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Title Carcinogens in the environment: reprinted from the sixth annual report of the Council on Environmental Quality
Publication Date1975 Dec 01
OSTI IdentifierOSTI ID: 5391177
Report Number(s)PB-86-211232/XAB
Resource TypeTechnical Report
Research OrgCouncil on Environmental Quality, Washington, DC (USA)
Subject500200 -- Environment, Atmospheric-- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport-- (-1989) ;520200 -- Environment, Aquatic-- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport-- (-1989) ;290300 -- Energy Planning & Policy-- Environment, Health, & Safety; AIR POLLUTION;CARCINOGENS-- ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS;CARCINOGENS-- EPIDEMIOLOGY;ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY;INDUSTRIAL MEDICINE;USA-- CARCINOGENS;WATER POLLUTION
Related SubjectMEDICINE;NORTH AMERICA;POLLUTION
Description/Abstract Cancer is perhaps the most feared of all diseases and the second leading killer in the United States today.^Because this insidious disease manifests itself many years after its cause (usually 15 to 40 years), it is only recently that environmental factors have been recognized as the principal determinants of cancer.^Cigarette smoking and chemical carcinogens in the air, in water, in products that we use, and in our workplaces are causing cancer years after exposure.^This report is a chapter of the 1976 Annual Report of the Council on Environmental Quality; it discusses the relationship of environmental factors to cancer, covering several possible causes and focusing on one--chemicals introduced into our environment by our consumption patterns and way of life.^The report describes the family of diseases known as cancer and consider the special problems of diagnosis occasioned by the latency characteristic of cancer.^The report analyzes the difficulty of screening carcinogens before approving them for mass production and distribution and cites efforts to improve methods for testing potentially hazardous substances.^The study concludes that prevention presently offers the most-effective attack on cancer.
Country of PublicationUnited States
LanguageEnglish
FormatPages: 50
AvailabilityNTIS, PC A03/MF A01.
System Entry Date2001 May 13

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