Appendix B: List of Known or Suspected Carcinogens
See also the California List | and the University of Maryland List
The following substances are either known human carcinogens or may be reasonably anticipated to be carcinogens because of limited evidence of carcinogenicity in humans or sufficient evidence of carcinogenicity in experimental animals. These substances have been designated as carcinogens or suspect carcinogens by at least one of the following agencies: National Toxicology Program (NTP), International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH), or the National Institute of Occupational Health and Safety (NIOSH). This list is NOT inclusive. It contains about 350 of the 1000 to 2000 substances suspected to be carcinogenic. For further information on a particular substance consult the Material Safety Data Sheet or other chemical reference material.
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
A-alpha-C [2-amino-9H-pyrido[2,3-b]indole]
acetaldehyde
acetylaminofluorene, 2-
acrylamide
acrylonitrile
actinomycin D
adriamycin [doxorubicin]
AF-2 [2-(2-furyl)-3-(5-nitro-2-furyl)acrylamide]
aflatoxins
agaritine
aldrin
allyl isothiocyanate
allyl isovalerate
amino-2-methylanthraquinone, 1-
amino-5-(5-nitro-2-furyl)-1,3,4-thiadiazole
amino-5-nitrothiazole, 2-
aminoanthraquinone, 2-
aminoazobenzene, p-
aminoazotoluene, o- [solvent yellow 3]
aminobipheny, 4-
amitrole
androgenic (anabolic) steroids
aniline
anisidine hydrochloride, o-
anisidine, o-
anlagesic mixtures containing phenacetin
anthanthrene
aramite
arsenic and some arsenic compounds
asbestos
auramine
azacitidine
azaserine
azathioprine
benzene and its derivative compounds
benzidine and its derivative compounds
benzotrichloride
benzo[a]pyrene
benzo[b]fluoranthene
benzo[j]fluoranthene
benzo[k]fluoroanthene
benzyl violet 4B
benz[a]anthracene
benz[c]acridine
beryllium & beryllium compounds (e.g. oxide or sulfate)
bieomycins
bis(chloroethyl) nitrosourea [BCNU]
bis(chloromethyl)ether [BCME]
bitumens, extracts of steam and air refined
butadiene, 1,3-
butylated hydroxyanisole [BHA]
butyrolactone, beta-
C.I. basic red 9 monohydrochloride
cadmium and cadmium compounds
captan
carbazole
carbon blacks
carbon tetrachloride
carrageenan
chlorambucil
chloramphenicol
chlorbenzilat
chlordane
chlordecone [kepone]
chlorendic acid
chlorinated, alpha- toluenes
chlormadinone acetate
chlornaphazine[n,n-bis(2-chloroethyl)-2-naphthylamine]
chloro-o-phenylenediamine, 4-
chloro-o-toluidine, p-
chloroethyl)-3-cyclohexyl-1-nitrosourea, 1-(2- [CCNU]
chloroform
chloromethyl ethyl ether
chloromethyl methyl ether [CCME]
chlorophenols
chlorophenoxy herbicides
chloroprene
chlorothalonil
chloro-o-toluidine, p- and its HCl salt
chlorozotocin
cholesterol
chromium and some chromium compounds
chyrsene
cinnamyl anthranilate
cisplatin [trade name=platinol]
citrus red no. 2
clofibrate
coal tar pitch volatiles
creosotes
cresidine, p-
cupferron
cycasin [methylazoxmethanol]
cyclamates
cyclopenta[cd]pyrene
cyclophosphamide [trade name=cytozan or neosar]
cyclosporinD, 2,4- (salts and esters) e.g. phenolyacetic acid
dacarbazine [trade name=DIC or DTIC]
danthron
dapsone
