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Authors/Editors: Kurt Straif, Robert Baan, Yann Grosse, Béatrice Secretan, Fatiha El Ghissassi, Vincent Cogliano
Lancet Oncology
7:
(
2006
)
:
977-978
- Topic(s) of work:
- Air, Food, Energy, Impact Assessment
- Geographic Location:
- China
Abstract
On the basis of limited evidence of carcinogenicity of biomass combustion emissions mainly from wood) in humans and experimental animals; sufficient evidence of carcinogenicity of wood-smoke extracts in experimental animals; and strong evidence of mutagenicity, the Working Group concluded that indoor emissions from household combustion of biomass fuel (mainly wood) are “probably carcinogenic to humans (Group 2A)”.
Other Information:
This is a report of the World Health Organization (WHO) International Agency for Research on Cancer Monograph Working Group
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Institutional affiliations
- World Health Organization (WHO). New York, , NY, US