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Soot (occupational)
Summary
Soot from combustion is associated with skin cancer. The original occupational carcinogen, first identified in chimney sweeps in 1775.
Detail
Soot as found in occupational exposure of chimney sweeps is Group 1 with sufficient evidence for non-melanoma skin cancer and limited evidence for lung and bladder cancers. Soot was one of the earliest recognized human carcinogens.
Regional relevance
global
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- California Prop 65 list
State of California's list of chemicals known to cause cancer or reproductive harm.