This eighty-eighth volume of IARC Monographs evaluates the available evidence on the carcinogenic potential in humans of formaldehyde, 2-butoxyethanol and 1-tertbutoxypropan-2-ol. Formaldehyde, a potential carcinogen that is found in the workplace and in the environment, has been studied the most widely and has been evaluated three times previously. In Volume 29 (IARC, 1982), the experimental a...

The present review was aimed to determine the influence of working conditions, occupational exposures to potential chemical and physical reproductive toxic agents and psychological stress during work on male fertility. Significant associations were reported between impaired semen parameters and the following chemical exposures: metals (lead, mercury), pesticides (dibromochlorophane, 2,4-dichlor...

A simplified method for following the urinary excretion of estriol, pregnanediol, and pregnanoloneduring the course of pregnancy is presented. The procedure has been used successfully in a large hospital laboratory. An important advantage is that the estrogen and progesterone metabolites are measured simultaneously, and separate extraction and gas-liquid chromatographyis not required. The urine...

Glycol ethers, such as propylene glycol monomethyl ether (PGME) and monobuthyl (PGBE) are solvents found in many professional domestic products. In biomonitoring studies, the type of materials used to collect, store, transport these samples can greatly influence analytical results because adsorb analyte. Plastic tubes generally have a hydrophobic internal surface that reduce concentration certa...