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2-naphthylamine

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2-naphthylamine
an industrial chemical identified as a urinary bladder carcinogen.


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The first such association was observed in 1895 (Rehn 1895), and subsequent research among dyestuff workers identified the aromatic amines benzidine and 2-naphthylamine as bladder carcinogens (Case et al.
[sections] 15a General occupational prohibition and restriction (1) Workers are not allowed to be exposed to the following hazardous chemicals, which are particularly carcinogenic: * asbestos * 2-naphthylamine and its salts N-nitrosamines Clause (1) is not valid * for the particularly dangerous N-nitrosamines according to (1), which are inevitable according to the technical state of art.
The chemicals include benzene and 2-naphthylamine, known human carcinogens, cadmium and n-nitrosodiethanolamine, which is associated with cancer in humans, and polonium-210, an element that emits alpha radiation.
 
 
 
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