Table 1.
Examples of reproductive hazards to humans∗
| Hazard | Outcome |
|---|---|
| Proven reproductive hazards (based on human studies) | |
| Anesthetic gases | Miscarriage, death of newborn |
| Diethylstilbestrol | Cancer |
| Hepatitis B | Newborn hepatitis, liver cancer |
| Organic mercury | Cerebral palsy, brain malformation |
| Lead | Miscarriage, premature birth |
| Polychlorinated biphenyls | Low birth weight |
| Radiation | Miscarriage, brain defects, skeletal defects |
| Suspected reproductive hazards (based on human studies) | |
| Carbon monoxide | Slowed growth |
| Cytotoxic drugs | Miscarriage |
| Ethylene oxide | Miscarriage |
| Hexachlorophene | Birth defects |
| Organic solvents | Cleft palate, miscarriage, newborn infection, childhood cancer |
| Physical stress (including heat) | Prematurity |
| 2,4,5-Trichlorophenol | Miscarriage |
| Vinyl chloride | Brain defects |
| Suspected reproductive hazards (based on animal studies) | |
| Acrylonitrile | |
| Arsenic | |
| Cadmium | |
| Dioxin | |
| Glycol ethers | |
| Inorganic mercury | |
| Organochlorine pesticides | |
| Polybrominated biphenyls | |
∗
Note. Sourced and modified from “Clinical occupational medicine,” by L. Rosenstock, M.R. Cullen, 1986. W. B. Saunders Company, London. Adapted with permission.