Section 9004.  


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  • "Carcinogen" means and includes the following recognized cancer-causing substances for which standards have been adopted pursuant to Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 9020):

    (a) Any of the following substances and any compound, mixture, or product containing these substances:

    (1) 2-acetylaminofluorene.

    (2) 4-aminodiphenyl.

    (3) Benzidine and its salts.

    (4) Bis(chloromethyl) ether.

    (5) 3,3´-dichlorobenzidine and its salts.

    (6) 4-dimethylaminoazobenzene.

    (7) Beta-naphthylamine.

    (8) 4-nitrodiphenyl.

    (9) N-nitrosodimethylamine.

    (10) Beta-propriolactone.

    (11) Methyl chloromethyl ether.

    (12) Alpha-naphthylamine.

    (13) 4,4´-methylene-(bis)2-chloroaniline.

    (14) Ethyleneimine.

    (b) Asbestos, including chrysotile, amosite, crocidolite, tremolite, anthophyllite, and actinolite.

    (c) Vinyl chloride.

    (d) Any other substance for which standards are adopted and in effect due to cancer-causing properties and any compound, mixture, or product containing such a substance, except as specifically exempted from the standards.

(Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 947, Sec. 2.)