Mutagen X
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mutagen-x-271-9850369
title:
Mutagen X
text:
Mutagen X (MX), or 3-chloro-4-(dichloromethyl)-5-hydroxy-5H-furan-2-one, is a byproduct of the disinfection of water by chlorination. MX is produced by reaction of chlorine with natural humic acids. MX is found in chlorinated drinking water all over the world and is an environmental carcinogen that is known to cause several types of cancer in rats when present in large enough concentrations. It is listed by the International Agency for Research on Cancer as a group 2B carcinogen meaning it is "p
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Chemical compound
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mutagen_X
date created:
date modified:
2020-06-24T03:39:34Z
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{"content_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/00/MX_structure.png","width":339,"height":295}
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