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Lamia Benbrahim-Tallaa, Robert A Baan, Yann Grosse, Béatrice Lauby-Secretan, Fatiha El Ghissassi, Véronique Bouvard, Neela Guha, Dana Loomis, Kurt Straif, International Agency for Research on Cancer Monograph Working Group

2012/7/1

The lancet oncology

13

7

663-664

Elsevier

News Carcinogenicity of diesel-engine and gasoline-engine exhausts and some nitroarenes Page 1 News www.thelancet.com/oncology Published online June 15, 2012 DOI:10.1016/S1470-2045(12)70280-2 1 In June, 2012, 24 experts from seven countries met at the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC; Lyon, France) to assess the carcinogenicity of diesel and gasoline engine exhausts, and some nitroarenes. These assessments will be published as Volume 105 of the IARC Monographs.Diesel engines are used for on-road and non-road transport (eg, trains, ships) and (heavy) equipment in various industrial sectors (eg, mining, construction), and in electricity generators, particularly in developing countries. Gasoline engines are used for cars and hand-held equipment (eg, chainsaws). Emissions from these engines are complex, with varying composition. The gas phase consists of carbon monoxide, …