Benzene is an aromatic hydrocarbon that is produced by the burning of natural products. It is a component of products derived from coal and petroleum and is found in gasoline and other fuels. Benzene is used in the manufacture of plastics, detergents, pesticides, and other chemicals. Research has shown benzene to be a carcinogen (cancer causing). With exposures from less than five years to more than 30 years, individuals have developed, and died from, leukemia. Long-term exposure may affect bone marrow and blood production. Short-term exposure to high levels of benzene can cause drowsiness, dizziness, unconsciousness, and death.

Benzene is a chemical commonly used in the making gasoline, plastics, rubbers, adhesives and many chemical products.

Benzene is a sweet smelling fume scientifically linked to forms of leukemia (myelogenous and lympatic). The chemical companies have known about benzene's dangers, yet have failed to adequately warn or protect workers. If you or a loved one has leukemia and worked in places where benzene was used, you may be entitled to compensation for your illness to cover all treatment costs and compensate you for pain and suffering.


Does Benzene Cause Leukemia?

Benzene is an "occupational carcinogen", that is, a cancer-causing chemical that people are exposed to in the workplace. Benzene exposure over several years is related to many forms of benzene leukemia:

• Acute Myelogenous Leukemia ( AML )
• Acute Lymphatic Leukemia ( ALL )
• Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia ( CML )
• Chronic Lymphatic Leukemia ( CLL)
• Hodgkin's Disease
• Hairy Cell Leukemia ( HCL )
  

What is Benzene?

Benzene is a colorless, sweet smelling and flammable chemical that is processed from crude oil that forms toxic vapors and is associated with many health disorders. The US. Environmental Protection Agency has documented benzene as a carconigen and its use is heavily regulated.


What jobs are most at risk?

People who work with chemicals, plastics or the petroleum industry are at risk for Benzene poisoning. Painters, shoe/leather workers, refinery workers, pesticide workers, printers and pulp workers.

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