KROK 1 2019 – Question 68 · KROK (Medicine) · Pathophysiology
A man has been working for a long time in oil processing. What type of carcinogens does he encounter at his workplace?
- A. Nitrosamines
- B. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
- C. Biological carcinogens
- D. Amines
- E. Amino-azo compounds
Hint
Think about which products of petroleum processing and incomplete burning, such as tars, soot and pitch, are carcinogenic and what kind of compounds they are.
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