Table 3.
Results of the CAREX Canada 2015 prioritization exercise for recommending new or updated occupational exposure estimates (n = 36)
| High priority exposures for estimates production/update, n = 13 | ||
| Pesticides | Pharmaceuticals | Fibers/dusts |
| 2,4-D | Adriamycin∗ | Asbestos∗ |
| Chlorothalonil | Chlorambucil∗ | Crystalline silica∗ |
| Glyphosate | Cisplatin∗ | |
| Malathion | Cyclophosphamide∗ | |
| MCPA | Melphalan∗ | |
| MCPP | ||
| Medium priority exposures for estimates production/update, n = 17 | ||
| Pesticides | Industrial chemicals | |
| 2,4-DP | Acrolein | |
| Diazinon | Dimethylformamide | |
| Atrazine | Metalworking fluids | |
| Dichlorvos | MOCA | |
| EPTC | ||
| Pendimethalin | Exposure circumstances | |
| Pentachlorophenol | Shiftwork∗ | |
| Chlorpyrifos | ||
| Pharmaceuticals | ||
| Other | Metronidazole | |
| Secondhand smoke | ||
| Strong acid mists | Fibres/dusts | |
| Coal dust | ||
| Low priority exposures for estimates production/update, n = 6 | ||
| Industrial chemicals | Hormones | |
| Tert-butyl alcohol (TBA) | Diethylstilbestrol | |
| Ethylbenzene | Estrogens | |
| Oral contraceptives | ||
| Radiation | ||
| Ionizing radiation∗ | ||
CAREX: CARcinogen EXposure; EPTC: S-Ethyl dipropylthiocarbamate (or Eptam); MCPA: 2-methyl-4-chlorophenoxyacetic acid; MCPP: methylchlorophenoxypropionic acid (or Mecoprop); MOCA: 4,4ʹ-Methylenebis(2-chloroaniline).
∗
Update recommended: occupational estimate already exists but could be changed based on new evidence.