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The constituents of automobile exhaust that can cause cancer is/are :

A. Oxides of nitrogen

B. Carbon monoxide

C. Polycyclic hydrocarbons

D. Lead

Answer: Option D

Solution(By Examveda Team)

Lead is a naturally occurring bluish-gray metal found in small amounts in the earth’s crust. In the past, when lead was added to gasoline, breathing automobile exhaust was the major source of lead exposure for most people. Lead in the exhaust also contaminated the soil near roads. Another major source of exposure is old paint that contains lead. Lead has been found to be carcinogen. A substance that causes cancer or helps cancer grow is called a carcinogen. Several studies have looked for a link between exposure to lead in the workplace (mainly among battery workers and smelter workers) and lung cancer. Some of these studies have found a small increase in lung cancer risk. Studies have also looked at possible links between workplace exposures to lead and other cancers, including cancers of the brain, kidney, bladder, colon, and rectum.

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Comments ( 5 )

  1. Mr.Dani Khan
    Mr.Dani Khan :
    3 weeks ago

    Before you gave polycyclic HCs not here lead , and can you update ?

  2. Beulah Durairaj
    Beulah Durairaj :
    2 years ago

    Correct Option is C

  3. Mani Gowda
    Mani Gowda :
    3 years ago

    Why not carbon monoxide?

  4. Arun Kumar
    Arun Kumar :
    3 years ago

    Its polyclinic Hydropcarbons not lead! Update this please

  5. Mani Gowda
    Mani Gowda :
    3 years ago

    Before you gave polycyclic hydrocarbons. ...?

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