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Benzene - how dangerous is it?

Roy Bossingham bossingh at slip.net
Thu Dec 16 21:31:58 EST 1999


How dangerous?  It's certainly dangerous, though one could easily find
things
that are even worse.  Low-level chronic exposure tends to cause leukemia;
in the past, organic chemists sometimes rinsed their hands in it...an awful
lot
of them died from leukemia, etc.  -  Roy


lisse at saintmail.net wrote in message <38582426.3643943 at news.tm.net.my>...
>How toxic is Benzene?
>
>What type of harm can Benzene do to the human body?
>
>What part of the human body will Benzene causes most harm? Brain? Liver?
>Lungs? Kidneys?
>
>In what way Benzene damages human body via ingestion (eating), via inhaling
>Benzene fumes (breathing), and via skin contact (touching)?
>
>Can anyone here tells me where to find the information, and can anyone
>explain to me what level of "toxicity" Benzene really is?
>
>Please c.c. me a copy of your reply, because I do not subscribe to this
>newsgroup.
>
>Thanks.
>
>Lisa






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