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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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