Products Containing Benzene

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List of Benzene-Containing Products Helps Find Benzene Exposures in the Past

The list of products containing benzene below is intended to help determine whether someone had significant benzene exposures in the workplace or on the job site in the past.

Exposure to benzene can occur by inhaling fumes or vapors of products containing benzene, or by getting benzene on one’s skin.

For purposes of determining those possible past exposures to products containing benzene, you should keep in mind that benzene can be a colorless gas or benzene can be a colorless liquid with a sweet odor.

Furthermore, you should carefully consider all past jobs and workplaces in order to determine whether someone might have had exposure to products containing benzene over the course of their work history.

We point out that it can take many years from the time when people were exposed to benzene in the workplace or on the job site before they develop a benzene-related cancer or disease. This is due to the “latency period”, which can range from as little as a few months to as much as 30 years.

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Here is a list of products that may contain benzene: