IARC revised "Monographs on Identification of Carcinogenic Hazards to Humans" website (Volumes 1-125)

 

2 December, 2019.

The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), the cancer agency of the World Health Organization, revised its "Monographs on the Identification of Carcinogenic Hazards to Humans" website on November 29, 2019.

This revision is to notify the publication of full paper of  "Monographs Vol. 125: Some Industrial Chemical Intermediates and Solvents".
https://monographs.iarc.fr/news-events/volume-125-some-industrial-chemical-intermediates-and-solvents/

In the Monographs, Glycidyl methacrylate was classified as "Group 2A: probably carcinogenic to humans", 1-Butyl glycidyl ether, 1-Bromo-3-chloropropane, 4-Chloroenzotrifluoride were classified as "Group 2B: possibly carcinogenic to humans", and Allyl chloride was classified as "Group 3: not classifiable as to its carcinogenicity to humans."

* There is no change in the carcinogenic hazard categories for EMFs.