'Benzene is made mostly from petroleum. Because of its wide use, benzene ranks in the top 20 for chemicals produced in the United States. Various industries use benzene to make other chemicals, such as Styrofoam®, plastics, resins, nylon and synthetic fibers. Benzene is also used in the manufacturing of some types of rubbers, lubricants, dyes, detergents, pesticides and even drugs. So as you can see it’s all over our environment.
And this is the point we want to make. The FDA and EPA have decided that products containing less than 10 micrograms of benzene are safe. But when it’s used in so many products, our exposure goes well beyond 10 micrograms.
Why does all of this matter? Because benzene is a known cancer-causing chemical.'
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