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What is benzene? Signs & symptoms of chemical that caused Deer Park shelter-in-place

DEER PARK, Texas — UPDATE: Deer Park lifted its shelter in place at 11:40 Thursday morning. A new shelter-in-place was issued Thursday morning near the ITC Deer Park facility because of elevated ...
Healio

Occupational benzene exposure heightens lung cancer likelihood

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Benzene exposure length and the amount of time since exposure impacted the odds for lung cancer. An elevated ...
EHS Today

Is Even Low-Level Benzene Exposure Cause for Concern?

In a study published in the December 3 issue of Science, researchers led by Qing Lan and Nathanial Rothman of the National Cancer Institute and Martyn Smith of University of California-Berkeley ...
JSTOR Daily

Exposure to Benzene and Urinary Concentrations of 8-Hydroxydeoxyguanosine, a Biological Marker of Oxidative Damage to DNA

Objectives—Benzene is an established animal and human carcinogen. The mechanism of benzene toxicity, particularly its leukaemogenic effect, is not fully understood. The modified base ...
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Mortality risks rise with long-term, low exposure to nonoccupational ambient benzene

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In a nonoccupational setting, low ambient benzene exposure over a year was linked to a heightened mortality risk ...
Monthly Prescribing Reference

Benzene Exposure Results From Benzoyl Peroxide Drug Product Use

Potential benzene exposure occurs as a result of benzoyl peroxide drug product use, according to a new study. HealthDay News — Potential benzene exposure occurs as a result of benzoyl peroxide (BPO) ...
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Feds will investigate ITC Deer Park fire after benzene scare

Federal experts from the CSB will investigate what happened before, during and after the ITC Deer Park fire that burned for three days. The CSB, or Chemical Safety Board, is an independent federal ...