Diesel Grupo A IARC - OMS

 Diesel Grupo A IARC - OMS




2012

IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risks to Humans



VOLUME 105: DIESEL AND GASOLINE ENGINE EXHAUSTS AND



SOME NITROARENES



Lyon, France: 5-12 June 2012

12/06/2012 -



IARC: DIESEL ENGINE EXHAUST CARCINOGENIC

After a week-long meeting of international experts, the International Agency

for Research on Cancer (IARC), which is part of the World Health

Organization (WHO), today classified diesel engine exhaust as carcinogenic

to humans (Group 1), based on sufficient evidence that exposure is

associated with an increased risk for lung cancer.

Read IARC Press Release 213