Tag: benzene lawsuit

Sunscreens and Exposure to Cancer-Causing Chemicals: What You Need to Know

Sunscreens and Exposure to Cancer-Causing Chemicals: What You Need to Know

January 6, 2022 Independent laboratory Valisure recently announced that it discovered the known carcinogen benzene in 78 sunscreens and after-sun products, including popular...

Benzene Found in Water Distribution System Amid Wildfire

Benzene Found in Water Distribution System Amid Wildfire

April 27, 2021 In recent years, promises to rebuild burned houses and ruined towns have become frequent in the United States. It is...

Largest U.S. Refinery Releases Benzene Amid Hurricane Shutdown

Largest U.S. Refinery Releases Benzene Amid Hurricane Shutdown

March 3, 2021 In the early morning of August 27th, 2020, Hurricane Laura made landfall near the Texas-Louisiana coastline as a deadly Category...

Is the U.S. Occupational Benzene Exposure Limit Safe?

Is the U.S. Occupational Benzene Exposure Limit Safe?

December 29, 2020 Researcher’s findings in a 2017 study confirmed a long-tested and proven fact – benzene has toxic effects on blood and...

Novel Treatment Options: A Substantial Step Forward for AML Patients

Novel Treatment Options: A Substantial Step Forward for AML Patients

September 15, 2020 While cancer appears in many forms due to genetic or environmental influence, some cancers are more environmentally controlled than others....

Colorado Oil and Gas Well Leak Exposes Students to Benzene

Colorado Oil and Gas Well Leak Exposes Students to Benzene

September 1, 2020 Air sampling near a Colorado school recently showed an increased level of benzene, a cancer-causing chemical derived from natural gas...

Benzene Exposure Risk Forces Illinois Village to Ditch City Garage

Benzene Exposure Risk Forces Illinois Village to Ditch City Garage

January 20, 2017 When benzene was discovered in a garage in the village of Roxana, Illinois something had to be done. This street...

Worse Than Everyone Thought: The Problem With Toxic Benzene

California Court Rules in Favor Of Benzene Worker With Leukemia

September 25, 2015 A California court of appeals reportedly has ruled that a trial judge was wrong to throw out a benzene lawsuit...