daunomycin [daunorubicin]
DDT
decabromodiphyenyl oxide
di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate
diacetylbenzidine, n,n'-
diallate
diaminoanisole, 2,4-
diaminoanisole sulfate, 2,4-
diaminodiphenyl ether, 4,4'-
diaminotoluene, 2,4-
dibenzo[a,e]flouranthene
dibenzo[a,e]pyrene
dibenzo[a,h]pyrene
dibenzo[a,i]pyrene
dibenzo[a,l]pyrene
dibenzo[c,g]carbazole, 7H-
dibenz[a,c]anthracene
dibenz[a,h]acridine
dibenz[a,h]anthracene
dibenz[a,j]acridine
dibenz[a,j]anthracene
dibromo-3-chloropropane, 1,2- [DBCP]
dibromomethane, 1,2- [DBM]
dichloro-4,4'-diaminodiphenyl ether, 3,3'-
dichlorobenzene, 1,4-
dichlorobenzidine, 3,3'-
dichloroethane, 1,2- [EDC] [ethylene dichloride]
dichloromethane
dichloropropane, 1,2- [propylene dichloride]
dichloropropene, 1,3-
dicofol
dieldrin
dienoestrol
diepoxybutane
diethyl sulfate
diethylhydrazine, 1,2- OR n,n'-diethylhydrazine
diethylstilberstrol [DES]
diglycidyl resorcinol ether
dihydrosafrole
dimethoxybenzidine, 3,3'- [o-dianisidine]
dimethyl sulfate
dimethylamino)methylimino]-5-[2-nitro-2-furyl)vinyl]-
1,3,4 oxadiazole], t-2-[(
dimethylaminoazobenzene (also 4 or para-)
dimethylbenzidine, 3,3'- [o-toludine]
dimethylcarbamoyl chloride
dimethylhydrazine, 1,1-
dimethylhydrazine, 1,2-
dimethylvinyl chloride
dinitropyrene, 1,6-
dinitropyrene, 1,8-
dioxane, 1,4-
direct black 38
direct blue 6
direct brown 95
disperse blue 1
epichlorohydrin
erionite
estradiol 17b
estrone
ethinyloestradiol
ethion
ethyl acrylate
ethyl methanesulfonate
ethyl-n-nitrosourea, n-
ethylene dibromide [EDB]
ethylene dichloride [1,2-dichloroethane]
ethylene oxide
ethylene thiourea
ethyleneimine
ethynodiol diacetate
eugenol [oil of cloves]
fluorouracil
formaldehyde
formylhydrazino)-4-(nitro-2-furyl)thiazole, 2-(2-
furan
furfaltadone
glu-p-1(2-amino-6methyldipyrido[1,2-a:3',2'-d]imidazole
glu-p-2(2-aminodipyrido[1,2-a:3',2'-d]imidazole
glycidaldehyde
griseofulvin
gyromitrin [acetaldeyde formylmethylhydrazone]
hematite [ferric oxide]
heptachlor
hexachlorobenzene
hexachlorobutadiene
hexachlorocyclohexane isomers [e.g. lindane]
hexamethylphosphoramide
hydralazine
hydrazine
hydrazine sulfate
hydrazobenzene
indeno[1,2,3-cd]pyrene
iron dextran complex
isonizid [isonicotinic acid hydrazide]
isosafrole
lasiocarpine
lead and lead compounds
lindane
mea-alpha-c [2-amino-3-methyl-9H-pyrido[2,3-b]indole]
medroxyprogesterone acetate
megestrol acetate
melphalan [alkeran]
mercaptopurine, 6-
merphalan
mestranol
methotrexate [trade name=mexate or folex]
methoxsalen therapy [PUVA]
methoxypsoralen, 5-
methyl bromide
methyl chloride
methyl chloromethyl ether
methyl hydrazine [monomethyl hydrazine]
methyl iodide
methyl methanesulfonate
methyl-1-nitroanthraquinone, 2-
methyl-n'-nitro-n-nitrosoguanidine, n- [MNNG]
methyl-n-nitrosourethane, n-
methylazoxymethanol and its acetate
methylazridine, 2- [propyleneimine]
methylchrysene, 2-
methylchrysene, 3-
methylchrysene, 4-
methylchrysene, 5-
methylchrysene, 6-
methylenbis(n,n-diemthylaniline), 4,4'-
methylene bis(2-chloroaniline), 4,4'- [MOCA]
methylene bis(n,n-dimethyl)benzeneamine, 4,4'-
methylenedianiline, 4,4'-
methylthiouracil
metronidazole
michler's ketone
