List of Carcinogens

HOME Email Known and Suspected Carcinogens The following chemicals are known or suspected carcinogens. This list has been compiled from a number of sources, but it is not (and cannot be) comprehensive. Therefore, the absence of a chemical from this list does not mean that it cannot have carcinogenic properties. Neither does the presence of a chemical in the list indicate that it is a proven carcinogen. Source : The Physical and Theoretical Chemistry Laboratory, Oxford University. B     C     D     E     F     G     H    I     J     K     L     M     N     O     P     Q     R     S    T     U     V     W     X    Y     Z         A A-alpha-C (2-Amino-9H-pyrido[2,3-b]indole) Acetaldehyde Acetamide Acetochlor 2-Acetylaminofluorene Acifluorfen Acrolein Acrylamide Acrylonitrile Actinomycin D Adriamycin (Doxorubicin hydrochloride) AF-2;[2-(2-furyl)-3-(5-nitro-2-furyl)]acrylamide Aflatoxins Agaritine Alachlor Aldrin Allyl chloride Aallyl isothiocyanae Allyl isovalerate Aluminium products 2-Aminoanthraquinone p-Aminoazobenzene o-Aminoazotoluene [solvent yellow 3] 4-Aminobiphenyl (4-aminodiphenyl) 3-Amino-9-ethylcarbazole hydrochloride 1-Amino-2-methylanthraquinone 2-Amino-5-(5-nitro-2-furyl)-1,3,4-thiadiazole amino-5-nitrothiazole, 2- Amitrole Analgesic mixtures containing phenacetin Androgenic (anabolic) steroids Aniline ortho-Anisidine ortho-Anisidine hydrochloride para-anisidine anthanthrene Antimony oxide (antimony trioxide) Aramite Arsenic (inorganic arsenic compounds) Asbestos Auramine Azaserine Azathioprine Azacitidine Azobenzene Azathioprine B Benz[a]anthracene Benzene Benzidine [and its salts] Benzidine-based dyes Benzo[b]fluoranthene Benzo[j]fluoranthene Benzo[k]fluoranthene Benzofuran Benzo[a]pyrene Benzotrichloride Benzyl chloride Benzyl violet 4B Beryllium and beryllium compounds Bis(2-chloroethyl)ether N,N-Bis(2-chloroethyl)-2- naphthylamine (Chlornapazine) Bischloroethyl nitrosourea (BCNU) (Carmustine) Bis(chloromethyl)ether and technical-grade chloromethyl methyl ether Bitumens, extracts of steam-refined and air refined Bleomycins Bracken fern Bromodichloromethane Bromoform 1,3-Butadiene 1,4-Butanediol dimethanesulfonate (Busulfan, myleran) Butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA) t-butyl methyl ether beta-Butyrolactone C Cadmium and cadmium compounds Caffeic acid Captafol Captan Carbazole Carbon tetrachloride Carbon-black extracts Carrageenan, degraded Ceramic fibers (airborne particles of respirable size) Chlorambucil Chloramphenicol chlorbenzilat Chlordane Chlordecone (Kepone) Chlordimeform Chlorendic acid Chlorinated Parrafins alpha-Chlorinated toluenes p-Chloroaniline Cchlormadinone aceate Chlornaphazine[n,n-bis(2-chloroethyl)-2-naphthylamine] Chlorodibromomethane Chloroethane (ethyl chloride) 1-(2-Chloroethyl)-3-cyclohexyl-1-nitrosourea (CCNU) (Lomustine) 1-(2-Chloroethyl)-3-(4-methylcyclohexyl)-1-nitrosourea (Methyl-CCNU) Chloroform Chloromethyl methyl ether 3-Chloro-2-methylpropene 4-Chloro-ortho-phenylenediamine p-Chloro-o-toluidine Chlorophenols Chlorophenoxy herbicides Cloroprene Chlorothalonil Chlorozotocin Chromim Chromium (hexavalent compounds) Chrysene C. I. Acid Red 114 C. I. Basic Red 9 monohydrochloride Ciclosporin (Cyclosporin A; Cyclosporine) Cinnamyl anthranilate Cisplatin Citrus Red No. 2 Clofibrate Coal gasification products Coal-tars and pitches Cobalt metal powder Cobalt [II] oxide Conjugated estrogens Creosotes Crystal violet para-Cresidine cupferron cycasin cyclamates 1,4-cyclohexadiene cyclophosphamide (anhydrous) cyclophosphamide (hydrated) D D&C Orange No. 17 D&C Red No. 8 D&C Red No. 9 D&C Red No. 19 Dacarbazine Daminozide Dantron (Chrysazin; 1,8-Dihydroxyanthraquinone) dapsone Daunomycin DCM DDD (Dichlorodiphenyldichloroethane) DDE (Dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene) DDT (Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane) DDVP (Dichlorvos) decabromodiphyenyl oxide N,N'-Diacetylbenzidine 2,4-Diaminoanisole 2,4-Diaminoanisole sulfate 4,4'-Diaminodiphenyl ether (4,4'-Oxydianiline) 2,4-Diaminotoluene Diaminotoluene (mixed) Dibenz[a,h]acridine Dibenz[a,j]acridine Dibenz[a,h]anthracene 7H-Dibenzo[c,g]carbazole Dibenzo[a,e]pyrene Dibenzo[a,h]pyrene Dibenzo[a,i]pyrene Dibenzo[a,l]pyrene 1,2-Dibromo-3-chloropropane (DBCP) 1,2-Dibromoethane 2,3-Dibromo-1-propanol p-Dichlorobenzene 3,3'-Dichlorobenzidine 3,3'-Dichlorobenzidine dihydrochloride 1,4-Dichloro-2-butene 3,3'-Dichloro-4,4'-diaminodiphenyl ether 1,1-Dichloroethane 1,2-Dichloroethane Dichloromethane (Methylene chloride) 1,2-Dichloropropane 1,3-Dichloropropene Dieldrin Dienestrol Diepoxybutane Di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate 1,2-Diethylhydrazine Diethyl sulfate DES, Diethylstilbestrol Diglycidyl resorcinol ether (DGRE) Dihydrosafrole Diisopropyl sulfate 3,3'-Dimethoxybenzidine (ortho-Dianisidine) 3,3'-Dimethoxybenzidine dihydrochloride (ortho-dianisidine dihydrochloride) para-Dimethylaminoazobenzene 4-Dimethylaminoazobenzene trans-2-[(Dimethylamino)methylimino]-5-[2-(5-nitro-2-furyl)vinyl]-1,3,4 - oxadiazole 7,12-Dimethylbenz(a)anthracene 3,3'-Dimethylbenzidine (ortho-Tolidine) 3,3'-Dimethylbenzidine dihydrochloride Dimethylcarbamoyl chloride 1,1-Dimethylhydrazine (UDMH) 1,2-Dimethylhydrazine Dimethyl sulfate Dimethylvinyl Chloride 1,6-Dinitropyrene 1,8-Dinitropyrene 2,4-Dinitrotoluene 2,6-Dinitrotoluene 1,4-Dioxane Diphenylhydantoin (Phenytoin) Diphenylhydantoin (Phenytoin), sodium salt Direct Black 38 Direct Blue 6 Direct Brown 95 Disperse Blue 1 E Epichlorohydrin Erionite Estradiol 17B Estrogens (not conjugated)  Estradiol-17  Estrone  Ethinylestradiol  Mestranol Estrone Ethinylestradiol Ethyl acrylate Ethyl methanesulfonate Ethyl-4,4'-dichlorobenzilate Ethylene dibromide Ethylene dichloride (1,2-Dichloroethane) N-Ethyl-N-nitrosourea