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    Occupational Exposures and Processes Linked to Cancer

    Occupational Exposures and Processes Linked to Cancer

    The list below is based on information from:

    • International Agency for Research on Cancer
    Chemical Name
    Aluminum production
    Auramine manufacture
    Boot and shoe manufacture and repair (certain occupations)
    Coal gasification
    Coal-tar pitches
    Coke production
    Furniture manufacture
    Iron and steel founding
    Isopropyl alcohol manufacture (strong-acid process)
    Manufacture of magenta
    Nickel refining
    Rubber industry (certain occupations)
    Underground hematite mining (with exposure to radon)

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