Workplace Exposure

Benzene Exposure | Workplace Benzene Limits | Environmental Law

Workplace exposure to benzene has steadily increased in correlation to the chemical's increased use and production. During 1967, there were about 800 million gallons of benzene produced in the U.S., and by 1969, the amount of benzene increased to 1,185 million gallons with approximately 16% of the productions derived from coal. Over 3 million people in the workplace experience exposure to the human carcinogen benzene every year despite the workplace standards that have been enacted over the years.

EPA estimates show that exposure to benzene has affected 50% of the U.S. population through industrial sources. Benzene has been known to cause acute myelogenous leukemia and other forms of blood cancers and diseases. Businesses have known for years the dangers of the hazardous chemical but still allowed workers to be exposed to the carcinogen. Studies as early as the 1920s found a link between exposure to benzene and leukemia.

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