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There has been a constant and dramatic increase in the number of chemicals synthesized and encountered in the environment. However, in spite of new chemicals accruing at the rate of 6000 per week, the number of chemicals in “common use” is estimated to be about 65,000 (of the greater than 4,000,000 known) and the number of chemicals for which there is evidence of carcinogenicity is remarkably small.
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Singer, B., Grunberger, D. (1983). Chemicals as Environmental Mutagens and Carcinogens. In: Molecular Biology of Mutagens and Carcinogens. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-3772-0_2
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