Ethylene oxide Ethylene thiourea Ethyleneimine F Folpet Formaldehyde (gas or aqueous solution) 2-(2-Formylhydrazino)-4-(5-nitro-2-furyl) thiazole Furan Furazolidone Furmecyclox Fusarin C G Glasswool fibers (airborne particles of respirable size) Glu-P-1 (2-Amino-6-methyldipyrido[1,2- a:3', 2'-d]imidazole) Glu-P-2 (2-Aminodipyrido[1,2-a:3',2'-d]imidazole) Glycidaldehyde Glycidol Griseofulvin Gyromitrin (Acetaldehyde methylformylhydrazone) H HC Blue 1 Heptachlor Heptachlor epoxide Hexachlorobenzene Hexachlorocyclohexanes Hexachlorodibenzodioxin Hexachloroethane Hexamethylphosphoramide Hydrazine Hydrazine sulfate Hydrazobenzene (1,2-Diphenylhydrazine) Hydroxybutyric acid lactone I Indeno [1,2,3-cd]pyrene Indium trichloride IQ (2-Amino-3-methylimidazo[4,5-f]quinoline) Iron dextran complex Isosafrole K Kepone (Chlordecone) L Lactofen Lasiocarpine Lead Lead acetate Lead phosphate Lindane and other hexachlorocyclohexane isomers M Mancozeb Maneb Me-A-alpha-C (2-Amino-3-methyl-9H-pyrido[2, 3-b]indole) Medroxyprogesterone acetate MeIQ(2-Amino-3,4-dimethylimidazo[4,5-f]quinoline) MeIQx(2-Amino-3,8-dimethylimidazo[4,5-f]quinoxaline) Melphalan Merphalan Mestranol 2-Methylaziridine (Propyleneimine) Methylazoxymethanol Methylazoxymethanol acetate 3-Methylcholanthrene 5-Methylchrysene 4,4'-Methylene bis(2-chloroaniline) (MOCA) 4,4'-Methylene bis(N,N-dimethyl)benzenamine 4,4'-Methylene bis(2-methylaniline) 4,4'-Methylenedianiline 4,4'-Methylenedianiline dihydrochloride Methylhydrazine and its salts Methyl chloromethyl ether Methyl-CCNU Methyl iodide Methyl methanesulfonate 2-Methyl-1-nitroanthraquinone N-Methyl-N'-nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine (MNNG) N-Methyl-N-nitrosourea N-Methylolacrylamide Methylthiouracil Metiram Metronidazole Michler's ketone Mineral Oils, untreated and mildly treated Mirex Mitomycin C MOPP Monocrotaline 5-(Morpholinomethyl)-3-[(5-nitro-fufurylidene)-amino]-2-oxazolidinone Mustard gas N Nafenopin 1-Naphthylamine 2-Naphthylamine 3-Naphthylamine Nickel and certain nickel compounds Nickel carbonyl Nickel subsulfide Niridazole Nitrilotriacetic acid Nitrilotriacetic acid, trisodium salt monohydrate 5-Nitroacenaphthene 5-Nitroacenaphthene 5-Nitro-o-anisidine o-Nitroanisole 4-Nitrobiphenyl 6-Nitrochrysene Nitrofen 2-Nitrofluorene Nitrofurazone 1-[(5-Nitrofurfurylidene)amino]-2-imidazollidinone 1-[(5-Nitrofurfurylidene)-N-[4-(5-Nitro-2-furyl)-2 thiazolyl]acetamide Nitrogen mustard (Mechlorethamine) Nitrogen mustard hydrochloride (Mechlorethamine hydrochloride) Nitrogen mustard N-oxide Nitrogen mustard N-oxide hydrochloride 2-Nitropropane 4-Nitropyrene N-Nitrosodi-n-butylamine N-Nitrosodiethanolamine N-Nitrosodiethylamine N-Nitrosodimethylamine p-Nitrosodiphenylamine N-Nitrosodiphenylamine N-Nitrosodi-n-propylamine N-Nitroso-N-ethylurea 3-(N-Nitrosomethylamino)propionitrile 4-(N-Nitrosomethylamino)-1-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanone (NNK) N-Nitrosomethylethylamine N-Nitroso-N-methylurea N-Nitroso-N-methylurethane N-Nitrosomethylvinylamine N-Nitrosomorpholine N-Nitrosonornicotine N-Nitrosopiperidine N-Nitrosopyrrolidine N-Nitrososarcosine Norethisterone (Norethindrone) O Ochratoxin A Oestrogen, nonstreoidal Oestrogen, steroidal Oil Orange SS 4,4'-Oxydianiline Oxadiazon Oxymetholone Oxazepam P Panfuran S Pentachlorophenol Phenacetin Phenazopyridine hydrochloride Phenesterin Phenobarbital Phenoxybenzamine Phenoxybenzamine hydrochloride Phenyl glycidyl ether Phenylhydrazine and its salts o-Phenylphenate, sodium Phenytoin PhiP(2-Amino-1-methyl-6-phenylimidazol[4,5-b]pyridine) Polybrominated biphenyls Polychlorinated biphenyls Polychlorinated biphenyls (containing 60 or more percent chlorine by molecular weight) Polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins Polychlorinated dibenzofurans Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons Polygeenan Ponceau MX Ponceau 3R Potassium bromate Procarbazine Procarbazine hydrochloride Procymidone Progesterone Progestins 1,3-Propane sultone Progargite beta-Propiolactone Propylene oxide Propylthiouracil Pyridinium chlorochromate R Radionuclides Radon Reserpine Residual (heavy) fuel oils Rhodamine 101 S Saccharin Saccharin, sodium Safrole Selenium sulfide Shale-oils Silica, crystalline (airborne particles of respirable size) Sodium dichromate Sodium hexafluoroarsenate(V) Sodium ortho-phenylphenate Sterigmatocystin Streptozotocin Styrene Styrene oxide Sulfallate Sulphur trioxide Sulphur trioxide N,N-dimethylformamide complex T Talc containing asbestiform fibers Terrazole Testosterone and its esters 2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-para-dioxin (TCDD) 1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane Tetrachloroethylene (Perchloroethylene) p-a,a,a-Tetrachlorotoluene 3,3',5,5'-tetramethylbenzidine Tetranitromethane Thioacetamide 4,4'-Thiodianiline Thiourea Thorium dioxide Tobacco, oral use of smokeless products Tobacco smoke Toluene diisocyanate p-toluenesulphonic acid ortho-Toluidine ortho-Toluidine hydrochloride para-Toluidine Toxaphene (Polychorinated camphenes) Treosulfan (Tresoluphan) Trichlormethine (Trimustine hydrochloride) 2,4,6-Trichlorophenol 1,2,3-Trichloropropane Triphenyltin hydroxide Trichloroethylene Tris(aziridinyl)-para-benzoquinone (Triaziquone) Tris(1-aziridinyl)phosphine sulfide (Thiotepa) Tris(2-chloroethyl) phosphate Tris(2,3-dibromopropyl)phosphate TRIZMA base Trp-P-1 (Tryptophan-P-1) (3-Amino-1,4-dimethyl-5H-pyrido[4,3-b]indole) Trp-P-2 (Tryptophan-P-2) (3-Amino-1-methyl-5H-pyrido[4,3-b]indole) Trypan blue U Uracil mustard Urethane (Ethyl carbamate) V Vinyl bromide Vinyl chloride 4-Vinyl-1-cyclohexene diepoxide (Vinyl cyclohexene dioxide) n-vinyl pyrollidone Vinyl trichloride (1,1,2-Trichloroethane) X 2,6-Xylidine (2,6-Dimethylaniline) Z Zineb delloyd.50megs.com