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more_legal_areas benzeneBenzene and disease are closely linked. Benzene ranks in the top twenty chemicals produced in the United States. The threat of benzene and disease will always be a threat to US citizens because benzene is a toxic carcinogen. This clear, odorous and highly flammable chemical is present in many household products, gasoline and oil, and is a by-product of many industrial operations. Paint, plastic, synthetic fabrics, pesticides, detergents, rubber, resin, and lubricants all contain benzene and disease may be the consequence of using or making these products.
Benzene and disease occur together with greater frequency in the workplace than in other environments. Because of this, the government has placed limits on the amount of benzene that can be present in a work environment. One part per million of benzene is allowed during an eight hour work day. Five parts per million are allowed in any given fifteen minute period. Companies are required to take action to reduce levels of benzene in the environment when it reaches 0.5 parts per million.
Benzene and disease correlate because of benzene levels in our air and water as well. The highest level of benzene that can be found in our air or water is five parts per billion. The government has required the reformulation of gasoline to reduce benzene levels. They impose tight restrictions of benzene in gasoline and gasoline exhaust because disease can be a risk factor with exposure to these products. The government periodically tests the level of benzene in drinking water to ensure that it doesn''t exceed the five parts per billion allowed. If at any time, drinking water benzene levels exceed this maximum the water suppliers are required to notify the public, provide an alternative drinking water source, and take swift measures to reduce benzene levels in the water supply.
All of these regulations and limits are imposed because benzene and disease so closely linked. People have known for decades that benzene causes cancer. In the 1960s it was discovered that printing shop employees and shoemakers are twenty times more likely to get leukemia than other people. Exposure to benzene can cause both short term and long term effects which vary in severity depending on the intensity and length of benzene exposure.
The short term or acute effects of benzene poisoning can result in a coma or death. The symptoms of short term benzene and disease include dizziness, fatigue, stomach problems, and anemia. Exposure to benzene and disease occurs most often with long term exposure. This long term benzene exposure leads to central nervous system problems, chromosomal abnormalities, reproductive problems, and several types of cancer.
If you think you might have a disease that was caused by exposure to benzene, you may wish to contact a legal professional who can advise you of your legal rights and options.
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