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Appendix D

Reproductive Hazards 
 

This list is provided as a guide and is not all inclusive. Carefully review material safety data sheets before working with chemicals.
 
 

CHEMICALS 

acetaldehyde  
acrylicacid  
aflatoxins  
aniline  
arsenic  
benzene  
benzo(a)pyrene  
cadmium  
carbon disulfide 
chromic acid 
chloroform  
chloroprene  
N,N-dimethylacetamide  
dimethylformamide (DMF)  
dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO)  
dinitrooctylphenol  
di-sec-octyl-phthalate  
diphenylamine 
dithane  
estradiol  
2-ethoxyl ethanol  
2-ethoxyetyl acetate  
ethyl thiourea  
2-ethylhexanol  
formaldehyde  
formamide  
glycol ethers 
halothane    
hexachlorobenzene  
hexafluoroacetone  
hydrazine(s)  
iodoacetic acid  
karathane 
lead compounds  
mercury compounds  
2-methoxy ethanol  
2-methoxy ethylacetate  
methylchloride  
N-methyl-2-pyrolidone  
nitrobenzene  
nitrous oxide  
phenol  
polychlorinated and polybrominated biphenyls  
propylene glycol monomethyl ether  
propylene glycol monomethyl ether acetate  
propylene oxide 
systhane 
TOK (herbicide) 
toluene  
trichloroethylene  
vinyl chloride  
xylene 
 
 

RADIATION 

Therapeutic Radioiodine 
Atomic Weapons 

DRUGS AND ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICALS

Androgenic hormones 
Aminopterin and methylaminopterin 
Busulfan 
Chlorobiphenyls 
Coumarin anticoagulants
Cyclophosphamide
Diethylstibestrol
Diphenylhydantoin
Goitrogens and antithyroid drugs
Lithium 
Methimazole 
Penicillamine
13-cis-retinoic acid (Isotretinoin,Accutane)  
Tetracyclines
Thalidomide
Trimethadione and paramethadione
Valproic acid

INFECTIONS 
 
Rubella virus 
Cytomegalovirus 
Herpes simplex virus I and II        
Toxoplasmosis                         
Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus                                 
Syphillis                             
                                      
MATERNAL METABOLIC IMBALANCE          
 
Endemic cretinism 
Diabetes 
Phenylketonuria 
Virilizing tumors and metabolic conditions 
Alcoholism 
Hyperthermia 
Rheumatic disease and congenital heart block 
 

POSSIBLE TERATOGENS

Cigarette smoking 
Diazepam (Valium) 
Zinc deficiency 
High Vitamin A 
Varicella 
Binge drinking 
Organic solvents (laboratory workers) 

UNLIKELY TERATOGENS

Aspirin 
Birth control pills 
Ultrasound 
Spermicides 
Bendectin (antinauseants) 
Illicit drugs (marihuana, LSD, cocaine) 
Videodisplay terminals 
Aspartame 
Anesthetics 
Rubella vaccine 
Metronidazole