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more_legal_areas benzeneThe first major industrial use of benzene was in the rubber industry when they used the carcinogen as a solvent before World War I. During the WWI, toluene in the manufacture of explosives increased the production of benzene greatly. Soon benzene was being used readily as a solvent in artificial leather, rubber goods, and rotogravure printing industries, and as a starting material in organic synthesis. The expanded use of benzene in industry following WWI found that the number of reports of chronic benzene poisoning of workers began surfacing in literature. The growing knowledge of the hazardous conditions associated with benzene due to the seriousness of the health effects that resulted, led to a gradual substitution of benzene with other solvents. Thus, there was soon a noticeable decrease in the number of benzene poisoning cases reported.
In 1967, just about 800 million gallons of benzene was produced in the U.S., and by 1969, it had increased to 1,185 million gallons with about 16% of the production coming from coal. Benzene mainly comes from the petroleum industry today as it is produced as a petrochemical from paraffinic hydrocarbons. There are estimates that more than 3 million workers are still potentially exposed to benzene every year, and industries and processes using benzene include coke and gas, chemical, printing and lithography, paint, rubber, dry cleaning, adhesives, petroleum, and coatings. Chemical laboratories use benzene as a solvent and a reactant in many various chemical applications.
Four new lawsuits were recently filed in a New Jersey Superior Court against the now defunct Mercer Rubber Company. Plaintiffs in the cases claim that toxic waste from one of t...
Recent reports indicate the presence of two ingredients found in popular children''s drinks that mix together to form the cancer-causing chemical benzene. The Environmental Working Group (EWG) sent a request to the Food and Drug Administration yesterda...
The Food and Drug Administration re-opened an investigation into benzene contaminated soft drinks when recent tests identified levels of benzene in some soft drinks were up to five times the legal limit for drinking water.
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