Table 7

UREs for air toxics
Compound
 Associated with Cancers
 URE (excess cases per μg/m3)



Breast
 Colorectal
 Lung
1,3-Butadiene
 x

1.0 × 10-5
1,3-Dichloropropene

x
 4.0 × 10-6
Acrylonitrile
 x
x
 6.8 × 10-5
Arsenic

x
 4.3 × 10-3
Benzene
 x

7.8 × 10-6
Beryllium

x
 2.4 × 10-3
Cadmium

x
 1.8 × 10-3
Carbon Tetrachloride
 x

1.5 × 10-5
Chloroform
x
2.3 × 10-5
Chromium

x
 1.2 × 10-2
Diesel Particulate Matter

x
 8.15 × 10-4
Ethylene Dibromide
 x
x
 2.2 × 10-4
Ethylene Dichloride
 x
x
 2.6 × 10-5
Ethylene Oxide
 x
x
 8.8 × 10-5
Hydrazine

x
 4.9 × 10-3
Methylene Chloride
 x

4.7 × 10-7
Nickel
 x
x
 1.2 × 10-4
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons
 x
x
 2.0 × 10-4
Perchloroethylene
x
 x
 5.9 × 10-6
Trichloroethylene

x
 2.0 × 10-6
Vinyl Chloride
 x
x
 8.8 × 10-6

Jacquez and Greiling International Journal of Health Geographics 2003 2:4   doi:10.1186/1476-072X-2-4

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