|
 A book worth dipping
into is 'Living downstream, An Ecologist Looks at Cancer and
the 'Environment' by Sandra Steingraber, This
was published by in 1997 by Addison-Wesley.
Although she covers
all types of cancer there are useful references to lymphomas. She, too,
refers to clusters in farming areas and the use of herbicides and
insecticides and mentions organophosphates including Agent Orange to
which so many Vietnam veterans were exposed. She points out that
the heavy use of herbicides and insecticides in the home and garden have
played a malignant role in the increase of lymphomas.
Also she highlights
the dangers of substances used in certain industries mentioning benzene,
perchloroethylene used in dry-cleaning and PCBs
She provides an
extensive indexed reading list but unfortunately no reference to on-line
sources.
Chemical
Industry
2-butoxyethanol
in particular
Reposted 11-15-03 |