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What environmental chemicals known to cause cancer and birth defects?
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Too many to list: A large number of environmental chemicals are carcinogenic, e.g., arsenic, benzene, pcb, aflatoxin, radon, alcohol and radioactive isotopes. Mercury, acutane, alcohol, lead etc cause birth defects.
Answered 10/4/2016
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