Guest guest Posted January 26, 2001 Report Share Posted January 26, 2001 from Occ-Env-Med Support Group: Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2001 21:23:56 +0100 From: Norbert Dichter <N.Dichter@...> Subject: naphthalene: mothballs, restroom deodorizer, poor rodents The National Toxicology Program recently published its 500th two-year safety test of chemicals in rodents. Technical Report-500 is on ordinary naphthalene, the principle ingredient in mothballs and used as a restroom deodorizer. Under the conditions of this 2-year inhalation study, there was clear evidence of carcinogenic activity of naphthalene. View the full press release at the following address: http://www.niehs.nih.gov/oc/news/ntp500.htm An abstract of the study is available on the National Toxicology Program's web-site at the following address: http://ntp-server.niehs.nih.gov/htdocs/LT-studies/tr500.html -- Lab. Rattus Nodus FFM, GER Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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