It’s formed both by natural processes, such as volcanoes and forest fires, and by human activities. Benzene is also a natural part of cigarette smoke as well as crude oil and gasoline, it says.

A commonly circulated online item about the dangers of benzene supposedly emitted by automobile components has been widely misunderstood: Do not turn on A/C immediately as soon as you enter the ...

The MOEs of 1,600, 4,200 and 16,700 correspond to increases in incremental risk of cancer of 32, 12 and 3 per million for the high-throughput, median-throughput and baseline-throughput gasoline ...

Benzene is a chemical found in nature and manufactured products. It’s highly toxic to humans, which means it can harm you if you swallow it, touch it, or breathe it in. It may appear colorless ...

Kyoto University. "Synthesizing dicarboxylic acids and hydrogen simultaneously from diols." ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, 30 July 2020. <www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2020 / 07 / 200730123641.htm>.

Surveys of gasoline composition based on over 2,500 samples annually (2013–2019) from 25 manufacturing, blending and importing facilities determined that, over this time and over all regions of Canada ...

Journal Reference: Hau Sun Sam Chan, Ji-Min Yang, Jin-Quan Yu. Catalyst-controlled site-selective methylene C–H lactonization of dicarboxylic acids. Science, 2022; DOI: 10.1126/science.abq3048 ...

High levels of benzene, a cancer-causing chemical, can form in acne treatment products containing benzoyl peroxide, according to a new report from Valisure, an independent laboratory.

A testing company says benzene, a chemical that is a known carcinogen, has been found in another commonly used product: topical acne treatments. Valisure, a Connecticut-based company that operates ...

As petrochemical company Ineos Styrolution removes benzene from a tank close to Aamjiwnaang First Nation, an environmental expert says those who have evacuated from the area are justified in their ...