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1,3 BUTADIENE




             Words to Know



             CARCINOGEN A substance that causes      POLYMER A compound consisting of very
                cancer in humans or other animals.      large molecules made of one or two small
                                                        repeated units called monomers.
             COPOLYMER A polymer made with two
                different monomers.                  POLYMERIZING The process by which
                                                        polymers are made.






                                       FOR FURT H ER INFOR M ATIO N
                                       ‘‘1,3 Butadiene.’’ National Safety Council.
                                          http://www.nsc.org/library/chemical/13 Butad.htm (accessed
                                          September 14, 2005).
                                       ‘‘1,3 Butadiene Health Effects.’’ Occupational Safety & Health
                                          Administration.
                                          http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/butadiene/healtheffects.html
                                          (accessed September 14, 2005).
                                       Johnson, Peter S. Rubber Processing: An Introduction. Cincinatti,
                                          OH: Hanser Gardner Publications, 2001.
                                       ‘‘ToxFAQs for 1,3 Butadiene.’’ Agency for Toxic Substances and
                                          Disease Registry.
                                          http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/tfacts28.html (accessed September
                                          14, 2005).


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