Wait a minute! Isn't the common name for paradichlorobenzene, "mothballs"? And haven't people all over the U.S. been using these mothballs for over a hundred years? I have yet to see any scientific reports that link cancer to mothballs in closets. (Not to say there haven't been any, I just haven't seen any.) Let me check MEDLINE and get back to you. Anita Cohen-Williams; Reference Services; Hayden Library Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287-1006 PHONE: (602) 965-4579 FAX: (602) 965-9169 [log in to unmask] Owner: HISTARCH, SPANBORD, SUB-ARCH