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Beauty products like dry shampoo keep getting recalled for containing benzene, a human carcinogen linked to cancer. Experts reveal why benzene is even in dry shampoo, plus ways you can reduce your ...
Gas stoves can put out more benzene into your home than secondhand smoke from cigarettes, according to a study. Benzene is a known cancer-causing chemical that is widely used across the U.S. to ...
Benzene was also detected in Proactiv, PanOxyl, Walgreens' acne soap bar and Walmart's Equate Beauty acne cream among others, according to Valisure. Cancer-causing chemical found in Clinique ...
The MTBE concentrations used in the EU (usually 1.0–1.6%) and allowed (maximum 5%) in Europe are lower than in California. [ 27 ] Chevron , BP , and other oil companies agreed to settle with Santa Monica for $423 million on May 7, 2008.
Benzene in soft drinks has to be seen in the context of other environmental exposure. Taking the worst example found to date of a soft drink containing 87.9 ppb benzene, [5] someone drinking a 350 ml (12 oz) can would ingest 31 μg (micrograms) of benzene, almost equivalent to the benzene inhaled by a motorist refilling a fuel tank for three ...
PCBTF is increasingly used as a xylene replacement in cleaners, thinners, and other aromatic hydrocarbon blends. [2] PCBTF is used as a component (5-12%) of low volatile organic compound (VOC) compliant polyurethane finishes. [5] The substance is used as an ink solvent in the printing industry. Parachlorobenzotrifluoride has a high capacity for ...
Ten U.S. oil refineries, including six in Texas, released the cancer-causing chemical benzene in concentrations that exceeded federal limits last year, according to government data published by ...
It also maintains List I of chemicals and List II of chemicals, which contain chemicals that are used to manufacture the controlled substances/illicit drugs. The list is designated within the Controlled Substances Act [ 1 ] but can be modified by the U.S. Attorney General as illegal manufacturing practices change.