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. 2016 Sep 20;58(5):489–518. doi: 10.1539/joh.ROEL2016

Table III-1a.

Group 1 carcinogens

Substance CAS No. Year of proposal
*Evaluation does not necessarily apply to all individual chemicals within the group.
Provisional.
( ) in the year of proposal indicates year of reconsideration resulting in no classification change.
4-Aminobiphenyl 92-67-1 '81, '86
Arsenic and inorganic arsenic compounds* 7440-38-2 '81, '86, ('00)
Asbestos 1332-21-4 '81, '86, ('00)
Benzene 71-43-2 '81, '86, ('97)
Benzidine 92-87-5 '81, '86
Benzotrichloride 98-07-7 '81, '86, ('01)
Beryllium and compounds* 7440-41-7 '86, '16
Bis (chloromethyl) ether 542-88-1 '81, '86
1,3-Butadiene 106-99-0 '91, '95, '01
Cadmium and compounds* 7440-43-9 '86, '91, '96
Chromium (VI) compounds 18540-29-9 '81, '86
Coal-tar pitch volatiles '81, '86, ('04)
Coal-tars 8007-45-2 '81, '86, ('04)
1,2-Dichloropropane 78-87-5 '13, '14
Erionite 12510-42-8 '91
Ethylene oxide 75-21-8 '86, '90, '96
Ionizing radiation '12
Mineral oils (untreated and mildly treated) '81, '86, '91
2-Naphthylamine 91-59-8 '81, '86
Nickel smelting dusts* 7440-02-0 '81, '86, '91, ('09)
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) 1336-36-3, 53469-21-9, 11097-69-1 '86, '91, '16
Shale oils 68308-34-9 '95
Silica (crystalline) 14808-60-7 '91, '01
Soots '81, '86
Sulphur dichlordiethyl 505-60-2 '86
Talc containing asbestiform fibers 14807-96-6 '91
2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin 1746-01-6 '86, '00
Tobacco smoke '10
o-Toluidine 95-53-4 '86, '95, '01, '16
Trichloroethylene 79-01-6 '96, '15
Vinyl chloride 75-01-4 '81, '86
Wood dust '98