Dioxane
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(Not to be confused with Dioxin)
Dioxane can be the following (molecules or) chemical compounds:
- 1,2-dioxane
- 1,3-dioxane
- 1,4-dioxane; It is an ether, a kind of organic compound (which is a kind of chemical). The National Toxicology Program says [that there is reason to believe, that the chemical can cause cancer in people, or it is] "reasonably anticipated to be a human carcinogen".[1] The IARC says that the chemical is possibly carcinogenic to humans because it is a known carcinogen in other animals.[2]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "12th Report on Carcinogens". United States Department of Health and Human Services' National Toxicology Program. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
- ↑ IARC Monographs Volume 71 (PDF). International Agency for Research on Cancer. Retrieved 11 July 2014.