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Benzene was identified as a carcinogen and can cause various forms of leukemia from just five years of exposure.
EPA estimates show that exposure to benzene has affected 50% of the U.S. population through industrial sources.
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"Benzene Levels Underreported"
June 22, 2004
According to a new study released by the Environmental Integrity Project (EIP), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and state governments may be underreporting refinery and chemical plant toxic air emissions. Benzene is one of the chemicals identified in the study, found at levels considered to be at a “startling magnitude”. The study was based on findings by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and asserts the EPA has knowingly underreported the air pollution data in its annual Toxic Release Inventory data for years, exposing the public to toxic air pollution at much higher levels than acknowledged.
Certain industries create occupational conditions with high levels of Benzene exposure. Since Benzene is a human carcinogen that causes leukemia, workers in these industries have a high incidence of the disease. Although Benzene can no longer be used in the U.S. as a solvent, people can still be exposed to dangerous levels of benzene from other sources. The EIP study estimates air emissions containing Benzene and other carcinogens like Butadiene from refineries and chemical plants is underestimated by 330 million pounds every year.
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