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A single gas or propane burner used on high or an oven set to 350 °F for 45 minutes raised benzene concentrations in the air above the baseline in every kitchen that was tested and, in some cases ...
Two different types of Suave aerosol deodorants were voluntary recalled for containing benzene, a human carcinogen. Here's what you need to know. Suave spray deodorants recalled for containing ...
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. Benzene has been shown to cause cancer in both sexes of multiple species of laboratory animals exposed via various routes. [83] [84]
The following is a list of chemicals published as a requirement of Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986, commonly known as California Proposition 65, that are "known to the state to cause cancer or reproductive toxicity" as of January 3, 2020. [1]
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 ...
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 ...
A study by researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles, published last year claimed that long-term fire retardants contained heavy toxic metals. The manufacturer of Phos-Chek, which ...
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 ...