Ethylene Oxide

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Ethylene oxide is a known human carcinogen used to produce antifreeze, surfactants, glycol ethers, ethanolamines and others.

Sources of Exposure: Antifreeze, personal care products

Health Impacts: Increasing cumulative exposure to ethylene oxide has been associated with increased risk of leukemia. The risk of mortality from all lymphatic and hematopoietic cancer increased with increasing cumulative exposure to ethylene oxide, and this trend was strengthened when the analysis was restricted to cancer of lymphoid-cell origin.

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