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Table 8.1 Groundwater contaminants and their health implications
Contaminants
Health effects
References
Carcinogenic organs affected/symptoms
Vinyl chloride
Cancer Group (1)
Liver
Lee et al. (1978)
Tetra chloro ethylene
Bladder cancer,
non-Hodgkin
lymphoma (NHL),
multiple myeloma
Erythema and
Blistering on the skin
surface, depression,
liver injury, eye
irritation
Hake and Stewart
(1977)
Tri-chloro ethylene
Kidney cancer, liver
cancer, NHL
Autoimmune disease
(Scleroderma),
respiratory tract
toxicity, delayed
motor function,
change in vestibular
function and
trigeminal nerve
function
Scott and Jinot
(2011)
BTEX
Inhalation
carcinogenic effect
Reduced fetal growth,
asthma, respiratory
dysfunction,
abnormalities in
semen
EPA IRIS data
Bolden et al.
(2015)
Methylene chloride
Mammary tumors,
Leukemia,
Pheochromocytomas,
Pheochromoblastomas
Irritation in lungs and
Bronchi, Decrease in
the number of RBCs
and Hemoglobin,
Eyes irritation and
respiratory systems
Moskowitz and
Shapiro (1952)
1, 1, 1-trichloroethane
Metastasis of
carcinosarcoma to
lymph nodes
Deposition of fats,
hydropic
degeneration,
centrilobular necrosis,
Cirhossis
Hodgson et al.
(1989), Thiele
et al. (1982)
Di (2-ethylhexyl)
phthalate
Maybe carcinogenic
(based on experiments
on mice)
Autism spectrum
disorders (ASDs),
liver damage, sexual
maturity delayed
Testa et al. (2012)
Department of
Health and Human
Services, ATSDR
(Agency for Toxic
Substances and
Disease
Registration) data
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