Benzene
CAS Number
71-43-2Synonym
AI3-00808; (6)Annulene; Benzol; Benzole; Caswell No. 077; Coal naphtha; Cyclohexatriene; NCI-C55276; Phene; Phenyl hydride; Polystream; Pyrobenzol; EPA Pesticide Code: 008801
Occurrence/Use
Additive in gasoline, solvent, oil extraction, photogravure printing, veterinary medicine (disinfectant); production of detergents, explosives, pharmaceuticals, and dyestuffs; chemical intermediate in production of ethylbenzene (styrene), cumene, cyclohexane; component of combustion emissions and tobacco smoke
California Public Health Goals Data
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| Public Health Goal (mg/L): | 0.00015 |
| Health Risk Category: | Carcinogenicity (leukemia) |
| Cancer Risk at Public Health Goal: | 0.000001 |
| CA Maximum Contaminant Level (mg/L): | 0.001 |
| Cancer Risk at Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL): | 0.000007 |
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