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Evaluation of Fibers as to their Carcinogenicity
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| AGENT |
Evidence for carcinogenicity |
Overall evaluation of carcinogenicity to humans |
| Human |
Animal |
| Glasswool
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I |
L |
3 |
| Glass filaments
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I |
I |
3 |
| Rockwool
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I |
L |
3 |
| Slagwool
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I (no info given) |
L |
3 |
| Refractory ceramic fibers |
I |
S |
2B |
| Special-purpose glass fibers |
I (no info given) |
S |
2B |
S = Sufficient Evidence
L = Limited Evidence
I = Inadequate Evidence
Group 2B = Possible Carcinogenic to Humans
Group 3 = Cannot be evaluated as to its Carcinogenicity to Humans
*This table is extracted from Section 5.5 of "Man-made Vitreous Fibres." International Agency for Research on Cancer
(IARC) 81(2002).
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