The Mammary Gland Carcinogens: The Role of Metal Compounds and Organic Solvents

Table 1

Organic solvents detected in human milk.

Organic solvent	References
Acetaldehyde	a
Benzaldehyde	a
Benzene	a
Carbon disulfide	a–c
Carbon tetrachloride	c
Chlorobenzene	a
Chloroethane (ethyl chloride)	a
Chloromethane	a
Chloropentane	a
Crotonaldehyde	a
Cyclohexane	a
Cyclopentane	a
Dichlorobenzene	a
1-2-Dichloroethane	a
Dichloroethylene	c
Ethyl alcohol	a
Ethylbenzene	b
Ethyl methyl ketone	a
Β-Hexachlorocyclohexane	a
Methyl alcohol (methanol)	a
Methyl amyl ketone (2-heptanone)	a
Methyl ethyl ketone	a
Methyl isobutyl ketone	a
Methyl propyl ketone	a
Methylene chloride	a
Styrene	a, c
Tetrachloroethene	a, b
Toluene	a
1,1,1-Trichloroethene	a
Trichloroethylene
Trichloromethane (chloroform)	a
Xylenes	a

a: Pellizzari et al., 1982 [23]; b: Wolff, 1983 [24]; c: Jensen, 1991 [25].