Around the plume is what the reports refer to as a benzene halo.    From Wordnik.com.  [Corpus Christi Caller Times, Caller.com Stories] Reference

The biggest risk of long-term exposure to benzene is to the circulatory system.    From Wordnik.com.  [Maritime Lawyer | Jones Act Attorney | Brian Beckcom] Reference

Naphtha produced from steam cracking contains benzene, which is extracted prior to hydrotreating.    From Wordnik.com.  [Cracking] Reference

Complicating matters here, the hijacked boat is carrying the chemical benzene, which is highly flammable.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Oct 29, 2007] Reference

But these cutbacks have also curtailed the output of benzene, which is a byproduct of the reforming process.    From Wordnik.com.  [Purchasing - Top Stories] Reference

S. O'BRIEN: S.ill to come this morning, the soft drinks that your family enjoys, do they have something called benzene?.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Apr 12, 2006] Reference

But methylene iodide further possesses the valuable property of mixing easily with benzene, which is a very light liquid.    From Wordnik.com.  [Scientific American Supplement, No. 1082, September 26, 1896] Reference

The Allegheny County Health Department recently found higher than normal levels of a pollutant called benzene at the school.    From Wordnik.com.  [KDKA - Pittsburgh's Source for Breaking News, Weather and Sports] Reference

Paper money and firecrackers release several unwanted chemicals into the air, and incense releases benzene, which is carcinogenic STAFF REPORTER.    From Wordnik.com.  [Taipei Times] Reference

Hydrocarbons such as benzene, a carcinogen, is a problem with gasoline.    From Wordnik.com.  [Gasoline price in Mexico] Reference

Solvents such as benzene, ethylacetate and chloroform fail to effect a separation of active from inactive material.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Vitamine Manual] Reference

But tests of air quality have been aimed almost entirely at toxins, such as benzene, in areas where the storm caused oil spills.    From Wordnik.com.  [Eric Schmeltzer: ���Katrina Cough��� Begins to Spread in New Orleans] Reference

They are also providing some limited data on specific VOCs (such as benzene) and some semi-volatile chemicals such as naphthalene.    From Wordnik.com.  [Gina Solomon: Gulf Oil Spill Air Quality Updates: Louisiana] Reference

She said regulators will sample for gases such as benzene and particulates such as hexavalent chromium, both of which are carcinogens.    From Wordnik.com.  [EPA to monitor 62 schools' air] Reference

The most worrisome chemicals are volatile organic compounds, such as benzene, which can cause cancer at high levels and long exposures.    From Wordnik.com.  [Officials ask BP to protect health of workers cleaning up oil spill] Reference

Chemicals such as benzene, fluoride, and 2-BE have been linked to instances of leukemia, failure of organs and reproductive systems, and rare tumors.    From Wordnik.com.  [John Moore: Our Drinking Water Under Siege] Reference

ExxonMobil in Baytown emits double the levels of volatile organic compounds, such as benzene, than a federal permit would allow, according to the EPA.    From Wordnik.com.  [Rick Perry, Texas Continue To Wage Battle Against EPA As Fight Over Regulations Grows Fierce] Reference

Their idea is to attach the dimers to a hexagonal carbon ring such as benzene or graphene.    From Wordnik.com.  [Technology Review RSS Feeds] Reference

Included, Padavan said, are toxic substances such as benzene, toluene, naphthalene and MTBE.    From Wordnik.com.  [Queens Gazette] Reference

A hazardous air pollutant such as benzene that does not mix in the airshed can cause localized "hot spots.".    From Wordnik.com.  [Grist - the Latest from Grist] Reference

They tested for heavy metals, including arsenic and mercury, and 23 solvents such as benzene, tolulene and styrene.    From Wordnik.com.  [Signs of the Times] Reference

There are multiple refineries in the area that produce dozens of chemicals such as benzene that are highly flammable.    From Wordnik.com.  [CourierPostOnline.com - News] Reference

In addition to absorbing carbon dioxide, plants can absorb gases such as benzene, formaldehyde, and trichloroethylene.    From Wordnik.com. Reference

The pollution is a complex mix of toxic substances such as benzene, arsenic and formaldehyde, many of which can cause cancer.    From Wordnik.com.  [chicagotribune.com - News] Reference

All three companies acknowledged using other potentially harmful chemicals, such as benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and xylene.    From Wordnik.com.  [Free Internet Press] Reference

He said that oil products such as benzene and gasoil are exported openly and through private companies and that the revenues are collected by KRG.    From Wordnik.com.  [Memri Latest Blogs] Reference

Experts say: "Paraffin candles release carcinogenic toxins such as benzene, toluene, formaldehyde, acetaldehyde, acrolein and soot into the air," Macy says.    From Wordnik.com.  [SFGate: Top News Stories] Reference

They say hydraulic fracturing, often called fracking, introduces harmful chemicals into the water and produces emissions such as benzene, a known carcinogen.    From Wordnik.com.  [Victoria Advocate stories: Latest News] Reference

The active ingredient in detergent is the petrochemical alkyl benzene.    From Wordnik.com.  [Household Appliances] Reference

At one point, benzene in the river near Harbin rose to 30 times the safe level.    From Wordnik.com.  [Periscope] Reference

In 1865 F.A. Kekule intuited the shape of the ringlike benzene molecule by dreaming of a snake biting its tail.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Puzzle Of Genius] Reference