Agent | Observed effects | Potentially exposed workers |
Cancer treatment drugs (eg., methotrexate) | Infertility, miscarriage, birth defects, low birth weight | Health care workers, pharmacists |
Certain ethylene glycol ethers such as: | Miscarriage | Electronic and semiconductor workers |
2-ethoxyethanol (2EE) and | ||
2-methoxyethanol (2ME) | ||
Carbon disulfide (CS2) | Menstrual cycle changes | Viscose rayon workers |
Lead | Infertility, miscarriage, low birth weight, developmental disorders | Battery makers, solderers, welders, radiator repairers, bridge repainters, firing range workers, home remodelers |
Ionizing radiation (eg., X-rays and gamma rays) | Infertility, miscarriage, birth defects, low birth weight, developmental disorders, childhood cancers | Health care workers, dental personnel, atomic workers |
Strenuous physical labor (eg., prolonged standing, heavy lifting) | Miscarriage, premature delivery | Many types of workers |
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