Carcinogens.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (300 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- Lyon, France : International Agency for Research on Cancer, World Health Organization, 2018.
- Summary:
- This volume presents an evaluation of the carcinogenicity of benzene, updating with new data the most recent evaluation provided in Volume 100F of the IARC Monographs. Benzene, a simple aromatic hydrocarbon, occurs naturally and as a result of human activity, notably as a result of combustion, and it is a high-volume chemical now used mostly as a chemical intermediate. Human exposure to benzene is widespread through the air, in consumer products, and in industry. An IARC Monographs Working Group reviewed epidemiological studies, animal cancer bioassays, and mechanistic data to assess the carcinogenicity of benzene and conducted quantitative analyses of data on genotoxicity and human cancer risks.
- Contents:
- Preamble
- General remarks
- Exposure data
- Cancer in humans
- Cancer in experimental animals
- Mechanistic and other relevant data
- Summary of data reported
- Evaluation.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
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