Read more on salaries and benefits here. The BLS reports the median annual wage for architects is up slightly from $73,090 in 2012 to $74,110 in 2013. The best-paid 10 percent in the profession made approximately $119,370, while the bottom 10 percent made approximately $44,930. The metropolitan areas of Bridgeport, Connecticut; Lancaster, Pennsylvania; and Santa Cruz, California, pay their architects the best.
A carcinogen is a substance that is capable of causing cancer. Carcinogens do this by increasing the rate of cellular division, which increases the probability of abnormal DNA synthesis. There are many known carcinogens. Some of these include tobacco, pesticides, and asbestos.
Substances, mixtures and exposure circumstances in this list have been classified by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) as Group 2B: The agent (mixture) is possibly carcinogenic to humans.The exposure circumstance entails exposures that are possibly carcinogenic to humans.This category is used for agents, mixtures and exposure circumstances for which there is limited evidence of carcinogenicity in humans and less than sufficient evidence of carcinogenicity in experimental animals. Agents Classified by the IARC Monographs, International Agency for Research on Cancer. 2  IARC Monographs-Classifications-by Group. 3  IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risks to Humans, Volume 51: Coffee, Tea, Mate, Methylxanthines and Methylglyoxal.