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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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Methemoglobinemia

Causes    Grouped by strength of evidence

Strong Evidence

anilines

chlorate salts

copper

naphthalene

nitrates / nitrites

nitrobenzene

TNT (trinitrotoluene)

Good Evidence

1,1-dichloroethane

nitroethane

nitrotoluenes

p-dichlorobenzene

toluidine

Limited Evidence

chromic acid

Notes

Anilines are fat-soluble and readily penetrate intact skin through clothing and also can be inhaled as vapor. Chlorate salts are used primarily in pesticides and herbicides.