IARC Monographs Volume 113: evaluation of DDT, lindane, and 2,4-D

A Working Group of 26 experts from 13 countries met at the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) on 2–9 June 2015 to evaluate the carcinogenicity of the insecticides lindane and dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) and the herbicide 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D). A summary of the evaluations has now been published in The Lancet Oncology. The detailed assessments will be published as Volume 113 of the IARC Monographs.Read article Read IARC Press Release 236