Appendix B: Chemical Carcinogen List
Examples of chemical carcinogens, potential carcinogens and tumor promoters as listed in the Safety with Chemical Carcinogens in Research and Teaching Manual.
N acetoxy 2 acetamidofluorene | 3,3' dichlorobenzidine and its salts | 5 nitro o anisidine |
N acetoxy 2 acetamidostilbene | dieldrin | N (4 nitro)benzoyloxypiperadine |
N acetoxy 4 acetamidobiphenyl | dienestrol | 4 nitrobiphenyl |
N acetoxy N acetamidophenanthrene | diepoxybutane | nitrofen |
2 acetylaminofluorene | 1,2,4,7 diepoxyhexane | nitrogen mustard |
acrylonitrile | 1,2,4,5 diepoxypentane | 2 nitropropane |
actinomycin D | di(2,3 epoxypropyl) ether (DGE) | 4 nitroquinoline N oxide |
adriamycin | di(2 ethylhexyl)phthalate | N nitrosodimethylamine |
aflatoxins | diethylstilbestrol (DES) | N nitrosodi n butylamine |
aldrin | diethyl sulfate | N nitrosodiethanolamine |
alkanes (certain long chain ones) | dihydroteleocidin B | N nitrosodiethylamine |
allyl methylsulfonate | 3,3' dimethoxybenzidine | N nitrosodimethylamine |
alpha,alpha dichloromethyl methyl ether | 4 dimethylaminoazobenzene | p nitrosodiphenylamine |
anthralin | dimethylcarbamoyl chloride | N nitrosodi n propylamine |
2 aminoanthraquinone | 1,1' dimethyl hydrazine | N nitroso n ethylurea |
4 aminobiphenyl | dimethyl sulfate | N nitroso n methylurea |
1 amino 2 methylanthraquinone | 1,4 dioxane | N nitrosomethylvinylamine |
amitrole | direct black 38, technical | N nitrosomorpholine |
o anisidine | direct blue 6, technical | N nitrosonornicotine |
o anisidine hydrochloride | direct brown 95, technical | N nitrosopiperidine |
aramite | epichlorohydrin | N nitrosopyrrolidine |
arsenic and certain arsenic compounds | 1,2 epoxybutyronitrile | N nitrososarcosine |
asbestos | estradiol 17B | norethisterone |
auramine (technical grade) | estrone | oxymetholone |
azathioprine | ethinylestradiol | pentachloronitrobenzene |
benz[a]anthracene | ethylene dibromide (EDB) | phenactin |
benzene | ethylene dichloride (EDC) | phenazopyridine |
benzidine and benzidine based dyes | ethyleneimine | phenazopyridine hydrochloride |
benzo[c]chrysene | ethylene oxide | phenolic compounds (certain ones) |
benzo[b]fluoranthene | ethylene thiourea | phenoxyacetic acid herbicides |
benzo[j]fluoranthene | ethyl methanesulfonate | N phenyl beta naphthylamine |
benzo[k]fluoranthene | 1 ethyl 1 nitrosourea | phenylhydrazine |
benzo[g,h,I]perylene | euphorbia lattices (certain ones) | phenytoin |
benzo[O]phenanthrene | fatty acids and fatty acid methyl esters (certain ones) | phorbol 12,13 dibenzoate |
benzo[a]pyrene | 1 fluoro 2,4 dinitrobenzene | phorbol 12,13 didecanoate |
benzotrichloride | formaldehyde | polybrominated biphenyls (PBB) |
benzoyl peroxide | 2 (2 furyl) 3 (5 nitro 2 furyl) acrylamide | polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) |
beryllium and certain beryllium compounds | glycidaldehyde | procarbazine |
N,N bis(2 chloroethyl) 2 naphthylamine | gyromitrin | procarbazine hydrochloride |
bischloroethyl nitrosourea (BCNU) | hexachlorobenzene | progesterone |
bischloromethyl ether (BCME) | hexachlorobutadiene | propane sultone |
7 bromomethylbenz[a]anthracene | hexachloroethane | beta propiolactone |
3 bromopropionic acid | hexamethyl phosphoramide | propyleneimine |
