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Toxicant and Disease Database

The CHE Toxicant and Disease Database is a searchable database that summarizes links between chemical contaminants and approximately 180 human diseases or conditions. Diseases and or toxicants can be viewed by utilizing the search options below. See a full description of the database and our methodology.

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ozone

CAS number: 10028-15-6

Diseases linked to this toxicant    Grouped by strength of evidence

Strong Evidence

Bronchiolitis obliterans

Rhinitis - irritant

Good Evidence

Asthma - allergen, sensitizer

Asthma - irritant

Bronchitis - acute

COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease)

Limited Evidence

Abnormal sperm (morphology, motility, and sperm count)

Immune suppression

Pulmonary edema

Pulmonary fibrosis

References

Amercian Academy of Pediatrics, Committee on Environmental Health. Ambient air pollution: health hazards to children. Pediatrics. 2004; 114(6):1699-1707.

Brunekeef B, Holgate S. Air pollution and health. Lancet. 2002 Oct 19;360(9341):1233-42.

Klaassen CD, Ed. Casarett and Doull's Toxicology: The Basic Science of Poisons, 6th Edition. New York: McGraw-Hill 2001.

LaDou J, Ed. Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 3rd Edition. New York: Lange Medical/McGraw-Hill Company, 2004.

Rom WM. Environmental and Occupational Medicine, 3rd Edition. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Publishers, 1998.

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