carcinogenic

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The 2021 bill requires the Defense Department not only to identify “the carcinogenic toxicants or hazardous materials associated with military flight operations,” but also determine the type of aircraft and locations where diagnosed crews served.

From Seattle Times

“Hair products may contain hazardous chemicals with endocrine-disrupting and carcinogenic properties,” the report said.

From Washington Post

Wittenoom became a carcinogenic time bomb as mining waste products known as tailings were brought into the town, paved into roads and scattered in playgrounds and gardens to suppress dust.

From New York Times

“She was not afraid of being arrested. But she was afraid of her family and friends getting cancer” from carcinogenic compounds in the soil.

From Washington Times

As Pedersen’s resolution points out, the blowers have two-stroke engines that “incompletely combust their fuel, resulting in the emission of toxic and carcinogenic substances.”

From Seattle Times