1,3 butadiene | hydrazine | propylthiouracil |
1,4 butanediol dimethane sulfonate | hydrazine sulfate | reserpine |
N butyl N nitrosourethane | hydrazobenzene | 12 O retinoylphorbol 13 acetate |
cadmium and certain cadmium compounds | hexachlorobutadiene | saccharin |
carbon black | hexachloroethane | safrole |
carbon tetrachloride | N hydroxy 2 aminoaphthalene | selenium sulfide |
carrageenan (degraded) | beta hydroxy 1 ethylaziridine | sodium lauryl sulfate |
chlorambucil | ICR 170 | soots, tars, and mineral oils |
chloramphenicol | indeno[1,2,3 cd]pyrene | sterigmatocystin |
chloroacetone | iodoacetic acid | streptozotocin |
1 (2 chloroethyl) 3 cyclohexyl 1 nitrosourea (CCNU) | iron dextran complex | sulfallate |
chloroethylene oxide | kepone (chlordecone) | teleocidin |
chloroform | lead acetate | 2,3,7,8 tetrachlorodibenzo p dioxin (TCDD) |
chloromethyl methyl ether (technical grade) | lead phosphate | 1,1,2,2 tetrachloroethane |
chlorophenols | lindane and other hexachlorocyclohexane isomers | tetrachloroethylene |
chloroprene | malonaldehyde | 2,3,4,5 tetrachloronitrobenzene |
chromium and certain chromium compounds | melphalan | 2,3,4,6 tetrachloronitrobenzene |
chrysarobin | mestranol | 2,3,5,6 tetrachloronitrobenzene |
chrysene | 7 methylbenz[a]anthracene | 12 O tetradecanoylphorbol 13 acetate |
cisplatin | methyl bromide | thioactamide |
citrus oils | methyl chloride | thiourea |
coal gasification | 3 methylcholanthrene | thorium dioxide |
coal liquefaction | 5 methylchrysene | tobacco extracts and condensates |
coal tar products | 11 methylcyclopenta[a]phenanthren 17 one | o tolidine |
coal tar pitch volatiles | 4,4' methylenebis(2 chloroaniline) (MOCA) | o toluidine |
coke oven emissions | 4,4' methylenebis(n,n dimethyl) benzenamine | o toluidine hydrochloride |
coke production | 4,4' methylene dianiline | p toluidine |
conjugated estrogens | methyl hydrazine | toxaphene |
p cresidine | methyl iodide | trenimone |
croton oil | methyl methanesulfonate | treosulphan |
cupferron | N methyl N' nitro N nitrosoguanidine | 1,1,3 trichloroethane |
cycasin | 4 O methyl tetradecanoylphorbol 13 acetate | 2,4,6 trichlorophenol |
cyclophosphamide | N (4 methoxy)benzoyloxypiperadine | trichlroethylene |
dacarbazine | N methyl N' nitro N nitrosoguanidine | triethylenemelamine |
DDT | metronidazole | tris(aziridinyl) p benzoquinone |
2,4 diaminoanisole and its salts | mezerein | tris(aziridinyl)phosphine sulfide |
2,4 diaminotoluene | michler's ketone | tris(2,3 dibromopropyl)phosphate |
dibenz[a,h]acridine | mineral oils | tryptophane P1 |
dibenz[a,j]acridine | mirex | tryptophane P2 |
dibenz[a,h]anthracene | mitomycin C | Tween 60 |
7H dibenzo[c,g]carbazole | mustard gas | uracil mustard |
dibenzo[a,j]anthracenen | alpha naphthylamine | urethane |
dibenzo[a,c]naphthacene | beta naphthylamine | vinyl bromide |
dibenzo[a,e]pyrene | nickel carbonyl | vinyl carbamate |
dibenzo[a,h]pyrene | nickel and certain nickel compounds | vinyl chloride |
dibenzo[a,i]pyrene | nickel sulfide roasting, fume and dust | vinyl cyclohexene dioxide |
dibenzo[a,l]pyrene | nitrilotriacetic acid | vinyl fluoride |
1,2 dibrom 3 chloropropane (DBCP) | vinylidene chloride | |
vinylidene fluoride monomer |