Benzene
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Benzene
Chemical Status
| Cancer: | Currently listed |
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| Reproductive Toxicity: | Currently listed |
Chemical Listing Details
Cancer
| Listed as causing: | Listed as causing: Cancer |
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| Basis for Listing: | Labor Code |
Reproductive Toxicity
| Listed as causing: | Developmental Toxicity Male Reproductive Toxicity |
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| Developmental Toxicity | |
| Date of Listing: | |
| Basis for Listing: | State's Qualified Experts |
| Male Reproductive Toxicity | |
| Date of Listing: | |
| Basis for Listing: | State's Qualified Experts |
Safe Harbor Levels
| Cancer | |
| No Significant Risk Level (NSRL) - Oral: | 6.4 µg/day |
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| No Significant Risk Level (NSRL) - Inhalation: | 13 µg/day |
| Reproductive Toxicity | |
| Maximum Allowable Dose Level (MADL) - Inhalation: | 49 µg/day |
| Maximum Allowable Dose Level (MADL) - Oral: | 24 µg/day |
Documents, Presentations, and Publications
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Notes
Public Notices Related to this Chemical
- Chemicals Listed Effective December 26, 1997 as Known to the State to Cause Reproductive Toxicity: Benzene
- December 9, 1997 Meeting of the Developmental and Reproductive Toxicant (DART) Identification Committee
- Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Amendments to Sections 12705 (10 chemicals) and 12805 (arsenic)
- Final Statement of Reasons for the Amended Section 12705 Adding the NSRLs for Benzene and Bromoform
- Notice of Modifications to Text of Regulations Title 22, California Code of Regulations Sections 12705 and 12805
Benzene Fact Sheet