Toxicant and Disease Database
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The CHE Toxicant and Disease Database is a searchable database that summarizes links between chemical contaminants and approximately 180 human diseases or conditions. Diseases and or toxicants can be viewed by utilizing the search options below. See a full description of the database and our methodology.
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organochlorine pesticides
Diseases linked to this toxicant Grouped by strength of evidence
References for our 2011 disease list
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Flower KB, Hoppin JA, Lynch CF, Blair A, Knott C, Shore DL, Sandler DP. Cancer risks and parental pesticide application in children of Agricultural Health Study participants. Environmental Health Perspectives. 2004 Apr;112(5):631-635.
Kamel F, Boyes WK, Gladen BC, Rowland AS, Alavanja MC, Blair A, Sandler DP. Retinal degeneration in licensed pesticide applicators. American Journal of Industrial Medicine. 2000 Jun;37(6):618-628.
Klaassen CD, Ed. Casarett and Doull's Toxicology: The Basic Science of Poisons, 6th Edition. New York: McGraw-Hill 2001.
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Soliman AS, Smith MA et al. Serum organochlorine pesticide levels in patients with colorectal cancer in Egypt. Archives of Environmental Health. 1997 Nov-Dec; 52(6):409-416.
