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SODIUM hypochlorite has been widely used as a bleaching agent and disinfectant. No particular hazard of this chemical to man has been recognized (see, for example, ref. 1) except for the poisoning of infants by the accidental ingestion of concentrated solution. We now report, however, that sodium hypochlorite is definitely concerned in cancer production in mice as a cocarcinogen2–4.
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HAYATSU, H., HOSHINO, H. & KAWAZOE, Y. Potential Cocarcinogenicity of Sodium Hypochlorite. Nature 233, 495 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1038/233495a0
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