IARC Monographs evaluation of the carcinogenicity of some nitrobenzenes and other industrial chemicals

The results of the recent IARC Monographs evaluation of the carcinogenicity of some nitrobenzenes (2-chloronitrobenzene, 4-chloronitrobenzene, 1,4-dichloro-2-nitrobenzene, 2,4-dichloro-1-nitrobenzene, and para-nitroanisole) and other industrial chemicals (2-amino-4-chlorophenol, ortho-phenylenediamine, ortho-phenylenediamine dihydrochloride, and N,N-dimethylacetamide) have now been published in The Lancet Oncology.This summary article presents the conclusions of the IARC Monographs Meeting 123. The evaluations for 2-chloronitrobenzene and 4-chloronitrobenzene were updated since these agents were considered previously in 1995. The remaining agents were evaluated by the Working Group for the first time.
The full scientific assessments will be published as Volume 123 of the IARC Monographs.

IARC Monographs Vol. 123 Group
Lancet Oncol, Published online 2 November 2018;
https://doi.org/10.1016/S1470-2045(18)30823-4
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