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At Risk Jobs / Chemical Exposure

Exposure to certain chemicals can cause brain cancer. The exposure may occur by breathing in the chemicals, drinking contaminated water, working with the chemicals, or living near a factor that uses or produces the chemicals.

At Risk Jobs include working in/with:

• PVC manufacturing (Polyvinyl chloride)
• Automobile
• Construction
• Glass
• Furniture
• Plastics manufacturing
• Rubber manufacturing
• Firefighters (also exposed to acrylonitrile and formaldehyde)

Other chemical implicated with brain cancer include:

• lubricating oil
• acrylonitrile
• vinyl chloride
• polyvinyl chloride (PVC)
• polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons [PAHs]
• phenolic compounds [phenol, chlorophenols, cresol,
   resorcinol, hydroquinone, and quinone]
• hexamethylenetetramine
• coal tar
• carbon tetrachloride
• methylene chloride
• tetrachloroethylene
• benzene
• toluene
• PCBs
• Acrylates
• Acrylonitrile
• diesel exhaust
• gasoline
• welding fumes
• dyes
• pigments
• organochlorine pesticides
• N-nitroso compounds
• formaldehyde.

If you or a loved one has worked in any of the trades or with any of the above chemicals.