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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Low birth weight / small for gestational age / intra-uterine growth retardation
Causes Grouped by strength of evidence
Strong Evidence | Good Evidence particulate air pollution (soot) | Limited Evidence |
Notes
Trihalomethanes are found in drinking water as by-products of disinfection, usually by chlorine. Carbon tetrachloride, Tetrachloroethylene and trichloroethylene as contaminants of drinking water