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Carcinogenic
EPA Bans 2 Widely Used Cancer-Causing Chemicals
The ban restricts the use of trichloroethylene (TCE) and perchloroethylene (PCE), two carcinogenic organic solvents that can be used interchangeably.
TNT Contamination May Produce Carcinogenic Substances in Fish
TNT, leaking from old ammunition dumped in Swedish lakes, may deposit carcinogenic substances in fish, according to a recent study by Swedish Defence Research Agency FOI. More research is now needed to investigate if human consumption of TNT, and its metabolites through food constitutes a health risk.
Hong Kong People Fear Poisonous Chinese Fish
Currently 80 percent of the freshwater fish, 90 percent of eel products, and 15 percent of live eels in Hong Kong are imported from mainland China.
