Chemical pollution and cancer
9th Global Chemistry Congress
July 23-24, 2018 | Lisbon, Portugal

Qixing Zhou

Nankai University, China

Posters & Accepted Abstracts: Mod Chem Appl

Abstract:

Chemical pollution mainly refers to the pollution caused by agricultural chemicals, food additives, food packaging containers and industrial wastes; such as mercury, cadmium, lead, cyanide, organic phosphorus and other organic or inorganic compounds namely, environmental pollution caused by the entry of chemicals or chemical pollutants into the environment. These chemicals involve in organic and inorganic substances, most of which are artificially produced by human activities. It is shown that about 140 chemicals have a carcinogenic effect on animals; in particular, there are about 40 human carcinogens and suspected carcinogens. About 80-85% of human cancer cases are associated with chemical carcinogens. In this report, 12 important chemicals that can induce cancer, including formaldehyde, acetaldehyde, tetrachloroethylene, and propylene epoxide will be analyzed and summarized; in particular, eight emerging chemical pollutants with carcinogenic effects will be firstly expounded.

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E-mail: zhouqx@nankai.edu.cn