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Table 4 Characterization of carcinogenic risk compound from inhalation exposure

From: Gaseous pollutants from a small-scale aerobic biological treatment facility: odor and health risk assessment

Compound

Classification

Tumor site

IUR (μg/m3)

Acetaldehyde

B2

Respiratory

2.20 × 10–6

Benzene

A

Hematologic

2.20 × 10–6

Formaldehyde

B1

Respiratory

1.30 × 10–5

  1. Carcinogenic classification method from weight-of-evidence of IRIS; A, carcinogenic to human; B1, possible carcinogen; B2, probable carcinogen; C, carcinogenicity to human body has not been classified; D, may not be carcinogenic