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