Benzene is a chemical used in a variety of industrial applications to produce plastic, rubber lubricants, dyes, detergents, drugs, pesticides, food preservatives and more. Benzene is also present in crude oil, gas, diesel, etc. Benzene is also released in the smoke from forest fires. Some of our largest exposures to benzene come from petroleum products, such as our use of plastics, tobacco smoke and every time we fill up at the gas station. In our homes, any time we heat plastic, breathe tobacco smoke, eat food with sodium benzoate or benzene related preservatives, breathe fumes from cleaning supplies and fragrances, we're most likely getting a dose of benzene. And believe it or not,
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