Fiber Glass Health Hazard Information Network, table 1 for OHCOW Sarnia report

Table 1: Carcinogens found in the Sarnia glass fibres plant:

Substance Overall Evaluation Assessing
Organization Cancer Sites

Arsenic Human carcinogen IARC* Lung, skin

Asbestos Human carcinogen IARC Lung, pleura, peritoneum

Glass fibres Reasonable carcinogen NTP** Lung

Formaldehyde Probable carcinogen IARC Nasopharynx

Oil Mist Human carcinogen IARC Larynx

Paint Human carcinogen IARC Lung

PAHs Reasonable carcinogen NTP Lung, skin, bladder, liver

Silica Human carcinogen IARC Lung

Sulfuric acid Human carcinogen IARC Lung, larynx

* International Agency for the Research of Cancer

**National Toxicology Program (United States)

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