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Benzene toxicity is a significant concern because of the serious adverse health effects that can result from exposure to dangerous levels of this chemical. Benzene is a colorless, very flammable odorous liquid that is used as a building block in several products including plastic, lubricants, printing materials, resins, rubbers, paint, and synthetic fabrics. It is also a vapor emission from oil and gasoline. Benzene can also contaminate drinking water. Benzene toxicity from any of these sources can result in serious adverse health problems. Because the use of benzene is so prevalent in the United States and benzene toxicity poses extensive health threats, the government has taken extensive steps to help reduce the levels of benzene in products and environments.
Benzene toxicity seriously compromises the body''s endocrine and immune systems. The most common routes for benzene toxicity exposure is inhalation of contaminated air, drinking contaminated water, and proximity to gasoline stations and other industrial locations where benzene is emitted into the environment. The threat of benzene toxicity exposure is comparatively lower in the general environment than it is in the workplace. For this reason the government-imposed limits on benzene in the workplace are stricter than other limitations.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration enforces the limit of benzene in a work environment to one part per million for a eight hour daily exposure and five parts per million in a fifteen minute time period. The Environmental Protection Agency has limited air emissions of benzene to five parts per billion. It has also placed the maximum contaminant level for benzene in drinking water at five parts per billion. All of these regulations seek to decrease the likelihood of health problems resulting from benzene toxicity.
The short term or acute effects of benzene toxicity include dizziness, headache, nausea, vomiting, and drowsiness. With higher levels of benzene toxicity come the threat of convulsions, coma, and death. The long term or chronic results of benzene toxicity include reproductive harm, chromosomal aberrations, immuno-deficiencies, and several types of leukemia.
If you suspect that you are experiencing the symptoms of benzene toxicity it is crucial to seek immediate medical attention. The consequences of benzene toxicity can be serious and life threatening. Depending on the degree and length of exposure the manifestation of physical symptoms of benzene toxicity may occur right away or they can take years to develop.
If you have been injured as a result of benzene toxicity, you may be eligible to file a legal claim to help you recover your damages.
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