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  2. Benzene - Wikipedia

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    As benzene is ubiquitous in gasoline and hydrocarbon fuels that are in use everywhere, human exposure to benzene is a global health problem. Benzene targets the liver, kidney, lung, heart and brain and can cause DNA strand breaks and chromosomal damage, hence is teratogenic and mutagenic. Benzene causes cancer in animals including humans.

  3. Suave spray deodorants recalled for containing cancer-causing ...

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    Long-term exposure — meaning a year or more —to benzene can cause “harmful effects on the bone marrow and can cause a decrease in red blood cells, leading to anemia,” according to the CDC ...

  4. Beauty Products Keep Getting Recalled for Benzene. Just ... - AOL

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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 ...

  5. Benzene in soft drinks - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  6. Health and environmental impact of the petroleum industry

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    Many compounds found in oil are highly toxic and can cause cancer (carcinogenic) as well as other diseases. [23] Studies in Taiwan link proximity to oil refineries to premature births. [26] Crude oil and petroleum distillates cause birth defects. [27] Benzene is present in both crude oil and gasoline and is known to cause leukaemia in humans. [28]

  7. What is the carcinogen benzene? Experts explain - AOL

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    Two different types of Suave aerosol deodorants were voluntary recalled for containing benzene, a human carcinogen. Here's what you need to know.

  8. Are scented candles bad for you? What the science says - AOL

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    Benzene, a known carcinogen, is another VOC released by paraffin candles, Haque added. ... The risk of toxic emissions is greater when candles are scented or dyed, which is another reason why ...

  9. Chemical hazard - Wikipedia

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    Although elimination and substitution of harmful chemicals is the best known method for controlling chemical exposure, there are other methods that can be implemented to diminish exposure. The implementation of engineering controls is an example of another method for controlling chemical exposures. When engineering controls are implemented ...