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• n  any substance that produces cancer

• Opponents, organized into a Coalition Against Urban Spraying, argue that some academic and foreign research shows that Malathion is a potential carcinogen -- a claim the state .
• Saccharin, which is found in Sweet'n Low, was labeled a possible carcinogen in the early '70s and had to carry a warning until 2000.
• Although DuPont disputes the classification as a carcinogen and won't stop making Teflon, the company has pledged that by 2015, it will reduce the amount of PFOA used to make the .

News & Articles

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• State says water in Lu-Rand OK despite a high carcinogen level
  Residents in Lu-Rand got a state notice warning of high levels of a potential carcinogen in the drinking water there in late May, but state officials say the levels are not excessively high and there’
  June 18, 2013 - The Clarksdale Press Register

Quotes

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• Libby Davies in Prince George Citizen
  There is no safe level of asbestos,Davies said. "There's no question that it's a carcinogen. We are exporting human misery at a staggering rate. Canada should be joining the international community to stop the production of asbestos and...
• Mary Landrieu in Biloxi Sun Herald
  Storm victims are suffering from the health effects of formaldehyde exposure while the agency, fully aware of the danger reflected in its own employee policy, is blocking public scrutiny of the extent of the carcinogen in these trailers,...
• Stephen Sweeney in Today's Sunbeam
  The environmental protection agency classifies Creosote as a carcinogen, which poses a critical threat to the health of residents and to the environment,said Sweeney, D-3rd Dist. "The ingestion of creosote can cause serious burns, kidney...