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Total Number of Problem Substances Indexed - 747

What is Cumulative Knowledge?

Cumulative Knowledge is determined by ascribing a numerical value to the various study types weighted in descending order as follows: (1) Meta-Analysis; (2) Human Study; (3) Human: Case Study; (4) Animal: Transgenic; (5) Animal; (6) In Vitro; (7) Review; and (8) Commentary.

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Problem Substance Name	CK	AC
Paclitaxel	28	6
Pamidronate	33	6
Pamidronate (trade name Aredia)	1	1
Pantoprazole	10	1
Parabens	59	21
Paracetamol	44	6
Paraffin	195	6
Paraphenylenediamine (Hair Dye Ingredient)	42	5
Parathion	2	1
Parenteral Nutrition: Infant	10	1
Paroxetine (trade names Seroxat, Paxil)	3	1
Peanut	31	5
Peanut Oil/ Lectin	6	3
Pegylated interferon alpha	20	2
Pepper Spray	85	11
Perchlorate	100	28
Perfluorinated compounds	33	5
Perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS)	20	2
Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA)	23	3
Perfume: Synthetic	2	1
Permethrin	6	4
Persistent organic pollutants (POPs)	93	12
Pesticides	699	70
Petrochemical Industrial Byproducts/Pollution	10	1
Petroleum: Burned	2	1
Phenanthrene	4	2
Phenformin	1	1
Phenol	2	2
Phenothrin	10	1
Phosphate Binders	10	1
Photoresist and developed solvents (PDS)	10	1
Phthalates	151	24
Phytate	2	1
Pimecrolimus (trade name Elidel)	30	2
Pitavastatin	10	1
Pitocin (Synthetic Oxytocin)	31	3
Pivmecillinam	10	1
Platidiam	2	1
Plutonium 238	5	4
Plutonium 242	1	1
Plutonium-239	6	4
Plutonium-240	6	4
Polonium	35	15
Polybrominated diphenylethers (PBDEs)	26	5
Polycarbonate bottles	3	2
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)	179	24
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon	13	4
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon: coal-fired power plant associated	30	3
Polyethylene Glycol	12	2
Polyethylene terephthalate (PET)	1	1
Polyoxyethylene amine	12	7
Polystyrene nanoparticles	16	2
Polyvinyl chloride	10	1
Ponceau 4R (New Coccine)	2	1
Porcine Circovirus Type 1 (PCV1)	5	1
Potassium benzoate	1	1
Potassium Borate	1	1
Potassium Chloride	70	7
Potassium citrate	1	1
Potassium Nitrate	2	1
Potassium Sorbate	1	1
Potassium-40	1	1
Potato	43	11
Potato Chips	10	1
Potato Lectin	4	4
Poultry	10	1
Pravastatin	239	40
Prednisolone	3	1
Prednisone	152	17
Prescription Drugs	40	2
Preservatives	10	1
Pristane	4	2
Probenecid	1	1
Progestin	33	5
Propylene Glycol	24	4
Proton-Pump Inhibitors	218	27
Pseudoephedrine	10	1
Public Drinking Water	13	4
Pyrethroid insecticide	34	17