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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Coronary artery disease, peripheral vascular disease, atherosclerosis
Causes Grouped by strength of evidence
Strong Evidence particulate air pollution (soot) | Good Evidence | Limited Evidence |
Notes
Organic nitrates exposure (mainly in the explosives industry) includes ammonium, sodium nitrate, ethylene glycol dinitrate, nitroglycerin, and TNT and can cause cardiotoxicity in the absence of heart disease.
