Facts about Benzene
If one does not know much about Benzene, they should keep on reading. This paper will first introduce how benzene is produced, and what the chemical can be found in. Next, some effects that benzene can cause will be mentioned.
Benzene is a liquid, has no color, a sweet odor, and in highly combustible. The liquid is basically dangerous. Natural processes form benzene; for example, forest fires and volcanoes. The chemical is widely used in the United States. The information about what benzene is has been provided; the next topic is about what this chemical can be found in.
Benzene is found in several items, because the chemical is a natural component of many things. Benzene is in gasoline and cigarette smoke. The
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Take off any clothing that the benzene may have gotten on. Wash exposed body parts with soap and water. Get medical care help as soon as possible. Those are the steps people can do when exposed to the chemical; the last topic is about how to be limited to the exposure of benzene.
There are plenty of ways that people can limit their exposure. Try to avoid cigarette smoke, and do not smoke. Try not to come in contact with gasoline. If exposed at a job, talk with supervision to see if they can try and limit the exposures. An idea would be using a type of personal protective equipment. Another idea is changing the starting chemical from benzene to a different chemical if possible. Benzene is a chemical that is a part of several items. People can get exposed to benzene in various ways. There are high and low benzene levels depending on what the chemical is in and where the chemical is at. There are different effects for when humans are exposed to benzene for a short amount of time or for a long amount of time. There are a few actions people can take if they ever get exposed to benzene. The best action people can do is limit themselves from the exposure to benzene. Benzene can be used for great things, but sometimes the chemical can cause bad
This last process is significant not only because it brought dioxin the current notoriety but it also is a chemical process used to make products that were used and are still been used in many applications. These applications include pesticide, herbicide, defoliating agent such as Agent Orange, cleaning agent and electrical insulation. Consequently, human exposure to dioxin is not a recent phenomenon and the dangers of dioxin are not unknown. Only in recent years, especially after the Vietnam War, has the media concentrated on the dangers and impact of dioxin.
Every underground gas tank eventually leaks, and the gasoline is soaked up by the surrounding ground. MTBE is not soluble in water; therefore, when the gasoline leaks out of the tank, the MTBE pollutes the ground water (well water), and eventually the surface water also. In addition, though MTBE reduces the amount of most pollutants released from automobiles, it also produces a harmful pollutant, formaldehyde, when combusted [CECA]. Even worse, a study performed by a medical researcher from the University of Pennsylvania, shows that MTBE may be the cause of a seventeen percent increase in asthma among kindergarten students since it has been utilized in gasoline. The study also shows that MTBE has failed to improve smog levels in the years it has been in use [Jones].
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Ensure gloves are worn at all times when handling strong acids and bases within the experiment of the preparation of benzocaine. 4-aminobenzoic acid (3.0g, 0.022 moles) was suspended into a dry round-bottomed flask (100cm3) followed by methylated sprits (20 cm3). Taking extra care the concentrated sulphuric acid of (3.0 cm3, 0.031 moles) was added. Immediately after the condenser was fitted on, and the components in the flask were swirled gently to mix components. It should be ensured that the reactants of the concentrated sulphuric acid and the 4-aminobenzoic acid were not clustered in the ground glass joint between the condenser itself and the flask. In order to heat the mixture to a boiling point, a heating mantle was used and then further left for gently refluxing for a constituent time of forty minutes. After the duration of the consistent forty minutes the rou...
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Some people fortunate not to be affected by chemicals that are found in hair product, but if you are worried about having thin air, just try to avoid these chemicals.
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