mineral oils (lubricant based oils and derived products)
mirex
mitomycin C
monocrotaline
morpholinomethyl-3-[(5-nitrofurfurylidene)amino]-2- oxazolidinone, 5-(
mustard gas
myleran [1,4-butanediol dimethanesulfonate]
nafenopin
naphthylamine, 1-
naphthylamine, 2-
nickel and some nickel compounds
nickel carbonyl
nifuradene(1-[(5-nitrofurfurylidene)amino]-2-imidazolinone)
niridazole
nithiazide
nitrilotriacetic acid
nitro-2-furyl)-2-thiazolyl]acetamide, n-[4-(5-
nitro-ortho-anisidine, 5-
nitroacenaphthene, 5-
nitroanisole, o-
nitrobiphenyl, 4-
nitrochrysene, 6-
nitrofen
nitrogen mustard n-oxide
nitrogen mustard [trade name=mustargen]
nitropropane, 2-
nitropyrene, 1-
nitropyrene, 4-
nitroso-n-ethylurea, n-
nitroso-n-methylurea, n-
nitrosoamines (chemical name includes nitroso)
nitrosodi-n-butylamine, n-
nitrosodi-n-propylamine, n-
nitrosodiethanolamine, n-
nitrosodiethylamine, n-
nitrosodimethylamine, p-
nitrosomethylamino)propionitrile, 3-(n-
nitrosomethylamino)-1-(3-pyrdyl)-1-butanone, 4-(n-
nitrosomethylethylamine, n-
nitrosomethylvinylamine, n-
nitrosomorpholine, n-
nitrosonornicotine, n-
nitrosopiperidine, n-
nitrosopyrrolidine, n-
nitrososarcosine, n-
norethisterone
norethynodrel
ochratoxin A
oestradiol-17 beta
oestrone
oil or orange SS
oxydianiline, 4,4'-
oxymentholone
panfuran S [dihydroxymethylfuratizine]
petasitenine
phenacetin
phenazopyridine
phenazopyridine hydrochloride
phenelzine
phenobarbital
phenoxybenzamine and its hydrochloride
phenyl-beta-naphthylamine, n-
phenylphenol, o-
phenytoin (and its sodium salts)
polybrominated biphenyls [PBBs]
polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs]
ponceau 3R
ponceau MX
procarbazine
procarbazine hydrochloride trade name=matulan
progesterone
propane sultone, 1,3-
propiolactone, beta-
propylene dichloride [1,2-dichloropropane]
propylene oxide
propyleneimine [1,2-propylenimine or 2-methylaziridine]
propylthiouracil
progestine
saccharin
safrole
selenium sulfide
senkirkine
spironolactone
sterigmatocystin
streptozotocin
styrene
styrene oxide
sulfallate
sulfamethoxazole
symphytine
silica, crystalline
sodium o-phenylphenate
telone II (mostly 1,3-dichloropropene)
testosterone and its esters
tetrachlorodibenzo-dioxin [TCDD]
tetrachloroethylene [perchloroethylene]
tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin, 2,3,7,8- [TCDD]
tetrachlorvinphos
thioacetamide
thiodianiline, 4,4'-
thiotepa
thiourea
thorium dioxide
tolidine, o-
toluene diisocyanate [TDI]
toluidine, o-
toluidine hydrochloride, o-
toluidine, p-
toxaphene
treosulphan
triafur [2-amino-5-(nitro-2-furyl)-1,3,4-thiadiazole]
trichloroethane, 1,1,2-
trichloroethylene
trichlorophenol, 2,4,6-
trichloropropane, 1,2,3-
tris(aziridinyl)-p-benzoquione [triaziquone]
tris(1-aziridinyl)phosphine sulfide trade name=thiotepa
tris(2,3-dibromopropyl)phosphate
trp-P-1 [3-amino,1,4-dimethyl-5H-pyrido[4,3-b]indole]
trp-P-2 [3-amino-1-methyl-5H-pyrido[4,3-b]indole]
trypan blue
uracil mustard trade name=uramustine
urethane [ethyl carbamate]
vinyl bromide
vinyl chloride
vinyl fluoride
vinylcyclohexene, 4-
vinylidene chloride [1,1-dichloroethylene]
vinylidene fluoride monomer
Last modified: June 11, 1998