Chemicals have become a part of our everyday lives. Some are harmless and improve our quality of life. While others may pose a threat to our health. Benzene is one of the chemicals that puts anyone exposed to it at risk. From mild irritation to more Read More
Toxic Chemical Exposure
Getting the Facts About Fumes: Diesel Exhaust and Your Health
In 2012, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) – a prominent agency that is part of the World Health Organization (WHO) - classified diesel engine exhaust as carcinogenic to humans and concluded that exposure is associated with Read More
You May Be at Risk for Benzene Exposure. What You Need to Know.
Chemicals are abundant in the production of products we use every day, from the plastic water bottles we drink from to the fuel we put in our cars. The bi-products of this manufacturing can pose a risk to employees, their families, and the Read More
NIOSH blames silica exposure, silicosis for 100 American deaths each year
• Crystalline silica exposure can lead to deadly lung disease silicosis • NIOSH releases new report about continuing silicosis risk • About 100 American deaths each year traced to silicosis, according to NIOSH Dust inhalation can lead Read More
VA to grant “presumptive status” for benzene groundwater contamination
VA decides to grant “presumptive status” for benzene groundwater contamination at Camp Lejeune 3 illnesses—acute myelogenous leukemia, angiosarcoma of the liver, and kidney cancer, will be granted presumptive status Those who served at Read More
Benzene exposure danger real for workers in fracking industry
The fracking industry can be extremely hazardous for its workers, including those in Missouri and Illinois, something which seems clear when taking a look at safety statistics. One study released by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Read More
Can cases of spina bifida be linked to benzene groundwater contamination?
EPA apparently backs down from investigating groundwater contamination cases Groundwater contamination can include exposure to dangerous chemical benzene Benzene exposure can be linked to spina bifida, other birth defects Spina Read More
Scientists develop catalyst to remove benzene in gasoline
Americans consume vast amounts of gasoline each year, in the neighborhood of 137 billion gallons annually. Benzene, a natural constituent crude oil it is also present in my refined petroleum products such as gasoline. Benzene was categorized as a Read More
Study suggests benzene groundwater contamination, fracking to blame?
Study seems to demonstrate groundwater contamination in another state Dangerous chemicals like benzene and ethyl benzene detected in samples Could hydraulic fracturing (fracking) be to blame for contamination? The presence of Read More
Maternal benzene exposure linked with neural tube defects like spina bifida
Several studies indicate that maternal benzene exposure can lead to an increased risk of unborn babies developing spina bifida, one of several types of neural tube defects (NTDs). NTDs occur while a fetus is developing inside a mother’s womb, Read More
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