Benzene is a naturally occurring chemical compound. Scientists can also make it in a laboratory, and companies widely use it as a solvent in the pharmaceutical and chemical industries. Exposure to ...

Four Louisiana refineries are among a dozen nationwide that last year released the cancer-causing chemical benzene at levels higher than federal limits, according to a new report from a national ...

LONDON – In the spring of 2015, chemical engineer Melvyn Kopstein wrote to the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) to alert it to what he thought were serious flaws in its work.

Benzene, a known human carcinogen that has been detected in consumer products like hand sanitizers, sunscreens, spray deodorants, and dry shampoos, has now been found in commonly used acne treatments.

Last week the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a nationwide dry shampoo recall due to “elevated levels of benzene” in dozens of aerosol products. Recalled items included Dove, Nexxus, ...

TOXIC CHEMICAL THAT CAUSES CANCER. ACTION NEWS INVESTIGATES HAS LEARNED. ONE OF THE BIGGEST SOURCES OF BENZENE IN THE COUNTRY CAN BE FOUND RIGHT HERE IN ALLEGHENY COUNTY. INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER PAUL ...

A photo of an analytical lab in operation. Scientists at the indepenent analytical lab Valisure have found benzene in numerous consumer health and beauty product samples. Credit: Valisure These are ...

An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link Last year, an independent lab found elevated levels of benzene, a chemical linked to cancer, in popular dry shampoos. It happened just weeks after ...

PHILADELPHIA — Last May, an air monitor on the border of the East Coast's largest oil refinery recorded a level of benzene, a cancer-causing gas, more than 21 times the federal limit. In June, an ...

A recent study examined the effects of new benzene requirements in US gasoline and refiners’ options for best meeting them. How best to meet the new benzene requirements for all US gasoline depends on ...